CHAP. VIII. 
PEItSEPOLIS TO ISPAHAN. 
JEMSHEED's HAREM—PASS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS—MESJEB 
MADRE SULEIMAN; DOUBTS ON THE TOMB OF CYRUS—MOORGH- 
AUB—DIFFICULTIES OF THE FASSAGE THROUGH PERSIA—STORM 
-LETTER FROM THE KING-CASTLE OF BAHRAM-RUINED 
VILLAGES OVER THE COUNTRY—YEZDIKHAUST—CARAVANSERAI 
AT MAXHOUD BEGGY—KOMESHAH; RUINS—THE ENVOY AND THE 
GOVERNOR- MAYAR; CARAVANSERAI-QUARRELS BETWEEN 
THE PEOPLE OF IRAK AND FARS. 
Jan. 17. A.S we were quitting the environs of Persepolis , and pro¬ 
ceeding towards Ispahan , we saw on an eminence on the left of the 
road (which now bore north-westerly) a single column erect, and some 
fragments of stones and masonry adjoining. They were situated in 
the centre of an extensive spot, which, from the configuration of the 
land around, in elevated terraces and mounds, appeared an artificial 
enclosure: and, as my Persian companion hinted, might be the site of 
a fortification or a castle. The wall, indeed, in many parts could be 
traced on the summit of the mounds. On arriving at the ruins, I dis¬ 
covered them to consist of a solitary pillar, with a double-headed 
sphinx for its capital, besides, strewed on the ground, a great quantity 
