TALBOT10041

31 Sackville S^t.
Nov^r. 17. 1840

Dear Sir

I return M^r. Sharpe’s¹ notes with many thanks – Here are a few additional remarks that occurred to me.

History of Xanthus.² Diodorus Siculus, ³ lib. 20. relates that Ptolemy K. of Egypt took the city, then held by Antigonus, ⁴ B. C. 298. But it seems that Brutus⁵ put the finishing stroke, by burning the city & massacring the inhabitants.

Name of Lycians. M^r Sharpe conjectures if I mistake him not that TPXMEΛΤ means [Greek] the native name of the Lycians. I find on a coin in Mionnet vol. 3 p. 446⁶ (which he attributes to Aspendus⁷ without any proof) the inscription TAXXEΛE but if we read M for X it becomes TAXMEΛE or Themele which appears to be the same word – Have you noticed the name on any coin?

Bellerophon and Sarpedon⁸ were certainly worshipped as gods in Lycia & Celicia – But I also find that Pandarus was particularly worshipped at Pinaror⁹ which give a particular property to the bas relief you discovered representing the story of the daughters of Pandarus.

Xanthus was certainly named Sirbe.

The name of Hecatomnus appears on one of your bas reliefs. Perhaps this is no other than the King of Caria, the father of the celebrated Artemesia. ¹⁰

Believe me Dear sir Yours very truly
H. F. Talbot

PS. I am just going out of Town, but if I can be of any service, I shall be most happy to assist you. My address is Lacock Abbey, Chippenham. If you would like me to throw these hasty remarks and what others may occur, into the form of a note to be added to you appendix, I would willingly do so, but I suppose all discussion on the Lycian language is precluded by the want of types to express the characters.