TALBOT2730

5. Richmond Grove
Barnsbury. N.
7^th Nov^r 73

My Dear Sir

Can you do us an additional favor in sending a transcript of the Blk Obelisk of Shalmaneser. ¹ We announced it by an oversight on reading M^r Sayce’s ² Letter, as he has now sent us the obelisk of Shamas Rimmon and as the public will look now for a text of Shalmaneser it would be unfortunate if it were not published There are many enquiries for the work which is being hurried on as fast as due regard to accuracy will allow.

I am going to ask M Oppert ³ for the Median Text of the Behistun Inscription, ⁴ have you any cautions to suggest as to this?

You are of course aware that M^r Smith ⁵ starts for Assyria very shortly, so we may expect further valuable texts

I remain My Dear Sir Yours fa^ly
W. R. Cooper

Henry Fox Talbot, Esq. FRS
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Cooper
Henry Fox Talbot Eq. FRS
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Lacock Abbey
Chippenham