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Rev^d D^r Hincks

Millburn Tower Edinburgh¹
July 8 – 62

D^r Sir

I have sent you a copy of my translation of Sir T. Phillipps’s Cylinder –

It is from the trans^ns of the R. S. of Lit^re – I have read your Chronological article in last week’s Athenæum. You differ greatly from Rawlinson in the length of reign of Tiglath Pileser II. You say 42 years Rawlinson 24 – May not this arise in part from your omitting the 3 new Kings which Rawlinson has found viz. Shalmaneser II, Ashur danni-el, and Ashru-lush who he says reigned respectively 11, 18, and 8 years – ( I doubt the reading of the names) – Rawlinson omits Pul altogether, and Shalmaneser whom he makes the same with Sargon.

You seem to rely on a tablet described by Oppert: I feel very great doubts of its being accurately described. For it was not the custom for a King to mention in his inscriptions the number of years which his predecessor reigned.

I remain D^r Sir Yours very Truly
H. F. Talbot