Lacock Abbey Chippenham
Feb. 26 / 57
Dr Sir
I have sent you by post a copy of my last Assyrn translation – I am now engaged in translating the inscription of Tiglath Pileser I <1> which has been lithographed by order of the Trustees & a copy obligingly Communicated to me. I have nearly finished my translatn which will be deposited with the R. Asc Socy. <2>
I remain Dr Sir Yours ever truly
H. F. Talbot
Notes:
1. The inscription of a clay cylinder dating from the reign of Tiglath Pileser I, King of Assyria (1115–1077 BC). [See Doc. No: 07386]. Also see H J P Arnold, William Henry Fox Talbot; Pioneer of Photography and Man of Science (London: Hutchinson Benham, Ltd, 1977), pp. 304–305.
2. Royal Asiatic Society.