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Document number: 5392
Date: 07 Oct 1859
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: BOWLER Robert Ewan
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Last updated: 8th March 2012

Dear Sir

By Mr Norris's direction I have forwarded you thro' this days post 29 Sheets of cuneiform Inscriptions, completing the whole of the 70 - now in the hands of the Museum Authorities awaiting publication; - They consist of

[2 cols: col. 1 description; col. 2 number of sheets of each description:]
[heading of col. 2]: Sheets

Copies of Bricks of 14 Chaldean Kings, commencing with [Aruraphael?] and ending with Khamurabi, together with supplementary Bricks of Sennacherib &c 8

The Khorsabad Cylinder of Sargon - 1

Lord Aberdeens black Stone of Esar [Haddon?] - 1

Cursive Copy of Do - 1

Cylinders of Babylon & Persepolis - 1

East India House Slab of Nebuchadnezzar - 6

Cursive Copy of Do - 6

Sir Thomas Phillips [sic] Cyr (known as Bellino's) - 2

Nabonidus Small Cylinder - 1

Michaux's Stone - 1

Broken Cylinder of Esar Haddon - 1

[col. 2 total between rules - double rule below] 29 -

These are paged, I believe that those before forwarded to you were without such indication of the order in which they are intended to be given. - I do not presume that, for your purpose, this is of any consequence, - but should you require it I will, on an intimation to that effect, give you a correct list of the order in which Sir H Rawlinson has directed them to be paged

I Remain Dr Sir Yr most ob Sert
R. E. Bowler

392 Strand
7th Octr 1859 -

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