Brompton
2d May 1867
My dear Sir,
Sakin, knife, occurs but once in the Bible, and has all the appearance of being borrowed from Challar ןכס. <cuneiform> varies with <cuneiform> which I read hapikta. it is written with <cuneiform> in Sard. iii 39. It is probably connected to Hebrew <hebrew> “overthrow” See hapikti ummani-su liskunu, of Tig. pil. viii.81. The overthrow of his soldier may they effect.
I have no doubt <cuneiform> is “son” or rather young, substantive.
My reference to marusu was meant to be Vol II Sh.9. l 58 last column (I put usually 9II58 G.) we have in Accad <cuneiform>, for aplutu in l62 we have <cuneiform>; aplu then is “son” sex mentioned, maru child, no sex mentioned. I think this must be connected with <cuneiform> your children (of nise) in Botha 146.9.= 45 and 147.11 = 71, and <cuneiform> young (of <calth?>) Tig v.G, vii.11 and elsewhere.
[On looking again at marusu and aplutu l 58 and 62, with the datives maruti & abluti l.60 and 64. I am induced to think that marusu is wrong printed for marutu. What is your opinion? I will try to get to the Br. Mus. <1> and look at the slab.]
I agree with you as to nukimmut or whatever it may be. I have 7 or 8 references but I have mislaid them, and can now refer to three only, all alike, & therefore giving no light.
I have not doubt now that Hincks was right in his remarks on isa and basa <cuneiform> (the <cuneiform> of Tigl. Pileser) is puzzling. See <cuneiform> of Tig.vi 15. where it seems merely to be adjectival, though “sharp” is inapplicable. In the <Shalmanizar?> monolith I find <cuneiform> which I read “sharp rocks,” but I want leisure for investigating. My dictionary <2> takes all my time. I have printed 120 pages and have only reached the beginning of D. At my age completion seems impossible.
Yours faithfully
Edwin Norris
H. Fox Talbot Esq&c &c
Notes:
1. British Museum.
2. n's dictionary