[Footnote 37:  152,227. pd. troy, 75.  A royal silver drachm is nearly 3s., a royal mina L9; the state drachm and mina is the half of it.  A silver talent is always very close to L270 sterling.]

[Footnote 38:  Sargon speaks of his third “year” and not of his third campaign, in order to mark what he had already accomplished before the year 717.]

[Footnote 39:  One hundred and ten English miles.]

[Footnote 40:  This is the second passage where Sargon alludes to this period ending under his reign.]

[Footnote 41:  “Karduniyas.”]

[Footnote 42:  Or “Dur-Sarkayan.”  The King passes rapidly over some other peculiarities which he inserts in other texts, namely, the measures of the town, and the ceremonies of its edification.  The circuit is given as containing 3-1/3 ners (miles) 1 stadium 3 canes 2 spans, or 24,740 spans, and Botta’s measurings afford 6,790 metres (7,427 yds.).  This statement gives for the span, with a slight correction in the fourth decimal, 27,425 cm. (10.797 ins., and for the cubit 5,485 cm. 21.594 ins.).]

[Transcriber’s Note:  Above, the author seems to be using the European decimal point “,”, in the metric measurements, and the American decimal point in the Imperial measurements, “.".]

[Footnote 43:  At this time the palace of Nineveh was still in ruins.  It was rebuilt by Sennacherib.]

[Footnote 44:  This is my former transcription of the divine name which is now pronounced Hea.  But I think sincerely that the latter is not better than the former one.]

[Footnote 45:  This assimilation is not quite certain.]

[Footnote 46:  One thousand ten talents 602 cwt.  English.]

[Footnote 47:  Obscure.]

[Footnote 48:  A very difficult passage; the name of the god Nergal does not interfere with the object.]

[Footnote 49:  The Hebrew “Astaroth,” which signifies “goddesses.”  Compare Judges x. 6.]

[Footnote 50:  Obscure.]

[Footnote 51:  It is not clear what animals are meant.]