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StateTitled draftSurviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units1Catalogue rolePrimary / default
Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.

Characters in this exact text

king of kingsBelshazzar — historical Babylonian ruler associated with the jewelOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 1 p. 318Medethe ragged Mede — Mede in the crowd fingering a knifeOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 1 p. 318

Surviving manuscript evidence

The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.

Howard letter typescript — TSS 92063Howard typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 catalogued TSS sheet

TSS: 92063

Original Typescript (OT) source code; retained as an original Howard typescript witness.

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls — Complete List rows 21105/23136/23914; Collected Letters V2, ca. October/November 1930 Harold Preece letter; Collected Poetry V1 p.318

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

These records describe how this textual state is known or represented. A witness may be authorial, editorially mediated, restored, transcribed or otherwise derived without becoming a new Howard-authored textual state.

Collected Poetry UE Vol. 1 p. 318Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard UE Vol. 1 p. 318

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The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume OneREH Foundation PressOctober 2022↗