Three letters to Schaeffer concerning Enkomi, and a letter from Dikaios on the discovery of a sanctuary, 1936Porphyrios Dikaios

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… peculiar. Some recall the Erimi types which shows where the Erimi types come from. The whole is of admirable construction, of a beauty and enormous interest. I did not expect ever to find something so important. I consider that the cult was related to the cult of the dead. I had to interrupt because Hilton leaves tomorrow.

I thank you with all my heart for your very kind invitation to visit you at Ras-Shamra. Unfortunately I cannot promise you, since I cannot obtain leave at the moment. But I will see later. In any case I thank you infinitely for your very great kindness.

I hope to be able to see you again here this summer despite all that you tell me about your journey to Anatolia. Thus you will see my discovery . . . . I will write to Mr Dussaud and tell him the find. Very cordially Dikaios