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[stamp: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION OF RAS SHAMRA - UGARIT BY LATTAQUIÉ (PROV. SYR.) R. A. U. S. B. P. 228] on 21. XI. 63. My dear Director and Friend, the setting up, then the excavations at Ras Shamra were very laborious and we still have about ten days of intensive work ahead of us. But the effort and the time splendid, then abundance of labour 240 men and 14 collaborators have allowed us to progress well. Intact tombs and numerous isolated objects among the ruins of the south city have brought us much information new, the discovery of tablets, less numerous than usual, has nevertheless provided several interesting texts. On the 29th or 30th c. three of my collaborators are going to arrive in Cyprus, Mr Mr Courtois and Johnston to work in the pottery store at Enkomi and at the Museum where you have kindly agreed to allow the repair of the vessels from the sanctuary by the restorer from Tricomo. Mr Buchholz accompanies them, wishing to study the Museum and visit sites on the island. — I shall be glad to know how the ingot god is faring in his bath. As soon as possible, I beg you to have a photogr. made of the 3 faces of this statuette on
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain