T. E. Lawrence Correspondence – Page 445

To Hogarth 29.9.1913 Hittite cylinders on earth. Other people have isolated specimens of minor interest. I hope we strike a nice patch of stuff this year to keep up our average...for if the F.N. prolong the siege another three years at present rates you will be unassailable - and bust. As for loop-bored seals and Tell Bashri district...it is quite likely because the cemeteries have been found in our district simultaneously. At the same time, very few people have got cylinders out of Syria: in any case, the local-bought were taken out of the Arameans, Galileans would not be so much in form there. You know Garstang...are there no seals to be bought up there? For Robinson, Pére ... incidentally a German archaeologist, who was aided by Rogers, told me that the peasants there were dipping, and brought to him a series of broken cuneiform tablets for sale. He says no complete case of this kind is known. As to what seals, and pieces about 2 inches long were issued nice. "Could this sort of thing interest you?" And if so how does one get there? Some ... kind... for rolled-up tablets without their cases, which are just want to ... linen packages: it is unwise to send them along the way, they are badly being from a "hot village" here: it fingers torn long colour..and whatever.. with leather...but glories burn ... If you give me a selection of the Marco, oil seals by next opportunity, not the preferred three, will serve first 15 cases of Aegean type, two railway vans full more on the Baghead line. I hope Opp. Neyrout, to post him there. Going for a trustworthy passenger to grant notes in...though with F.W. and signs you must have spent. The Baghead brigade is bearing again: but they have to cut it once more in 2 weeks time to cut in again deep flats. They hope for the moment, about a fortnight hence. The metal laying is straight for; the land up is complete to the Nayrian side, without the river...but they say that way lately. Walrés, the man who came out to Oxforo to see you must be traveling.. came here before yesterday, and had a public banquet in his honour. Gregor came a week ago, and is now in Jerasius. house-building. We are raising the roofs in expectation of sitting out the winter two who went to England. flourishing, and deadly jealous of the way no went to Finland, very full of what they saw: but are too sophisticated to be ridiculous about it. At any rate they declare to tell the world that Syria is a mere flea-bite in reality, and the Arabs too few to matter much. Please salaam me to Willy...though I don't suppose you'll see him for months.