Correspondence with A.H. Sayce

  • Reference
    • GB 133 GDN/A/S16
  • Dates of Creation
    • 9 Feb-12 Mar 1931
  • Physical Description
    • 5 pieces; 6 sheets

Scope and Content

Correspondence with Archibald Henry Sayce (1845-1933), orientalist and philologist, relating to a request by Scott that Sayce write an article on the discovery of tablets with early Phoenician inscriptions in Jebel and Beyrout [Beirut] for publication in the Manchester Guardian, which is granted, with discussion of the tablets' significance, and a request for a photograph to accompany the article. Also included is an excerpt of a letter from Sayce to Lady [Mary] Boyd Dawkins discussing the discovery of the tablets.