Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 6, folder 7·April–June 1938

J. F. Daniel, Bamboula VI April–June 1938John Franklin Daniel

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Handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 39 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 6, folder 7 (J. F. Daniel, Bamboula VI April–June 1938), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 6, folder 7, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 39 of 93

"CYPRO-MINOAN" INSCRIPTIONS [encircled: 82] from p. 68

SH76 G34 | 41. | (drawing) | on plain jug handle. gritty pink plain ware. Tr. 14, top to 7.19 = 7.30 (24-5-38)

SH77 G35 | 42. | (drawing) | Drilled at top of handle. LCII plain ware. Tomb # 2; in Intrusion and to VI (2-5-38)

G36 | 43. | (drawing) | incised after baking on wash ware handle. Worn. 23-5-38, Tr. 12, Pit (S), to 7.67 and E. of triangular stone.

G37 | 44. | (drawing) | on LHIII handle, ribbon, of 3-handled jar. 25-5-38 Bam., Tr. 12, S., north sect. 7.92-7.96

G6245.(drawing)on LCII plain handle.
2E 3-4, to stony strosis (13-6-38)
G6346(drawing)on plain handle. Lot 236,
Street, Tr. 17 + N (9-6-38)

to JFD VII, p. 26

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18-5-38TRENCH 12 (from p. 75)[encircled: 83]

on its E. side, but not a wall. Extend all but the last meter of the 2nd W. ext. another meter along the south side, running clear to the original tr. 12. (to p. 123)

A large triangular piece of rock appeared at the N. end of Tr. 12 S at 7.31. The earth over it was the same on both sides. In the future I shall speak of the earth north of this rock as "pit", of that south as Tr. 12 S.

In Tr. 12 S dig below 7.31, through earth very similar to what we have been digging in this region for some time past. It is rather sandy, uniform in texture, and relatively free of stones. There have been slight changes of earth at the various levels noted, but nothing suggestive of habitation. This looks very much like earth washed in from above. The first real change takes place at 7.58, where we find many medium-sized stones and clayey greyish earth, quite dark in the S-E corner.

Remove the earth between the highest stones of the "pit" and the rock north of it. It is light brown and relatively free of stones. It (to p. 85)

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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