Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 3·May 1940–April 1941

V. Grace, Ayios Ermoyenis I May 1940–Apr. 1941Virginia Randolph Grace

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

Scan 89 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 3 (V. Grace, Ayios Ermoyenis I May 1940–Apr. 1941), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 3, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 176Scan 89 of 103

175. (Tomb 9) [margin left: D 126 124 1. Note on removal of bones (now in 2 pasteboard boxes) 4 skulls were removed labelled A, B, C, D, of which A, B, C, were 4 row (see plans, and p. 174) and D in confused heap between pots 5 and 6-7. Someribs of "child" incld. V. Desanias] 11. small fusif. ung., neck gone. [inserted: - 1.06] p. 167, 168

Margin left: P 1573

12. broken [written above: - 1.02] p. 167

Margin left: P 1574

SH 64 P. 100DP 1576C13. frags. of amphora light red clay, [written above: various frags - 70 [illegible] (p. 173) - 1.06 (4. rim) / west of # 11] buff outer surface. Partly under later objects, partly pushed back p. 148 167-8 173 [inserted: N.B. piece of this in sherds of T. 43, found just at above tomb, and one labelled as coming from incl. beside Tomb 1. # 50-52] Bones [strikethrough: of one] \four\ bones piled on neck of #4 Between 5 and 6-7, [strikethrough: greater] part of skull, and another fusiform ung. (14) The arm of [strikethrough: A] probably B went slightly under pot 2. Pelvis of B (9), left side, appears. among bones above between legs. Teeth (worn). Pelvis S corn., many bones under each other. 20.741 P. 183) (q.v. 20.1, p. 173) Pelvis leg bones in miscellanous after removal of frag. of 13 on top of 9. The arm (humerus) on neck of was a continuation - lower arm [inserted: w. some of the] bone, upper part in position. Pelvis of C lay over this. Ribs later uncovered which evidently belonged to this arm. Those on the right side broken off over the big sherd; those on left side missing when

(Tomb 9) Jordan cleared #11 and also a piece of iron nail somewhere in center of tomb. #15. Another, #17, [written above: M 307] [written above: M 309] [written above: - 1.15] [written above: - 1.05] cleaning next (SW of) skull C, found gold mounted pin #16.

Written above: J 348

Written above: - 1.06

Under ribs of "child", a small pot w. wide shoulder, narrow neck.

Written above: - 1.04 to rim (or - 1.093)

#18. By its mouth, nail #19.

Written above: - 1.04

Written above: M 310

Close to position of gold 16, another with preserved water ornament, 20.*

Written above: M 311

Written above: Level 1.10

(P 1570)21 is part of #7 [strikethrough: [illegible]] neck of fus. ung. in corn. of tomb. Back of 21, toward corner, bones piled, including legs. Floor pretty much cleared, cut down (trim) sample along NE side. Here drawn:

Drawing: ; labels: Some sherds / (of #13?) / this level, frag. of pot / ?!, Above, / stony / fall, Below, / bones / w. pebbles, (lump / chavara), no / bones, position of toe of #13

1 sq. = .20 * Cf Amathus Tomb 60, 1 See phots. 21.27 and .28 Toe at p. 184

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

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