Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 6·1936–1937

B. H. Hill, II Surveys 1936–1937Bert Hodge Hill

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

Scan 26 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 6 (B. H. Hill, II Surveys 1936–1937), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 6, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 54Scan 26 of 63

So Bldg Doorways May 23-26 2 ctr Clear away fallen wall s. & l. of doorway. Find plaster of face of wall as far out as stylobate but no sure traces exactly opposite the door. So no evidence here of th. of opening.

Among blocks from between 2 ctr & 2 W one having outside plaster 35 × 78 chipped out at a level down plaster as for a second coat, of wh two small bits remain (no surface however).

Between 2 ctr & 2 E numerous blocks with plaster both ofinside & ofoutside of wall; one of former has a chipping similar to three mentioned in last paragraph & wd seem to indicate re-plastering of interior but it is only one small cut & may not signify.

Bldg material used here included a bit of "terrazzo" (hard concrete flooring) & rather fewer tiles than above & near doors.

Reaching c 1.00 s of face of 2 E at 2.45-2.50 from threshold a horizontal line of fragmentary tiles laid flat with side to s set in seron Photo 42-37 May 27 of wall generally Clear tiles here can be traced crossed new construction immediately over lintel row masonry tile. The line photographed was at top of the light construction.

Between 2 E & 3 W at 3.10 to 3.52 fr s wall marble plaque 1.175 × 0.40 lies face downwards, with plaster of the wall continuous with it. Rotted iron dowels fnd at ends of top c 0.09 & 1.86 W. of opening of .3 W projects

May 28W dowel remained in bit; S dowel & top mfries in place with gypsum below block was lifted. Turned over at 2 p.m. Seems to be dedication ins of Trajan Rough copy of it, page 56

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4 ctr c 3.50 fr threshold to c of middle a block with shallow square hole holeside down, loose at surface (c level of pavement to N)

June 6set new block for missing E end of threshold preparatory to replacing upr. & binder of E jamb. Replace first upr. E m. jamb. This has much coarse plastering surface & seems no mm. The binder abv it seems to have "K" on n. face. "K" also on top of replaced upr.

June 7Photo 44-13 Plaster frs face of binder of W jamb tipped upto N (is now used as to normal position) leaning agst face of the binder wh was also used

Drawing: plan with labeled dimensions and jamb profiles; labels: 20 plan, N., 4, c. 0, +26, W jamb 3 W., -c. 06, 2.77, ±0 = inter. face, - toward interior., + to inside, pl chipped out to 0 with small bits of

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

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