Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 14·May–July 1940

G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis II May–Jul. 1940George H. McFadden

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

Scan 87 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 14 (G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis II May–Jul. 1940), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 14, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 87 of 99

P1517371 Tomb 8 105. Juglet. west of sarcophagos lid. Probably from niche above, several samples of which fell off. Exact position on N. wall of tomb & fill of sand & havara.

106 Under lid of sarcophagos, in S.W. corner. Exact place of find not known. Gold leaf 3/7/40

Gl [superscript: 25?St. 500] 107. Alabaster vase. Seen above floor. [superscript: alabastron in v. ruin clay pate?] In fill of sand, some havara in sand, & [illegible] of sand that gives fill dark color cont p. 381

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diary 372 July 3 cont. from p. 361 Re-opened and rocked in a reasonably good state of preservation. A sample of writing to the left as well as to the right of the door was sent to the officer guard. He took letter to the Commissioner who then gave a cleared.

Judging from the finds the tomb is of late footing and not at present sufficiently promising to clear further. However it will be reopened for lamps that belong to Broneer type XXII though

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

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