Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 1·April–May 1941

G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis IV Apr.–May 1941George H. McFadden

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

Scan 32 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 1 (G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis IV Apr.–May 1941), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 1, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 32 of 100

661 ⑫ view in 68 ⑬ ? Stuff left out of dromos. Pit 77 in left. Pit 75 west dromos about 50 cm. below rock level of roof of tomb 8. Pit 88 bottom ? in dromos + progres[s]es towards W op. 7040 7:25

12/5/41⑭ ? ⑬ 15/6. Same as 7 in focus 12/5/41 10:45 AM.

⑯ 1. Pit 76 looking west just after finishing to refill 13/5/41 4:00 PM

Cont p. 678

Right page

662 Diary

May 10Began removing 20 cms of earth of western tunnel system to clean well as it is in corridor. Pit 77 is fallen in. 4, 5, + 6 showing bin of water pumped off to havara before removing Remarkable how completely absence of any dour anywhere in both fourth + north tunnel. Fallen roof deep dromos foghés or water course run into blocked up. Dirt blends in tombs, lowest today - 100 cm made with 207 worked at 6.00 P.M. 39 C. hotter than at any previous day. Summer wind from anaf. in Cont p 664

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

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