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Field diary·DII:4a·1927–1931

Survey figures

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

Scan 140 of field diary DII:4a (Survey figures), handwritten in Swedish, with drawings. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:4a, Public domain (CC0).

Unnumbered pageScan 140 of 144

empty = κενός (kenós) full = γεμάτος (me) to know = γνορίζο även (lära känna) old = παλιός (γέρος, αρχαιος) how old are you = πόσον χρόνων εισθε as much as = τόσον then = σαν, όταν foot = το ποδάρι towards = προς, κατά belong to = ανίκω, ταιριάζω stop = σταματώ (göra halt)

Vertical post or spindle with horizontal cross-marks, a base, and arrows indicating direction
DrawingVertical post or spindle with horizontal cross-marks, a base, and arrows indicating direction
Wooden implement with a vertical shaft, cord, and horizontal cross-piece, with dimension arrows
DrawingWooden implement with a vertical shaft, cord, and horizontal cross-piece, with dimension arrows
Standing figure wearing a cap and baggy trousers, holding a spindle on a gridded floor
DrawingStanding figure wearing a cap and baggy trousers, holding a spindle on a gridded floor

Lapithos

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