Notebook·34 CDF art. 136-3·1963

Enkomi 1963 excavation notebookClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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

Scan 19 of notebook 34 CDF art. 136-3 (Enkomi 1963 excavation notebook), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 136-3, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 5Scan 19 of 87

The fine construction on the N side looks more and more like a large tomb placed in a large excavation in the limestone rock. Very fine masonry, a slab on the floor is missing, trace of violation? On the other hand, there are clearly blocks of the upper construction which have been mutilated, e.g. by stone-seekers. They emerged e.g. from the ground and could serve as quarries. - In this area some fr. of large Mycenaean vessels (hydria etc) of careless make and a fr. with bird as if it were of close style. - To revisit. Afternoon Visit of Karageorgh. + Luisa. Arrival of Johnston, Aberdeen, I am seeing to his installation. Letters - -

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

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