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 66 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 19Scan 66 of 87

Continued from scan 65

… p. Repair pottery, built nve wall, grazing, guarding, see leddieu at the ingot in its bath where it should stay 1 year until all the copper oxide is removed, other future, re-examine the silver bowl of the larnax which bears a short inscription in Cypriot sign. 5 & signs which probably indicate numerals. Precious for the decipherment. - Then see Lepierri at the Embassy when insurance & triptych car, all is ready, drive Landrover for 1st service at the garage and return to Ledra Palace where I took a room, bath, wash hair, rest, prepare letters for post, lunch, short nap and leave at 3 1/2h for Famag. where I arrive 4h45 at 55km. hour (running-in), look for post letters and Enkomi where I see the work of the day, read and reflect.

Wednesday 16.X.63. 6h +18°C. 12h 32°C. Study of the stratigr. of the Sanct. and clarify disentangle - somewhat the ideas of Courtois. This (auglan) begins

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

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