Notebook·34 CDF art. 136-5·1963

Observations notebook of J. Lagarce, 16th season of excavations at Enkomi-Alasia, 1963, 2nd notebookJacques Lagarce

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

Scan 133 of notebook 34 CDF art. 136-5 (Observations notebook of J. Lagarce, 16th season of excavations at Enkomi-Alasia, 1963, 2nd notebook), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 136-5, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 67Scan 133 of 154

Wednesday 16 October

208EIn the well-built tomb built, at the bottom of the pit central, to the north, hole pyramidale which sinks obliquely into the slab at the bottom. It is filled with the same loose earth as the whole of the tomb. But it cannot be emptied completely because it becomes too narrow towards the bottom. Dimensions of the pit: l. : 1,98 m ; w. : 0,57 m ; depthr = 0,35 m - Dimensions of the hole at the opening: l. : 0,18 m ; w. : 0,14 m - Depth reached = 0,27 m.

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

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