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continuation of the cleaning of the chambers. purchase of locks. visit to the tell, tombs trench South inventory of tables, chairs etc. repair of chairs by Nicolas, work various by Sami, Mahmud. breakfast taken at the camp very fine weather. replacement of a cistern on the roof - garage
Wednesday 3 November temperatures 6h00 - 14° 12h00 - 22° 18h00 - 19° continuation of the same work. oil change, engine of the Land-rover went to the police for formalities Sheikh Ali, as usual, needs coaxing and after promising to come today, sends Sheikh Azziz in his place. The latter tries in vain to reoccupy the guard room (tell) abandoned by his son Yussef whom we had paid as guard and who left for Damascus as gendarme.
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain