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Notebook·34 CDF art. 138-2·1966

Enkomi excavation notebook 1966, ForrerW. Forrer

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

Scan 3 of notebook 34 CDF art. 138-2 (Enkomi excavation notebook 1966, Forrer), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 138-2, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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We propose to excavate in the sector E est (W. Forrer) according to the following sketch

Drawing: grid plan of excavation trenches with North arrow and solid and dotted boundary lines; labels: N; ancienne fouille; J.-C. Courtois; fouillé en 196. jusqu'au Sol I; 2; 1; 105; 104; 103; 102; 101; 205; 204; 203; 202; 201; 304; 303; 302; ancienne fouille

24. 10. 66 Monday. 101 and 201 Between 0,25 and 0,45 we find a floor, which I call Floor I. This floor is barely recognizable – it consists of sherds laid flat which s indicate its existence. A single N-S wall at the E limit appears.

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

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