Notebook·34 CDF art. 138-3·1966

French Mission Enkomi-Alasia, 1966 season, notebook of notes and observations by J. LagarceJacques Lagarce

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

Scan 23 of notebook 34 CDF art. 138-3 (French Mission Enkomi-Alasia, 1966 season, notebook of notes and observations by J. Lagarce), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 138-3, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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Wednesday 21 September

Engagement of the two women who had not come yesterday: workforce = 8 women, 4 men. Preparation of presence cards for the workmen, in order to allow the quick calculation of the pay at the end of the week (system of Ras Shamra) - Also allows one to know the names of the workmen.

Pit no. 1: finished, after clearing of the most western access (opening no doubt accidental, due to the fact that the rock slopes down towards the west) - The workman is put to work in pit no. 3S (south), which gives access to the eastern chamber of the complex controlled by pit 3

Pit no. 48 - Finished. The workman is

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

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