Notebook·34 CDF art. 138-8·1969

Enkomi excavation notebook, 1969, 20th season, CourtoisJacques-Claude Courtois

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

Scan 37 of notebook 34 CDF art. 138-8 (Enkomi excavation notebook, 1969, 20th season, Courtois), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 138-8, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 17Scan 37 of 96

Saturday 15 November 1969Half-day's work. The excavations continue in the same trenches as the day before. No finds to report before the closing for the workmen's pay. Visit of the Ambassador of Greece and of Mr K. Hadjioannou. With J-P. Nicolardot and L. Bessière I go up to the summit of Troodos, where we spend the night, before touring the southern slopes of the massif, as far as Kouklia ancient Paphos, where we arrive shortly after noon. Visit of the sites surrounding the village in the course of the afternoon, then return to Enkomi, via Limassol and Larnaca, Famagusta.

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

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