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Notebook·34 CDF art. 139-5·1970

Beyer's notebook, Enkomi 1970, sector 7W, cuttings 111, 112, 113Dominique Beyer

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

Scan 19 of notebook 34 CDF art. 139-5 (Beyer's notebook, Enkomi 1970, sector 7W, cuttings 111, 112, 113), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 139-5, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Unnumbered pageScan 19 of 24

Drawing: circular object with a central hole and a vertical crack at the top] [stamp: 10

26/x 730 In 115, in the south-west corner, at -0,90 m P., ivory disc in two fragments / ø 3,2 cm pierced with a hole 800 Progressive clearing of the earth from the pit to the N.-W. of 115, at 90 cm from P.: real cavity extending partly under the balk W. of 115. 830 The "white floor" appears at the limit of 115-116. Progressive cleaning in 116 and in 115. In 115, under the white floor, heap of stones still problematic. 1515: Discovery, in the pit W of 115, at -1,40 m P., among the numerous stones piled up in this pit, an ivory plaque of oval shape, although fragmentary: L: 8,2 cm. W. restored: 6,7 cm c., th.: 0,5 cm. Edge marked by two grooves.

Drawing: oval-shaped fragment with an irregular broken top edge

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

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