Manuscript·34 CDF art. 142-2·1953

Enkomi-Alasia, 7th season of excavations, 1953Claude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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

Scan 22 of manuscript 34 CDF art. 142-2 (Enkomi-Alasia, 7th season of excavations, 1953), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 142-2, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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French Enkomi - Alasia Expedition 1953 Expeditionhouse 12 december 1953

The Director of Antiquities Cyprus Nicosia

Sir, From the antiquities found during the 1953 excavations, I have selected the following to be studied in Paris and for which I am asking you a permit for temporary exportation to be taken with me on Sunday 13 december and to be returned in automne 1954, when I shall return for further work at Enkomi - Alasia. nOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 16, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 46, 47 of the attached inventory.

Margin left: 1 = Londres

Margin left: — = Expédié par mer via Beyr.

Yours sincerely C F A Schaeffer de l'Institut Director of Enkomi Expedition.

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

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