Manuscript·34 CDF art. 145·1955–1959

Enkomi inventory, 1955, 1957 and 1959H. de Contenson

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

Scan 51 of manuscript 34 CDF art. 145 (Enkomi inventory, 1955, 1957 and 1959), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 145, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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Enkomi - Alasia Expedition, 20 Oct. 1955. The Director of Antiquities Nicosia

Dear Sir,
I would be grateful to permit temporary
export of the following items found during the 1955
season of excavations at Enkomi, for study.
They will be returned next autumn at the
beginning of our 1956 excavations, except the
No 47 ✓} stamp sealsfragments of pottery for
" 117 ✓}which I would be grateful
No 95 ✓}to prolong the permit until
" 45 ✓} cylinder sealsthe material is published.
" 64 ✓}Yours sincerely
" 77 ✓}Cl. F. A. Schaeffer.
No 54 ✓}
" 63 ✓} clay balls
" 74 ✓} with inscriptions
" 46 ✓}

A selection of potsherds contained in paper bags.

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

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