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Notebook·34 CDF art. 146-5·1960

Enkomi, excavation notebook, 1960 seasonH. de Contenson

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

Scan 109 of notebook 34 CDF art. 146-5 (Enkomi, excavation notebook, 1960 season), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 146-5, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 55Scan 109 of 136

313Handle inscribed in L.C. of the sign (drawing)Pt 561
h. of the sign. 29 mmdepth: 0m30
314Head of bovid figurine inPt 560
pottery t.c with whitish slipdepth 0m75
with painted decoration in dark red

Drawing: front view of a bovid figurine head with painted decoration; labels: 7cm5

315\Object\
\Cylindrical\ in marble withPt 542
concave bases, white marble;depth 1m50
h.: 5 cm ; diam.: 6 cm (loom weight ?)

Drawing: cylinder with concave sides in profile

316Pestle in sandstone granite grey or steatite marblePt 542
h.: 7cm 5, diam max.: 5cm 5depth 1m50

Drawing: conical pestle

317Pestle in steatite marble grey or granitePt 542
h.: 8 cm , diam. max 5cm 5depth: 1m50

Drawing: pestle with rounded base

318Weight in granite marble greyPt 542
dimension: 8 x 7,5 cmdepth 1m50

Drawing: oblong weight with concave top/bottom

319Weight in granite marble greyPt 542
dimension: 12 x 9 cmdepth: 1m50

Drawing: oblong weight with concave top/bottom

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

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