Manuscript·34 CDF art. 149·1963

Enkomi 1963 Inventory, XVIth seasonH. de Contenson

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

Scan 15 of manuscript 34 CDF art. 149 (Enkomi 1963 Inventory, XVIth season), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 149, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 5Scan 15 of 134

16.15Statuette of god in bronzeSanctuary
solid, in vertical position, standing,Corner Room
slightly arched backwards, theN-E of the Hall
face looking slightly upwards;point 1142
the god rests on a base in the formzone 4,25 E
of a Cypriot copper ingot, so-called typebetween 0m80
"animal skin", with horns widerand 1m10 S-W
at the back than at the front; the wholeof the krater at
rests on a fixing tenon, situatedspirals 1145
under the toes of the god's feet.
The god wears a helmet fitted with twoconical helmet
horns, rather short; he is dressed in a
tunic with a triangular-cut neck,
the point downward; and a robe or
skirt tight at the waist and descending
down to above the knees, under the-
which one clearly recognises greaves (jam-
bières ou cnémides (greaves). On the
front of the robe one notes a line
diagonal, marking the return of the robe;
The god brandishes in his right hand a
spear, directed downward (to be restored)
and protects himself with a round oval shield
4,5 × 5cm5, slightly convex,, written sideways: long. lance restituée = 8cm 8 / depuis la main (il reste, derrière la tête)

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

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