Manuscript·34 CDF art. 150-1·1965–1967

Enkomi inventory 65, 66 and 67, 17th, 18th and 19th seasonsH. de Contenson

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

Scan 191 of manuscript 34 CDF art. 150-1 (Enkomi inventory 65, 66 and 67, 17th, 18th and 19th seasons), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 150-1, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 79Scan 191 of 238

JCC / 10/IX/68

19.105Bronze chariot with frameENK. 1967
trapezoidal, almost rectangular5 E
(slightly wider at the back than at theWell 212
front, with small median ring cast in theJL
body (for traction) and four supports[restored at
for the passage of the two axles intended for theMAYENCE
four wheels, of which only one has been foundLabo RGZM]
[the other three being facsimiles]
i.e. the front-right wheel with four
spokes. On this frame and base on
four wheels, there stands a cultural group
comprising, at the centre, a bull
standing, as if held on a leash by means of
a thick rope (grooved),
passing (?) over its
muzzle, by a herdsman walking
on its left, at the level of its hind-
quarters, and holding the coil of rope
with his left arm against his hip.
This central group rests on two
transverse parallel bars, at
the inside and at the level of the frame

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

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