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 211 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 89Scan 211 of 238

19.108Bronze sword, of the "tanged" typeENK. 67
6 rivets preserved: 2 on the tang,5 E
2 on each side of the guard. It may have hadShaft 212
a third one near the pommel1670
which has disappeared. Appear well preserved.(Restored at
Flat tang, whose edges,RGZM, Mainz)
parallel, are in beads whichSword no. 2
continue on the guard. (drawing)
The pommel must have been V-shaped, but
is broken.
Shoulders of the guard very rounded,
well-marked step at the junction
with the blade.
Blade with biconvex section - the
cleaned face shows no channel
along the edges. One can make out
perhaps one on the other face -
Double edged. Blade slightly
narrowed from the guard towards the sharp point.
Underwent the same treatment as no. 19.106.
l.: 61,25 cm - w. of the tang: 2,9 cm
l. of blade up to base of guard: 50,2 cm
th. of blade: 1,48 cm - w. of blade near guard: 3,18 cm
Total th. of tang: 0,83 cm - Rivets: 2,85 x 0,65 cm to 2,28 x 0,57 cm

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

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