Notebook·34 CDF art. 123·1949

4th season at Enkomi, excavation notebookClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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

Scan 87 of notebook 34 CDF art. 123 (4th season at Enkomi, excavation notebook), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 123, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 52Scan 87 of 126

Tomb XIII (tr. NS - 453). Opening of the dromos after clearing from above during 2 days. At the bottom of the slope (in place of the stairs) of the dromos, heap of copper slag.

Drawing: schematic section showing surface, wall, and dromos floor with heap; labels: Wall ; present surface ; 1m60 ; dromos floor ; slag at 2m95 on dromos floor.

In the dromos very numerous fragments. ordinary pottery + alabaster lid and small ivory pyxis, pottery fragments myc. XIVe and milkbowl. . Rock very friable . Obliged to demolish vault in large part.

Workmen (men) paid: 6,1 , fem 4,6 ask for increase. I agree to pay 8 and 6,6 on condition they work more and to reduce total number from 130 to 100 . Trying for one week .

Evening visit from Megaw. Hands him stat. egypt. for clean. museum .

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

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