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 89 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 53Scan 89 of 126

Fine. / Rain in the / mountainsFriday 30 Sept.18th day of exc._

T. 13. In the dromos stone with groove (fallen ?). At the bottom appears a Mycenaean vessel. late type with (drawing) imbrications. In the dromos fr. lid of ivory box.

T. 14. W. end. Tr. M. in sheri gori , with house wall passing partly over it Middle Br 3 skulls and skel. in place with pottery distinctive but poor. Photo.

\Rain\ Rain stops work at 11 h 35. Protect the tombs. Storm.

Fine. Cool. / 16° C. 5 1/2hSaturday 1. October.19th day of exc._

4092Tomb 13 . In dromos and at the entrance of chamber we collect about twenty sling-shots (drawing) in t. c. Also numerous frags. pottery incl. Myc. and Cypr. XIVth prob. Tr N S 492 , in village earth bij (drawing) with inscription ball with inscription at 1,80 with frags. of pottery Br. Middle and Br. Rec. ( good milkbowl

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

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