Notebook·34 CDF art. 127·1955–1957

Excavation notebook for the 9th and 10th seasons at EnkomiClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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

Scan 169 of notebook 34 CDF art. 127 (Excavation notebook for the 9th and 10th seasons at Enkomi), handwritten in French and German. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 127, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 80Scan 169 of 343

22/10/57_ In A2-A3, continuation of excavation of Bt 47 (Combe) From A4 to A11, excavation continued beyond 1.25. In A12, southern half, excavation beyond 2.00. In B1, excavation beyond 1.70: dismantling of grey floor. From B2 to B6, excavation continued beyond 1.25 In B7, excavation continued beyond c. 1.80 in greenish earth

In C6/C7 (area of Pt 45), the rock is reached everywhere, with a course of fine foundations on top except in the South-East corner. Excavation continued in (drawing) the South-East corner beyond c. 2.00.

Pt 69: pyramidal loom weight with (drawing) groove at the top, in terracotta in A9, 1.25.

Pt 70: flat loom weight, terracotta (drawing) in A8, 1.25, 1m to the East of Pt 69; then, small piece of bronze.

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

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