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 241 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.

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16th j. f.Wednesday 30 October. Grey, storm in the distance. A few drop drops in the morning.

s/surf. rock.d'oreilles orPt. 83, a sort of silo, reaching the rock, with in the fill sherd prob. Late Mycenaean and mace in marble, plus bronze scraper with handle bone. Reg. Sector B, W. edge. depth ext. 4 m from present level, opening at ... Pt. 119, to the East tomb 118, 2 earrings , at 2m 40.

Tomb 110, photographs of the dromos and of the slab of covering closure with blocking in place. 10 h 15 removes some of the blocking stones, top part and with my torch (drawing) look through the gap. Splendid, Late Bronze tomb intact, with stirrup jars, base-ring jugs, e.g. a large hydria in place. Few materials fallen from the ceiling. — Show to the collaborators then close again —

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

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