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 295 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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Pt 126: against above the northern edge of the pit while cleaning the section, at 2.50: 2 pieces of gold leaf (no. 32), 1 haematite weight (no. 33) to be added to the objects of the 1st layer -

Drawing: outline of northern edge of pit with two dots and north arrow; labels: 32; 33; N

Removal of balk to the North of Pt 126 ( see section previous page ) Wall of the level upper:

Drawing: plan of witness balk with diagonal hatching, wall on the north, and arrows; labels: ROUTE

1/ from 1.50 to 1.90: compact brick-red earth and sterile - fairly hard Course of 2/ from 1.90 to 2.00: burnt layer: fine grey earth, black ashes, pieces of charcoal - Sterile layer - This layer seems to disappear in the SE corner of the balk, where the earth is reddish

Drawing: plan of witness balk with cross-hatched area in the SE corner, wall stones at the top, and hatched area on the right

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

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