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 49 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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Jeep and 1 taxi for excess luggage and Odile so that they could stretch out. Fine journey along the south coast towards Larnaca where I leave a card at Lapierre's. We arrive at 1h in Famagusta. Lunch at the hotel near the beach (King George) and then with the Jeep & max. luggage to Enkomi where we find Kuss. —

No boy, no cook, but Mikail Vasos, our area foreman, discovered as a very young workman in 1946 and educated by us is here, content, devoted. We commence setting up and then go to dinner at Famag. with Missn: Kuss, plus the de Contensons, who arrived at 6h. First night in the calm at Enkomi.

Monday 7 Octoberto Wednesday 9_ October, organisation of the Camp and preparation of the excavations. Difficulties in finding labour; I send Mikaël to the neighbouring villages. The prosperity

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

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