Notebook·34 CDF art. 128-1·1955

Excavation notebook of Contenson, 9th seasonH. de Contenson

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

Scan 43 of notebook 34 CDF art. 128-1 (Excavation notebook of Contenson, 9th season), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 128-1, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 22Scan 43 of 130

Pt 43: steatite cylinder seal | (drawing) | Tr N 1 found in old excavation. Depth: ?

Tr. Sud 1 Room West Street: under white floor, appears at - 1 m 40 layer of compact greenish earth.

Pt 44: Fragment of broken stylus, Tr Nord 1 well polished bone.

Pt 45 steatite seal, depth: 0 m 50 c.

Drawing: profile of a semi-circular pierced seal and rectangular face with quadruped motif

Pt 46: Column drum - Tr Sud 2 - top flush with surface

Tr Nord 1: Room West Street _ in greenish layer, figurine head animal painted and milk bowl (Late Bronze) -

Sud 1 See p. 27:

Drawing: stratigraphic section with layers and masonry; labels: calcaire and earth; red clay; Ashes; Stone; Floors; [?Sol nat

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

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