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 57 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 30Scan 57 of 130

19/10/55

Pt 58 - Tr Sud 2 - West of the road, at 2 m from the road depth: 0 m 65, in disturbed earth above layer of white limestone which perhaps represents Floor I: bulla inscribed with 3 signs in baked clay.

Pt 57 - Trench Sud 2 1 m 15 to 1 m 25: Floor II in which was found the ivory object Pt 57 1 m 25 to 1 m 40: Floor III joining the Pt 56 - Sherds red - 1 m 30 and below: filling of the pit, sterile -

Pt 59 - Trench Sud 2, opposite the basin of Trench Sud 1 - therefore in (drawing) the eastern part of the trench 0 m 10 depth: cylinder in grey steatite very worn, shallow engraving (drawing) figure seated -

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

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