Notebook·34 CDF art. 129-1·1958

Notebook of Roger Kuss, Enkomi excavations, 11th seasonR. Kuss

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

Scan 169 of notebook 34 CDF art. 129-1 (Notebook of Roger Kuss, Enkomi excavations, 11th season), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 129-1, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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bath of grease and old dust in the jeep, in order to prepare it for its inspection tomorrow morning, before the commission effort on its part: it works wonderfully.

Saturday 15 Nov.18° 7h00 22° 12h00 presentation of the jeep at its inspection of good conduct. some serious difficulties at the start but a great deal of luck afterwards. drawing objects Engomi 1958. tomorrow excursion planned with the resident of the Institute, to Tripoli.

Sunday 16 Nov.19° 7h00 24° 12h00 bus as far as Tripoli. town supposedly partly destroyed and still in full turmoil. in reality, very friendly welcome, at most curious even in the most malodorous souks. as for the destruction, the floods of 1955 certainly destroyed 50 times more than the supposed battles described without any humour by the

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

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