Notebook·34 CDF art. 129-2·1958

Kuss notebook, Enkomi excavations, 11th seasonClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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

Scan 25 of notebook 34 CDF art. 129-2 (Kuss notebook, Enkomi excavations, 11th season), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 129-2, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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Handed toFridayphotogr. etc and inspect the depot and the pottery repaired by Mikaïl of our finds (especially T. 110) of 1957. See the village priest and have coffee with him. 111/4 Dikaios arrives from Nicosia, to show him some of the excavations and the method of Aitken. Lunch and talk about the situation Excavations resumed 1h, he watches Aitken operate and leaves at 2h. Several photos of jars in place etc, Bath 3h 1/4. Rest after tea.

Friday 26 September 1958_ at 5 1/2h 17°C.: 81/2 27°5C, 15h: 33°C (shade)

Continuation of the excavations in the trenches, soundings and tombs 15. Had the spoil removed by traxcavator, to the east of the sanctuaries of the "horned god" or temple area, in preparation for the excavations from Monday onward. Trench north 46. Iron sickle and vessel of the close style type at 0m80. Elsewhere a (drawing).

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

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