Notebook·34 CDF art. 133-1·1960–1962

Enkomi, excavation notebook of the 13th, 14th and 15th seasons, 1960, 1961 and 1962Claude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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

Scan 41 of notebook 34 CDF art. 133-1 (Enkomi, excavation notebook of the 13th, 14th and 15th seasons, 1960, 1961 and 1962), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 133-1, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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(21st day) Thursday 29 Sept. fine, fairly hot, stormy. Continuation of the exc.; in the East trench, part S some fine walls appear. - But fine of Tarjas = old excavations are also there. In one a scarab, in the other a pt. lion in carnelian, engr. ornament. Kuss had to go to hospital, e.g. an swelling following stings. — Improvement of the area organisation, because Mikhaïl and Kuss did not see neglected of the pottery collection. Visit by the 3 brothers of the Convent of St. Barnabas and the Papa of Enkomi. Tea and view of the excavations.

(22nd day) Friday 30 Sept. 6h: 17° C. shade. fairly hot from 9h Nothing to report in the excavations, the detailed obs. being made by Courtois & de Contenson -

(23rd day) Saturday 31 Sept. 1 October. Fine. Excavations last only from 6 to 10 h 30 with 1/4 h. of stop to respect the current law. Pay, reduction of the number of workmen to 20 + three women, because of

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

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