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 67 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.

Page 28Scan 67 of 102

9th d. f. Wednesday, 15 Nov. 1961. dense fog in the morning until 10 o'clock, very humid. - At the S end of the new tr. S-N, opens an area of c. 8 to 10 m. where near the surface there are numerous fragments of idols crude, in the form of human (?) or divine (?) figures unpainted, of small size, of different form. Near a sanctuary in connection with the large building cleared here in the trench previous. (Zone 134 to 138 Visit of the schoolmaster, mayor, papa + children + flowers and fresh coca and word for renewing donation 10 £ for children as previous year. Tr. songs 10th d. f. Thursday, 16 Nov. 1961. Light fog in the morning, which clears quickly. Then fine. Continuing excavations: Still fragments of idols at sectors 134 - 138 Z. R. nothing else elsewhere. Kuss has no more much activity, alas, and I am sad about it. Visit Dikaios (question road, spoil, conf. Nice) and me visit 2 hrs at the Famagusta Commission. - Evening receives visit of Fon. cars

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

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