Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

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

·

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

Scan 71 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 30Scan 71 of 102

13th d. w. Monday 20 Nov. Grey, a few drops at 7h. Continuation of the excavations in the South sector (Courtois) and cleaning in the North (de Cont.). Workmen reduced to 17 & total of employees incl. Mikhael (1 cook, 1 girl for house and service, 2 for washing sherds and cleaning walls): 24. — Rain starts at 12 h and interrupts the excavations at 3 h. — Correspondence. Errands to Famag.

14th d. w. Tuesday 21 Nov. 1961 Cool in the morning, a little wind, but sun breaks through. Continuation of the excavations in sector S and finish here the trench at 3 h 1/2 except some details. Pay of the majority of workmen and kept back two and the girls for checking work. Strong wind reaching gale gets up at 11 h . Cool. — R. to note. — Famagusta, bank and travel office.

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

Spotted a wrong reading? Write to us or use alexis@ancientcyprus.com