Notebook·34 CDF art. 135-1·1962

Enkomi 1962, excavation notebook of Jacques-Claude CourtoisJacques-Claude Courtois

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

Scan 167 of notebook 34 CDF art. 135-1 (Enkomi 1962, excavation notebook of Jacques-Claude Courtois), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 135-1, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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After repeated threats to send back quite bluntly to Cyprus, the crate of sherds, by the Akropolis leaving ... to dispatch it by rail, or to impound it at customs, finally exemption is secured and permission to take it, granted thanks to the comprehension of the Inspector General.

Friday 21 December 1962I finally leave Venice by the motorway, while the snow begins to fall. Without passing through any of the big cities, I arrive at Susa, where snow and ice force me to buy chains in order to be able to continue on the road to Bardonnechia, where the SNCF shuttle allows one to cross the Alps through the Mont Cenis tunnel, at 19 h Customs at Modane. Difficult journey

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

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