Notes by Cavafy

GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF004-0024 (973)
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  •       1. ὁ Τόμπρος;     Σῶλος;        Ψυχικό 2.                            Μανόλης Τζαλίκας     3. Βαρυσήμαντα 4.       πυροσβέστης       5. ἀλέκο, 6. Πρὶν πάρουμε τὸ χαρτὶ τοῦ   7.                  Δημητριάδη 8.                  πουλιέτε
  •                   1. εγώ πιὸ εμη 2. καί τί δημιουργῶ
  •       1. Ὁ Ἅλης κάθεται θαρρῶ στὴν 2. μικρὴ πόρτα. Δὲς. καὶ πέ τον νὰ 3. προσέχει νὰ ἀκούει τὴν πόρτα 4. τῆς μοίρας ---       1.     Ρώτησε τὸν μπάμπη ἂν 2.     ἔχει τίποτε τὸ κουτὶ 3.     μου 1 . εἶμαι 2. ἕνα θῦμα --- 1.             ἀπὸ ἀπόψε τὸ 2.             κουπακάκι νὰ 3.             εἶναι ἑτοιμο, πλυμένο 4.             μὲ βραστὸ νερό, γιὰ 5.             απολύμανσι.
  • 1. Πεμπτη 2. Παρασκευη 3. Δευτερα
  •         1. PERMANENT       2. Κλειδιὰ  κουτιῶν πόρτας   3.          ___       4. Κάποιος νὰ μᾶς παραλάβει   5.          ___     6. Γιάννης   :   δυὸ ἄλαδες, νοῖκι.     7.          ___
  •       1. Μὴν ξεχάσεις τὸ κασκέτο   2.        ___       3. Έγώ, τίποτε.   4.        ___       5. Θὰ σὲ τὰ ποῦν   6.        ___       7. Μὲ ἐρέθισε τὸ δέρμα   8.        ___       9.    Στὴ μέση              ___
  •                   1. πήγαινε ἐπάνω, φέρε με τὸ     2. ρωλόγι μου ποῦ εἶναι ἐπάνω στὸ       3. τραπεζάκι κοντὰ στὸν καναπέ, καὶ     4. πὲς τὸν ἄλη μόλις ἔλθει   5. ὁ Περικλῆς Ἀναστασιάδης νὰ     6. μὲ εἰδοποιήσει ἐδῶ.     ___
  •     1. Ἐσὺ αὔριο θὰ εἶσαι στῆν Μπόζια     2. Πὲς τὴν πεθερά σου νὰ ἔλθει,   3. καὶ θὰ δώσω εἰς αὐτὴν τρία   4. μηνιάτικα τοῦ ἀλη καὶ τὴν   5. τριμηνίαν 1η Απριλι 1 Ἰουλίου   6. 30 Σεπτεμβρίου τῆς δικῆς μου. ---       1. Ἂν ἔλθεις σύ, καλλίτερα ---       1. Θέλω νὰ φάγω νωρὶς γιὰ νὰ κοιμηθῶ 2. νωρίς ---
  •                 1. Ἔχεις          2. πάθος         1. αν δὲν ἔχει δίνει         1. Μετὰ λύπης βλέπω 3. ἐναντίον μου                              2. ὅτι δὲν ὑπάρχει \~\~/\~\~ ὑγιὴς                    2. ζαχαρη ὀλιγάκι στα δια    3. συνεννόησις                    3. καλλίτερα ἐὰν δὲν ἔχει                      4. Idéal --- 1. νὰ μὴν 2. τρομοκρατηθῶ 3.      μη --- 1. μὲ φέρεσαι                                      1. Θὰ πάγω 2. κακῶς                                2.μὲ μεγάλο πλοῖο --- 1.       Πές τον νὰ πάρει πιάτοτῆς ---
  •   1. θὰ τὸν ἀγοράσει ἀπὸ μπάμιες 2.                     μπανάνες --- 1. ὁ ἀλης εἶχε 2. χρήματα ---                              1. Ναί, πήγεν 1. ποιὸς ἦρθε;              2. ὁ Ἀλέκος νὰ τὰ                              3. κάμει τὰ ἰατρικὰ --- 1. Βρῆκες;     1. εσὺ δὲν                 2. πλήρωσες                       1. μέρα --- 1. Την Φωτεινή          1. τὸ μαντήλι μου                          2. ἀπὸ μέσα --- 1. Τὸ lumbago ἐπεδεινώθη μ’ ἔδωσε 2. καὶ λίγον πυρετὸ καὶ κόπωσι μεγάλη ---   1. Ἐμορφία 2. πὲς τὸν μπάμπη 3. αν ἔρθει κανεὶς για 4. μένα νὰ μὲ τὸν ἐκαλεῖ
  •                         1. A. D. SINGOPOULO 2. Rue Lepsius                                1. Μὲ διακόπτετε                                      ___                                     1. Δὲν μιλῶ                                2. πιά.                                   ___
  •           1. Μαξιλάρι ---     1. πές τον νὰ 2. πάει στὸ σπίτι τοῦ 3. Καροπούλου νὰ μιλήσει 4. μὲ ὅποιον βρεῖ ἐκεῖ 1 . μὲ ὅποιον 2. βρεῖ 3. ἐκεῖ 4. ὑπηρέτη
  •     1. Πὲς τὸν μπάμπη νὰ δώσει αὐτὸ 2. στὸν ἄλη αὔριο στὶς 7 νὰ                         ___         3. τὸ πάει στὸν κουρέα ἀμέσως                                     ___ 4. ἐγὼ λίγο ἀπέχω ἀπὸ τοῦ 5. νὰ βλαφθῶ νευρικῶς                      1. θὰ σὲ ἀργοπορήσω                    2. δυό, τρία λεπτά. 3. Δουλειά σου. Δυὸ τρία λεπτά.
  •     1. ἕνα leartis       ---     1. Cachets – ὧρες 11 π.μ. καὶ 5 μ.μ.   2.               βραστὴ ρευστὴ μιὰν ὥραν καταπίν.     3. Γάλα – χορτόζουμον κρέατος – κομπόστα –   4. μαστέλο -         1 . adrénaline 15 σταγόνες 20 δι’ εἰσπνοὲς     5.             δὶς 3 ἡμέρας δί ες 5΄   6.             τὸ maximum
  •                 1. ἀνάβαλε τὴν ἀναχώρησί σου γιὰ   2. περίπου πέντε λεπτά   ---       1. Εἶναι ἀναμφιβόλως μόνον ἰδέα μου,   2. ἀλλὰ ἔσο προσεκτικὸς πολὺ τὸ πῶς μὲ   3. αγγίζεις πρὸ πάντων τὸ κεφάλι. Εἶναι μόνον     4. ἰδέα μου! Ἀλλὰ μὲ φαίνεται ὅτι ἐσφίχθην   5. κάπως τὸ ρουθοῦνι μου πρὶν. Καὶ σὰν     6. μὲ μπεῖ μιὰ ἰδέα, δὲν κατανοῶ ποῦ   7. εἶμαι, μὲ τυραννεῖ ὀλίγον.                ___
  •       1. Δαμάσκηνα ἀς κάμει 2.      Δόσε με ἕνα σιγαρέτο              ___                                  1. ΕΙΛΙΚΡΙΝΩΣ                                  2.τί εἶπεν ὁ Ἀργυρόπουλος                                  3. και 1. Σὰν δεῖς τὸν Καψαμπέλη πέ τον 2. ἔφυγα                    ___ 3. Ἡ Ἀ... εἶναι τὸ πλοῖον μὲ 4. τὸ ὁποῖον φύγατε πρόπερσι;                  ___   5. Κοντὰ στὸν Γιανόπουλο                ___     6. Σήμερα ἀγόρασε ἀπ’ τὸ Γι… Β… 7. δυὸ μολύβια μαῦρα ἀριθμοῦ 1              ___
  •         1. Παίζεις σκάκι;                        1. καὶ τὲς 9 ½ 2. ἀπ’ τὴν Β, θὰ ρω…   3. Μετὰ ὀλίγο                        πὲς τὸν ἄλη, 4.                                     στὲς 3 ¼ νὰ μὲ φέρει 5. Καλλίτερα                           τὸ τσάι μου κάτω τὴν 6.                                     σκακιέρα καὶ τὴν 7.                                     μικρὴ κατσαρόλα 8.                                     ὄχι ζάχαρη. 9. Γιὰ ἕνα κακοταγμα 10. κακοκάταγμα! --- 1. αὐτὸ ἦταν τοῦ τσαιοῦ --- 1.                                     Τὸ cachet 2.                                     πότε νὰ τὸ 3.                                     πάρω; 4. κι ἀκόμη σώζομαι                 ___ 5.                                     ποῦ εἶναι τοῦ 6. μὲ φρόνησιν                         Καρόπουλου ἡ 7.                                     δήλωσις;                                          ___
  • 1.           Zatrik     2. Ἔχεις θαρρῶ Lettes Choisies 3. de Mme de Sevigne 4. ἕνα σιγαρέτο 5.            άλη                    Ζατρὶκ 6.        Δυστυχῶς αὐτὸ τὸ εἶχα 7.        πάρει ἀλλέως               ___           1. Γιὰ τὶ Γιατὶ μιλοῦνε μέσα;   8. μιά, δυὸ χουλιαριὲς                                 Φώναξε 9.                                                    τὸν ἄλη, καὶ 10. ζουμὶ ἀκόμη.                                       πές του νὰ 11.                                                    φέρει τὸ σκάκι 12.                                                    μαζὺ μὲ τὸ 13.                                                    σκάκι 14. Μιὰ χουλιάρα τοῦ γλυκοῦ κομπόστα                   νὰ φέρει 15.               κ’ ἕνα ποτήρι νερὸ                       δυὸ 16.                κολόννα                     μικρὰ bloc.αυτὰ 17.               ποῦ εἶναι κοντὰ               που βρίσκονται 18.              στὴν εἴσοδο τοῦ                  κοντὰ ἐπάνω 19.              σαλονιοῦ στὸ                     στὴν μαύρη 20.               corridor
  •                 1. Ἦλθε τὸ 2. πρωὶ 3.            101 4.      P.                 πότε θὰ πάρετε 5.                               Κ.Χ. 6.      7                          16 7.      38                         28      ἓν 8.      35                         28 9.      65                         50 10.     86 --- 1. Δὲν τὸ εἶπες, Ἐμορφία; --- 1.                                     πιὸ βραχνὸς 2. Ἔχει ζουμὶ γιὰ τὴν νύχτα            εἶναι ὁ Σπύρος 3.                                     σήμερα ἀπὸ μένα 4. Τί ἔχει; ἀπόψε θὰ ἔλθει;               βρογχοκατάρρος 5. Μὴν ἀργήσεις πολύ.
  • 1. τὴν Ρίκα   2.           Εἰδοποιήθηκεν ὁ Ἀλέκος; 3.             ὁ Ἀλης νὰ φέρει τὴν 4.                     ζάχαρης τῆς 5. Μιὰ                                Φώτης 6. πετσέτα 7.           ὁ Καρόπουλος θέλει τὰ βραδινὰ 8.            νὰ μάθει περὶ τῆς θερμοκρασίας 9. μὴν          Νὰ πάει ὁ Σπύρος 10.             νὰ φέρει τὸν Καλογιάννη       1. Νὰ φωνάξει 11. τὸν αλη           1.                                        Καλλίτερα 12.           Πές τον νὰ τὸ φέρει   13.           Ἡ πίπα μου   14.          Βρογχοκατάρρος ---     1.            θερμόμετρο
  •                                                                               1. Μὲ φρονησιν καὶ ὀλιγην τόλμην 2. θὰ σωθῶ 3. δὲν εἶπε                            τί ὥρα 4.                                        Ὁ Ἰούνιος εἶναι πάντα δροσερὸς 5.                              ’δῶ 6.       Συστήνω ὅλους σὲ 7.       λαρυγγολόγους νὰ μὲ πααίνουν 8.       Σὲ παθολόγους                    ἐγὼ ἀπὸ 9.                                      τὸν λογαριασμὸ --- 1. Νὰ περάσει 2. νὰ ω --- 1. Πὲς τὸν αλεκο νὰ μὴν 2. ἀργήσει νὰ ἔλθει ἀπόψε 3.                                    ἂν κρυόσω 4.                                    βάζω κάτι                                           ___
  •     1. Τὸν Σπύρο, βρὲς ἐδῶ ἐὰν ἔχει 2.   ___   ζωγραφιὲς τῆς δικῆς σου 3.        Ἀφρικῆς, καὶ δεῖξε με τες          1. έφαγα δυὸ ψωμία 2. ψωμιὰ πειράζει;        ___ 1.    δῶσε με χαρτὶ 2.    ἀμπαλλὰζ ή παληὰ                πῆγες; 3.    ἐφημ. νὰ σκεπάσω 4.    αὐτὰ
  •               1. ὁ Μάξιμος                θὰ φάγω                     θὰ κερδίσει 2. εἶπε, γλυτώνω             στὲς                   ο    Άϊς Κρύα 3. μιὰ κακὴ                     8                            πῆγες; 4. θάλασσα. ---
  • 1.        ὅλα αὐτά, μύτη λάρυγξ συνδέονται                ___ 2. Τίποτε                                       εἰκοσιένα 3. δὲν        Δὲν εἶπα δὲν φεύγω                τέσσαρα μισὰ                ___ 4. Τί 5.         Θὰ μὲ ἀφίσεις νὰ ὁμιλῶ λίγω 6.      καὶ εγω     1. ἡ θέσις μου                                  Τὸ ξέρατε;                ___   2.           ἐσὺ δὲν εἶσαι Saffl..e;                                3. εἶναι                                    θὰ πάγω 4. τέτοια                                     λιγάκι ἐπάνω                ___         1.    Μετὰ καιρὸν ποῦ δὲν 2.    ἔφαγα στερεὰ τροφή, τώρα 3.    (μπορεῖ νὰ εἶναι ἰδέα μου) μὲ 4.    φαίνεται ὅτι καταπίνω μὲ 5.    εὐκολίαν ἀσυνήθη.
  •               1.    αυτὲς ἡ πέντε λέξεις ποῦ εἶπα   2. εἶναι ὅλο.   3.     Δὲν θέλω νὰ μιλῶ διψῶ   4. νὰ μὴ μιλῶ.                         ___   5.    Καὶ ἂν ἔχω νεῦρα εἶναι 6. κάπως δικαιολογημένο στὴν φρικτὴ 7. θέσι ποῦ βρίσκομαι. (Μὲ μόνη βάσι ἐλπίδος 8. τὰ λόγια αὐτὰ τοῦ Μ.)                     ___           9. ἄ     Δὲν θὰ ὁμιλῶ μὲ ὁρατὰ κακὰ                     ___
  •   1. ἀν εἶμαι νὰ πάγω 2. στὴν Εὐρώπη – μπορεῖ                       Ποῦ εἶν’ ὁ Ἀλέκος 3. νὰ προτιμήσω τὸ Παρίσι.                        ___           ___   4. Γάλλοι ἰατροὶ καὶ 5. μάγειροι εἶναι οἱ πρῶτοι                   Τὸ 39 ½ εξακολουθει 6. ἀπὸ τὰ 1700.                              ὅλην τὴν νύχτα 7.       ___      πέντε                    τῆς Κυριακῆς.                        ___                         ___   1 . Ζημιώσαμε 2 .                                                ποιὸς εἶναι νὰ 3 . 10%                                            παίξει;      ___                                             ___ 1 .          καϋστ 2 .           ὄ                                                               ΕΓΏ                                                       ___
  •           1.              Σὰν πόσα;         Πέθανε                    ___ 2.                                ὁ Πολυμέρης.      ___ 1. Περιμένω νὰ μὲ 2. πεῖ ὁ Καρόπουλος          θὲς           ἀπὸ 3.                          ουίσκι        τί τόπο 4. ἐὰν εἶμαι εἰς θέσιν νὰ φύγω.         ἦταν;      ___ 1. ἀλεξανδρινὰ 2. κοινωνικά          ___                ἀκόμη, μένει λίγο     3.          Γιὰ τὴν στιγμὴ δὲν θὰ μὲ 4.          ἀφήνει καὶ ἔξω στὸν δρόμο νὰ βγῶ 5.                                                   Κυρίως ἐδῶ                        ___ 1 . Τί νέα                                 Τὶ δουλειὰ 2 . τοῦ κόσμου ἔχει;   3 .                  11 φανέλλες τοῦ 4 .                 κρεβατιοῦ             ἔκανε;   1 . καὶ 2 . τὸ ἄ 3 . δῶ ἐω
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Notes by Cavafy
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Superfine Writing Pad correspondence pad filled with handwritten notes, most of which have been crossed out, obviously from the period when Cavafy could not speak (1932-1933) due to the tracheostomy he had undergone. The notes pertain to the poet’s everyday life. The pad contains fifteen sheets, while some have been removed. The last sheet is blank. All but one are written on both sides. Parts of some sheets are missing.

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Paper and paperboard. Writing in pencil. Physical item wear: oxidations. Watermark: Union Bond.

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Anastasiadis, Pericles A.
Cavafy, C. P.
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The diplomatic transcription of the handwritten notes in document GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF004-0024 (973) was carried out by Konstantinos Chryssogelos and edited by Christina Dounia.

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Cavafy, C. P.. “Notes by Cavafy”. Notepad, n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF004-0024 (973), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF004-0024.

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PERSONAL PAPERS
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Various personal documents
Personal notes
Item 0001 - "Gambling"
Item 0002 - Notes by Cavafy
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Item 0019 - Letters of reference
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Item 0021 - Envelope and notes by Cavafy
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Item 0025 - "On. Comp." [On Companionship]
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Item 0042 - Envelope
Item 0043 - Notebook
Item 0044 - "Catalogue"
Item 0045 - Note by Cavafy
Item 0046 - "Rents of houses"
Item 0047 - "Houses"
Item 0048 - Note by Cavafy
Item 0049 - "Entefctirion" [Common Room]
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Item 0053 - Prose text
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