.bk J05 .fl S919jW.j .fd view log .fn views v114 to v123 .ei jW .ed S919 .rd S919 .ri jW v 114 N gk44 gf18,62,47,28,49,57,58,60,180,61 This photograph documents the section of the north baulk of locus k44, and was taken without the reference string. 114a m N gk44 gf18,62,47,28,49,57,58,60,180,61 This photograph documents the section of the north baulk of locus k44, and was taken with the reference string 115 W gk2,12 gf188,189,169,184 This final photograph documents the fully excavated parts of loci k2 and k22, which follow the revetment wall, f189 and f3, to the east into unit J1. The line of stones, f188, is most likely the earliest feature excavated this year and may date to the Late Chalcolithic period. There is no physical connection to other elements in k2. Revetment wall, f189, is shown with its escarpment, f184, which was only partly excavated. The accumulation above, f169, appears to the west in the background. 115a w W gk2,12 gf188,189,169,184 This subview shows the same elements but is taken from farther away and at a lower angle. 115b m E gk2,12 gf188,189,169,184 This subview was taken from the opposite direction , and shows the same elements against the backdrop of J1 and the plaza. 116 E gk22,23 gf3,19,37,38,41,99,151,192 This final photgraph documents the northern terminus of the revetment wall system as it intersects the southern border of the stairway. At the bottom of the photgraph is the oldest component of the wall system, f41, which runs southeast to northwest and may date to the early dynastic period. Crossing, but not abutting it, is the major Mittani wall system, f3, which runs south to north. The stones of f99 form a triangle which smooths the transition between the wall systems and the edge of the staircase. The stones of f37 and f46 are seen as a line but actually form a circular bin structure. In time the revetment wall, f3, began to be covered by accumulations, so during remodeling another line of stones, f196 and f151, were added to the top. Stone, f38, is an isolated one with not known function. Another line of stones, f19, probably frames a late pathway. 116a t E gk22,23 gf3,19,37,38,41,99,151,192 This sub-view shows in more detail the stonework of f99, the transitional element between the Mittani revetment wall, f3, the ancient wall, f41, and the stonework directly to the south of the monumental staircase. 117 OHN gk23 gf90,192,3,19,46,38 This final photograph illustrates the depositional sequence at the interstection of the revetment wall, f3, and its later top stones, f192, with structures between it and the south border, f20, of the Mittani staircase, f21 (neither shown). Feature 90 comprises baqaya material found elsewhere on the mound in glacis and escarpments. Here it is on the east side of the revetment wall. It intersects the top stones of f3, but is below the stones added at the time of late remodeling, f192. (This indicates that f3 and f90 were built at the same time.) These top stones,f192, are at the same elevation as(contemporary with) those of f46, but well below those of f38 and f19, which had to have been built after f192 was covered. 117a t E gk23 gf192,19,46,38 This sub-view shows that the northernmost stones of the revetment wall top, f192, are dressed limestones rather than the boulders which comprise it in the southern portion. The purpose of this change or possible added function of the stones is not known, 118 NE gk33,23,24,34 gf21,14,108,109,142,20,128,137,41,126,37,194,99,192,152,142 This final photograph shows the major elements of the stonework of Mittani Phase 14 in relationship to the BA temple, seen on the top of the mound in the upper right hand photograph. The focal point is a monumental staircase, f21, which leads upward to the east from a small plaza, f102 and f70. It is bounded on the north by stone borders, f14 and f108, and on the south by f20. Prior to the time the staircase was built, the wall defining the sacred space was f41 which had a buttress, f194, and a mud glacis, f137. The revetment wall, f3, (not shown here) that is below the late addition to the top, f192, uses the triangular stone installation, f99, to fill the space between f3 and f41. The stones of f37, f126, and f142 are later additions whose function is unclear. The stones of f152 and f109 are isolated, high-founded blocks whose function and source is unknown. 119 W gk14,24 gf14,19,20,21,69,108,109,112,123,140,142,195 This final photograph shows the organization of stonework, stones and floor surfaces which comprise the area at the top of the monumental staircase, f21. Stone installations f14 and f108 form the northern border of the staircase and the temple access path. Stone installation f20 forms the southern border of the staircase, but the access path is not bounded on its southern side. The top of the staircase and stone installations f140 and f123 delimit areas of pavement, f69 and f195. Isolated stone f109 sits on a pillar of accumulation f112. The stones of installation f142 project south from border f108, but we do not yet understand their function. 119a t N gk14 gf108,109,112,123,140,142 This sub-view shows the details of the stonework in the eastern part of locus k14. 120 E gk24,14 gf152,70,128,21,14,108,66,65 This final photograph documents the region along the northern border of the monumental staircase, f21. The main border is formed by a line of large limestone boulders, f14 and f108. Three isolated boulders, f152, can be seen to the south, but it is not clear if they were purposely placed. To the north of the line of border boulders are two hard-packed surfaces; a floor, f65, to the west and an accumulation, f66, to the east. 121 gk14,22,23,24,32,33,34 gf3,14,19,20,21,37,38,41,46,48,54,70,108,128,136,137,168,197 This final photograph shows all of the important stonework which has been excavated in the eastern portion of J5. It includes loci k14, k22, k23, k24, k32, k33, and k34. We assume that the works were constructed in the Mittani period in service of the BA temple, which is shown in the background. We also assume that this construction was part of a major shift to the west of sacral functions from a revetment wall, plaza, and staircase in the far southeast of the temple mound. Features shown here include the staircase, f21 and its northern and southern boundaries, f14 and f108, and f20 respectively. To the west are several iterations of the west plaza, including f137, f128, and f70. The plaza was cut at various times by a gully, f168, which carried water from the north along the iterations of the revetment wall. The earliest wall seen here is f41, with later additions f3 and f192. The stones of f99 serve as a transitional element between the staircase and walls f3 and f41, which are not oriented to the same axis. The purpose if the stones of f194 are not known, but they may have served as a berm to protect the wall from water damage. The stones of f37 and f46 form a bin similar to those found on the eastern side of the mound complex and at the temple. Floor f48 and stonework f197 is associated with the bin. Stones f19 and f38 along with floor f54 are high founded and may have been built as the sacral use finally broke down. 121a NE gk23 gf99,126,192,197,194,37,38,46,19,48,54 This sub-view shows the details of the later stonework which comprised this portion of the monumental entrance as the staircase became covered with accumulation and the sacral traditions declined. 122 NE This final photograph shows six of the eight assigned specific labels, which are groupings of elements with a specific, common function but that were not necessarily deposited in the same stratum (here, built at the same time). There are three wall systems: ^wall1 was probably built as early as the Early Dynastic period, and may have served to delimit the sacred area to the west of the temple; ^wall3 is a continuation of the original revetment wall system which extends from J2 in the east and was built in the Early Dynastic period; ^wall2 is a Mittani period extension that was probably associated with the shift of sacral functions from the east to the west. ^stair1 is a structure associated with ^wall2 and was built during the Mittani when access to the temple was shifted from the east to the west. ^bin1 is a late Mittani period addition, probably made to preserve the sacred functions after ^stair1 was covered by accumulations. ^room1 is a very late working area with a plaster floor surface. ; Note that the elements are not listed because the JD program cannot yet process them as view log entries. .ri lH 123 E This view shows the specific labels which were assigned to the groups of main features. The first group, ^stair, included the features that comprise the staircase including the steps, the northern and southern border and the platform with the pathway and the threshold to the east. The second specific label is the bin just to the south of the staircase which presumably had been built during the remodeling of the western entrance to the temple terrace and which might be associated with damages of the staircase. The last mentioned specific label, ^bin1, was contemporary with the specific label, ^wall2, which might have been built after ^wall1 had been covered. Near the surface there is another specific label that includes the two sets of stone installations that are linked by a threshold, ^ent1. This group has been dated to the Middle Assyrian period at the time when the staircase was completely covered. Later there is another group of features, ^room1, which was built during the last scattered occupations in the tell when the temple terrace had lost its sacred role. 123a NE This subview shows the whole unit, J5, in its relationship with the temple at the top of the temple terrace.