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Signpost (PDF 148K)
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The formal wing has been excavated only to a minimal degree, but we can already notice many differences from the service wing – beginning with the fact that it is about 2 meters higher in elevation. |
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The protocol of the sealed doors (PDF 824K)
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The most incospicuous of displays in the entire tour, this is one of the most significant: it is the findspot of the door sealings that included the impression of the seal of Tar'am-Agade, the daughter of Naram-Sin. |
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The formal courtyard (PDF 213K)
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We are coming closer to the heart of the Palace: a portion of the courtyard where the king would grant audience to his visitors... |
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An architect at work (PDF 722K)
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An intriguing hypotesis – as one looks at this three room suite partially excavated. |
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