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Unit Book J4

J4q16.1

Processed on 2023-11-19

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! clay artifact
Best definition 2006-09-04 !! clay artifact [Input: Q904MKB.j]
Best image 2010-03-23 sC [Input: U323SC.j]
2010-03-23 sC [Input: U323SC.j]
2010-03-23 sC [Input: U323SC.j]
2010-03-23 sC [Input: U323SC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Labeling

Roster Date Author Record
Reference to q-lot !! !! q16 (pottery)

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2006-09-04 mKB clay artifact [Input: Q904MKB.j]
Description (summary) 2006-09-04 mKB the preserved portion indicates a raised border at the top but not one on the right side and no border below the feet to indicate that it is part of a plaque divided into registers. The plaque is flat on top and on the reverse as well as the preserved right side. However if it had been divided into the standard, but by no means universal, pattern of three registers than the original would have been about 5-6 cm high. [Input: Q904MKB.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2006-08-13 !! q16.1 (clay artifact) sits in f14 (accumulation D) [Input: Q823PC.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2010-02-12 !! s5MZA (Build-up of tell) [Input: U212SC2.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2010-02-12 !! h85MZA [Input: U212SC2.j]
Notes on time sequencing 2006-09-04 mKB early Akkadian [Input: Q904MKB.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2006-09-04 mKB 3.3 [Input: Q904MKB.j]
Width 1 or diameter of rim 2006-09-04 mKB 2.6@ the top [Input: Q904MKB.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Preservation 2006-09-04 mKB upper right corner [Input: Q904MKB.j]
Iconographic description, specific 2006-09-04 mKB two evenly spaced figures, a soldier on the left and a naked prisoner on the right. The head of the soldier is shown in profile facing right. He is wearing a head band but his hair above is not clear. The beard is shown as short thickened strands with the hint of curls at the bottom. His left shoulder is represented in front view with his arm is rendered as wide near the shoulder, a pointed elbow and a thinner arm to the wrist. His left hand holds a cord used to restrain his prisoner. The prisoner is nude and rendered with his head in profile, shoulders in front view and the rest of his body in a rotated view with the change in direction coming at mid torso so that his legs and genitals are depicted in profile. Since he is shown walking his left leg is forward, his genitals are shown against the middle portion of his left leg. While a cord is tied around his neck, his hands are not fastened behind his back, as we have in other scenes of prisoners; his right arm is indicated as bent up across his chest. Unfortunately his left arm is not preserved. [Input: Q904MKB.j]
Style 2006-09-04 mKB The stylistic characteristics of this plaque indicate that it is early Akkadian in date. These include the details of the beard, the shape of the eyes, the extension of the lower stomach, and especially the rotated posture. The plaque is close in style to the fragment of a stone plaque discovered a number of years ago in A7. Both represent significant interaction between two figures, evenly spaced, with bodies in a rotated view. Other ED III and early Akkadian scenes in registers depict soldiers restraining prisoners who are walking in front of them. While the rest of the plaque cannot be reconstructed with certainty, it probably also depicted other pairs of soldiers and naked prisoners. The imaging of captive prisoners is a favorite theme in late ED III and early Akkadian iconography, not only because the period is one of turmoil as the Akkadian dynasty sought to extend its imperial presence. The victories of the imperial army and the widespread images of their success, extending even in the popular culture of the period, contributed significantly to the image of power and prestige the dynasty wanted to create in the public perception. This perception was important to create not only in the minds of their immediate neighbors but also in the consciousness of states as far away as Urkesh. [Input: Q904MKB.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of individual elements (studio)

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Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Museum number 2010-03-23 sC Sent to Der el Zor Museum at the end of the 2006 excavation season [Input: U323SC.j]