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Synopsis
| f38 | floor type b in k64. Surface laid with few pebbles and sherds | v23 |
| f154 | floor type b in k73. Surface laid with sherds | v74 |
| ^bin1 | f93 bin installation of the Mittani period (^a2). | v61 |
| f156 | stone installation in the north section of k100. | v63 |
| f112 | tannur in k72. | v73 |
| f152 | tannur in k73 | v74 |
| f163 | tannur in k74. | v73c |
| f165 | tannur in k80. | v68 |
| f85f86 | cut and fill in k84. | v55 |
| f136f137 | cut and fill in k136 and k100. | v72 |
| ^Glacis4 | f127, f77 Glacis layer in k72 and k82. | v74v53 |
| ^Glacis3 | f150, f158 Glacis layer in k72 and k82. | v75v85 |
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Discussion
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Floors
Not many floors were found in J4. The only layers that were intentionally laid (besides the Glacis) are f38 and f154 which could be a pavement type c since it is laid with sherds. It was labeled floor by the excavator probably because they only found a small patch of it and not the entire surface.
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Bin installation
Semicircular bin installation f93 is the only one found in J4. The bin’s function is not very clear. A tannur f112, is very close to it resting on one of the bin’s borders, f161 and f162, however, no other structures or installations are close to it. The bin was empty, and the only assumption that we can make is that it might have been used for storage, especially that the area in question was no longer in use at that period (late Mittani).
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stone installation
The line stone installation f156 in k100 cannot be identified as a wall, and it is not clear what is its function. It was uncovered in an accumulation layer not associated with any structures.
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Tannurs
Four tannurs were found in J4, three of which belong to Mittani horizon and one to a modern layer. f112, a complete tannur, is part of a2 the bin installation and it is on the same elevation as tannur f152. These two tannurs might have been part of the same installation especially that f112 is associated with a bin. However, there are no signs to indicate a heavy use of the space. The other two tannurs are not related to other structure.
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Glacis
Two different layers of glacis have been identified in J4. The first is f127 in k72 that turned out to be the same as f77 in k82. This glacis layer was laid down in early Mittani period, characterized as a re-building phase where a series of glacis layer were laid on the mound right above ancient wall J2f129. The second glacis layer in J4, f150 (same as f158 and f160) dates to an older period, early Akkadian, and constitute a part of J6 ^Glacis3 (J6 f164), made to protect a stone wall located on the west, J02f129. This layer of early Akkadian glacis is located right below Mittani levels.
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