Within J6 the stratigraphy is characterized by a series of large accumulations which are found in several loci above the brickfall, the brickfall itself (^bf1 ^bf2), followed by a series of sloping accumulations running from North down to the South (^glacis1 ^glacis2 ^glacis3). These stratigraphic events are few, but are spread out over a large vertical distance. The most difficult area to excavate was the area to the south and east of f129 and f130 in k83 and k84. Here we thought to find a continuation of the revetment wall running from the southern edge of f129 towards the east. Instead, the wall is free standing with a series of glacis sloping down from what we assume is the continuation of the revetment wall in the north, under what we have now in J4. We were not able to dig down to the first floor associated with f129 and thus see the bottom of the sloping stone f177, which we associate with the initial construction of the monumental staircase and f129.
In terms of deposition, the two most important elements we have are the accumumation on which the brickfall lands and f150, a red, laid accumulation like a glacis. The glacis are sloping from the North down towards the South, with a sharp angle in the earlier levels (f150) becoming a more gradual slope with the superimposed glacis. It is onto these levels that the ash (^ash1) comes to rest, followed by the two layers of brickfall (^bf1 and ^bf2) and finally covered by natural accumulations and topsoil. ^ash1 is a smaller pocket and, since it is located in the eastern part of the unit, could be associated with the building or buildings which later produced ^bf1 and ^bf2.
Striking in J6 is the gap in chronology between Phase h33 and Phase h67, late Akkadian and early Mittani. This may be due to the wash of accumulation down the glacis, piling the intervening material farther to the South towards the center of the plaza JP (fAB). There is a second possibility, that f150 was cut during the Mittani times; this cut is perhaps visible in the section, but it is difficult to descern (pC).
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