.bk JP .fl ZK304.j .fd specific labels JP .rd ZK304 .ri pC .ed ZK304 .ei pC ;architecture ;glacis ^ gl1 df glacis >l J2f74 >l B6f1 >l B7f10 ds a mudbrick structure with a marked north-south slope covers the eastern part of the Temple Terrace (units B6, B7, J2), beginning southeast of Temple BA and ending at JP^apr1. The glacis was excavated in the 2 m wide trench in unit B6 and reached a length of about 27 m. In the southern portion, were it is at its widest, it is retained to the east from JP^wl1 and to the west by JP^apr1. Under the upper steps of ^apr1, where some stones are missing, mudbricks of the glacis can be seen (J2f72). This indicates that the glacis was built before the steps. The height of the glacis can be estimated being at least 5 bricks or 0.50m. This height was recorded in the west section of trench of unit B6. JP^gl1 is built from red and gray mudbricks of 0.50x0.50m, 0.25x0.25m in dimensions, but several half and quarter of bricks are also used. The bricks are randomly set in lines, which in the northern portion are with north-south direction and the rows are ordered. In the southern part the bricks are laid not in such ordered lines. A Step of about 30cm in height is located 2 m north of the last step of JP^apr1. From here to the steps the mudbrick are not ordered and the material consists of brocken bricks and eroded bricks. This material was recorded during the excavation of J2 as J2f74. Here was described as being a reddish bricky or bakaya layer (see aspecially J2v57). wm mudbrick cn eroded I3 EDII, EDIII M1 The glacis covers the terrace core and also serves as a ramp, leading people from the staircase to the temple. In both cases, it had to be plastered; otherwise, it would erode. However, we have found no traces of plaster. A98 The term 'glacis' is used to describe the feature's distinct slope. Like other glacis found in JP, the mudbrick structure ^JPgl1 follows the contour of the terrace core. In previous excavation publications, it was named a 'mudbrick terrace'(see B6f1) Q99 The description of the structure is elaborated from Bianchi et al. 2014, p. 78. ^ gl2 df glacis >l J3f368 ds A thin (about 2-5cm) and crusty surface with a marked north-south slope, consisting of deteriorated mudbricks. It is located under fill J3f346, it covers and seals fills J3f351 and JP^wl19 in unit J3. el 9247 I3 LC3 A35 J3v174 ^ gl3 ds mud glacis in B6. For a complete description with references see B6f5. The feature is defined as a glacis due to its pronounced slope and therefore cannot be interpreted as a walking surface. >l B6f6 df glacis Q3 B6-Inst.39 Q3 B6-Inst.34 el 9220 ^ gl4 ds baqaya glacis df glacis >l J3f50 >l J3f346 >l J3f109 ^ gl5 ds mud glacis mittani df glacis >l J3f123 ^ gl6 >l B6f5 ds glacis ds mud glacis in B6. The definition glacis is due to the marked slope of the surface, similar to ^gl3, located about 30 cm below. Q3 B6 Inst. 38 el 9280 ;stone walls ^ wl1 df w >l J6f218 >l J6f219 ds Stone wall east west oriented, beginning north of staircase and ^wall6, continues to the east for 7.60m, turns north with a 90° angle continuing for 6.60m. The structure is not completely exposed, but for what is possible to understand, it consists of one single wall which on the southern side is 9 rows high and for the eastern side only 4 rows are exposed (max height 3.25m): the masonry is the same for all the lower portion; the upper part instead is damaged and consists in an irregular laid stones. To the east and to the south an earth escarpment J6^glacis8 and J6^glacis9 abuts it. ht 325cm w1 250cm lg 760cm wm lime stone B13 East of JP^st2 and JP^wl2 cn well preserved I3 EDIII A I10 EDIII glacis abuts its lower course M1 Create a boundary for the temple terrace to the North. It reitains JP^gl1 located directly to its north. ^ wl2 df w >l J6f129 >l J2f129 >l J6f127 ds Wall with north-northeast, south-southwest orientation flanking the staircase in J2 for all its length. The wall is 12.67m long, 1.58m wide at the base and 1.20m wide at the top. It starts at the southern side with two stones set in oblique fashion (Betili f100, f177, and stone f186) and ends abutting wall f218. The eastern face of the wall is exposed up to the base in a deep sounding. Here the wall is 8 courses high (2.85m). The northern end of the wall is only 1.80m high and rests on top of a mudbrick wall (f324). The masonry consists of medium sized (20 to 50cm wide, 15 to 40cm high) irregular and angular shaped bloks, roughly dressed and with flat sides, set in horizontally laid courses with mortar betwheen the joints. The topmost course of stones is f127. ds East flank wall of JP^st2 in J2 and J6 ^ wl3 df w >l J6f227 ds courtain wall or revetment wall in J6 ^ wl4 df w >l J2f127 ds west flank wall of JP^apr1 in J2 ^ wl5 df w ds Revetment wall in J2, J3, J1, J5 >l J2f128 >l J3f11 >l J1f72 >l J5f189 ^ wl6 df w ds LC walls in J1 >l J1f288 >l J1f259 ^ wl7 df w ds Wall in J5 under Revetment wall >l J5f284 ^ wl8 df w ds Revetment wall in J5 >l J5f3 ^ wl9 df w ds Mittani Revetment wall in J5 >l J5f192 ^ wl10 df w ds Revetment wall in J5 >l J5f189 ^ wl11 df w ds Revetment wall in J5 >l J5f99 >l J5f41 ^ wl12 df w ds Memory stones on Revetment wall in J5 >l J5f192 ^ wl13 df w ds flank wall of small stair in J5 >l J5f99 >l J5f41 ^ wl14 df w ds small revetment wall in J5 >l J5f140 ^ wl15 df w ds small wall east of staircase in J5 >l J5f142 ^ wl16 df w ds wall of staircase in J5 >l J5f14 >l J5f109 ^ wl17 df w ds wall of staircase in J5f123 >l J5f143 ^ wl18 df w ds wall of staircase in J5 >l J5f123 ;LC3-EDII mudbrick walls ^ wl19 df w >l J3f348 wm mudbrick ds Southwestern corner of a larger building, oriented west–east, constructed on top of mudbrick platform JP^wl23. The wall extends into both the eastern and northern baulks and is located only 1m below the tell surface. The structure presents niches and buttresses along its outer face. The wall is preserved to a height of nine mudbrick courses in the northern buttress, whereas only three courses are preserved in the southern buttress. This difference is due to the slope on which the wall was constructed, as well as the truncation of its upper part, which creates a north–south slope for the surface of glacis JP^gl2, which sealed it. The wall is built of red mudbricks (40 × 10 cm) laid in gray mortar. The mudbrick fabric contains small white pebbles. el 9196 el 9229 el 9066 nv the elevation is taken from the relay ^ wl20 df w wm mudbrick >l B6f4 Q3 B6-M35 ds poorly preserved mudbrick wall in B6. The complete description is under B6f4 el 9181 ^ wl21 >l B6f8 df w Q3 B6-Inst. 53 ds the description of the feature can be found in B6f8. The structure was exposed only for its western face. The mudbrick glacis ^gl1 is located about 1,5m to the east. Therefore this structure can be the western edge of the mudbrick glacis or a mudbrick wall of a structure. wm mudbrick ^ wl22 df w >l J6f324 wm mudbrick ;platform ^ wl23 df pf >l J3f363 wm mudbrick ds Mudbrick platform supporting wall JP^wl19. The southern edge of the structure extends approximately 1 m south of the southern limit of JP^wl19. The western extent was not exposed. The preserved height of the platform is at least one mudbrick course. The platform is constructed of red mudbricks laid in gray mortar, with small white pebbles present in the mudbrick fabric. he top elevation of the wall is located between 9230 m in the NW corner and 9077 m in the southern corner. el 9078 A35 J3v198 ^ wl24 df w >l B6f9 ;apron ^ apr1 df apron >l J2f131 >l B6f7 ds A monumental stepped stone structure with 21 steps, rising 6 m in height. To the east, it is flanked by staircase JP^st2; to the west, it is flanked by the lower half of flank wall JP^wl4. The staircase has a north-east axis, rising from the plaza to the terrace. It is parallelogram shaped and inclined to the west by 20cm. The lower half is regular, whereas the upper part looks irregular and is damaged. The height of the steps in the lower half corresponds to the height of the steps in the staircase, whereas in the upper half the steps are higher. The first two steps at the top are missing. Below the upper steps is visible the mudbrick glacis JP^gl1. B13 West of staircase JP^st2 and east of revetment wall JP^wl3. wm lime stone sz 133x70x35 60x60x30 25x40x20 nm size of stones large, medium and small sh irregualr rectangular cn lower half well preserved, upper half damaged (missing stones, moved, upper two rows are missing) or Northeast sl 30° ht 5.20m wd 7.80m wd 5m L99 The steps are made of medium-sized, irregularly shaped stones arranged in regular lines. The upper stone overlaps the lower stone by 2 up to 5cm. Smaller stones are set under the steps to adjust for their uneven backsides. Some larger stones are positioned beneath the step stones to form a substructure. I3 EDIII A I10 ED III floor JP^fl1 abuts the lower excavated step. M1 The purpose of the structure is unclear. It was possibly built to overcome the height difference between the plaza and the terrace. However, the steps are too high to climb comfortably. It may have been intended for use as a seating area. The structure is monumental in size. ^ apr2 df apron ds second apron in J2 and J3. Mittani >l J2f132 >l J3f10 >l J3f556 >l J3f532 ;stair ^ st1 df staircase >l J2f380 ds Early staircase under ^st2 in J2. Three steps are exposed for a width of 2.35m and a height of 8.80m (from the elevation of 8620m to 8700m). The steps continue to the east and west under thick layers. The steps are made of large and medium sized roughly dressed limestone blocks with flat plain surface. Under the larger stones there are small stones and a layer of mud mortar in order to level the uneven backside of the stones. The first step is 0.40 m high and 0.20 m deep, with a width of 1.98 m: it consists of 4 medium stones laid approximately in a straight line on top of a row of stones, which are set straight with the front line of the stones above, forming a kind of shallow wall. The second step overlaps the first and consists of 4 medium sized stones laid parallel to the first step. The step is 1.97 m wide with a tread depth of 0.46 m and a tread height of 0.20 m. The third and last step consists of 4 large stone blocks laid parallel to the previous steps. It is 2.35 m wide with a tread depth of 0.69 m and a height of 0.20 m. This step is overlapped by the large stones under the first step ^st2 and between the stones there is a 5 cm thick layer of mortar. These large stones may belong to the first step of ^apr1, which is not yet exposed, but only visible in this part. The first step of ^apr1 is therefore located above ^st1 and under ^st2. B13 Under ^st2 wm lime stone wd 2.35 nm size of stones large, medium and small sh irregualr rectangular cn well preserved or Northeast sl ht 0.80 I3 EDII I10 EDII (Ninivite V) floors and pavements abut the steps (J2^pv1, J2^pv2, J2^pv3) M1 Steps ;floors ^ fl1 df f >l J2f179 >l J2f194 >l J2f392 Q3 C2Inst.918 ds Compact gray surface incorporating small pebbles and ceramic sherds, abutting the lowest visible step of JP^apr1. Firstly exposed in season 2001 (C2Inst.918) at the elevation of 8720m immediatly adjacent to the step and descending to 8700m at the distance of 6m south, then rising again about 20cm. The same floor was documented in season 2005 with the feature J2f179, which sealed J2f194 in the same place at the elevation of 8721m. The description of the feature is of a brownish-yellow hard accumulation containing gypsum and pebbles. In season 2009 a gray layer J2392 was recorded in the western section of J2k100 at the elevaion of 8720m. The layer is in section about 10cm thick and gray in colour. Comparing the east section of C2 published from the german team and the west section of k100, the features above mentioned are the same floor. wm clay, pebble, gypsum co yellowish red to gray el 8720 tc ab JP^st2 tc ab JP^apr1 tc co J2^pv4 I3 h3m I10 covers EDII-III pavements and is covered by EDIII floors ht 20cm O1 J2v95 O1 J2v89 O1 J2v160 ;O1 C2v334 ;create JP views O3 J2w210 ;O3 C2 Trench East Section 01-B6-C2-A70-A79-78.jpg ;create JP drawings (from sketch L_W18a0516 J02sk72a P817 al sk.jpg .rd ZK605 ^ fl2 >l J2f381 df f ds Hard grey uneven surface. It has human foot impressions on it, meaning the surface was a mud wet layer, on which people walked on. It covers the first floor ^fl1. On the surface are some pebbles. On top of it was found a grey ashy floor ^fl3. This mud surface was probably a preparation level for the floor constructed above it. It abuts the lowest excavated step of the apron f131. A35 v214 A35 v217 A35 w210 ^ fl3 >l J2f