Mesopo. horizon |
regional rulers |
B.C. | Urkesh | phase | sub-phase |
sr sub- sr |
definition of stratum (JP) definition of substratum |
definition of stratum (AA) definition of substratum |
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8 | Mozan | 1 | erosion and latest activities | erosion and latest activities | ||||||
a | surface wash and erosion |
surface wash and erosion road building A17-A15-A14 |
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b | sod layer, topsoil | sod layer, topsoil | ||||||||
c | disturbed upper layer | disturbed upper layer | ||||||||
d | - |
removal of ancient stones gulley wash, laminations |
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e | - | modern burials | ||||||||
Late MA/MB |
Adad-Nirari I | 1307-1275 | 7 | non-sacral | 3 |
scattered occupation: tannurs (J2-3), pits (J3) |
scattered occupation: tannurs | |||
4 | layers covering Terrace | - | ||||||||
5 | surface | - | ||||||||
Early MA/MB |
Tushratta | 1365-1335 | 6 |
reduced visibility |
6b | glacis only and memory stones | 10 | abandonment | - | |
11 |
edge of glacis marked by memory stones |
narrowing of service structures |
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a | - | collapse (A18) | ||||||||
b | - |
accumulation within divided storehouses (A18) |
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c | - | partitioning and repaiing | ||||||||
d | - | - | ||||||||
Shuttarna II | -1380 | 12 | remodeling of upper part of staircase and "secondary apron" | structures and retaining wall to the west | ||||||
a | - | [abandonment ?] | ||||||||
b | - | last accumulations | ||||||||
c | - |
A18 storehouse (walls,first floors) room with burnt basin in A17 |
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d | - |
north-south retaining wall for continuing dumps |
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Saushtatar |
ca. 1450 (or 1420?) |
6a | revetment wall and staircase showing | 13 |
upper part of accumulation against revetment wall |
(missing) houses to the west | ||||
a | - | [collapse and erosion of houses?] | ||||||||
b | - |
[accumulation within houses] start of extramural dumps to the east (A17-18) |
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c | - |
extramural stone pavement to the east (A17,18,19) |
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d | - |
building of (missing) houses (walls, first floors) |
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Parattarna | ca.1500 | 14 | lower part of accumulations against wall | ? | ||||||
a | - |
re-use of phase 5 walls (A17) |
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interface? | ? | 16th century? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
OB |
[Babylon: Samsu-ditana | Hammurapi] |
1595 | 1760 |
5 |
buildup south and west of sanctuary |
5c | escarpment covered | 30 |
top accumulations against escarpment; erosion to the east (?) |
houses and collapse | |
a | J1 floors; J4 bin |
great brickfall |
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b | - |
erosion and subsequent cut |
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c | - |
abandonment |
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d | - |
accumulations
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e | - |
minor rebuilding |
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Mari: Zimri-Lim | Shehna: Shamshi-Adad |
1760 | 1800 |
Terru; Haziran |
5b |
escarpment reduced |
31 |
mid plaza accumulations; service activities to the east |
houses/graves build-up and first use | |||
a | - |
higher accumulations within houses |
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b | - |
construction and first floors |
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? |
1800 | 1900 |
- | 5a | escarpment still visible | 32 | - | scattered occupation (not house related) | |||
a | - |
A15 burials; small pit; late kilns; fragments of wall and hard acc. in south |
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b | - |
late dumping in depression |
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c | - |
depression for mudbrick pitting |
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d | - |
early dumping in widened pits and depression |
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33 | - | scattered occupation (house related) | ||||||||
a | - |
storage pits (large) |
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b | - |
A15 pottery kilns |
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c | - |
depression for mudbrick pitting |
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34 | - | scattered occupation (house related) | ||||||||
a | - |
burials |
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b | - |
tannurs ? |
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c | - |
pebble lenses and accumulations (A16) |