Strata sequence AAE
(Phases 5a and 5b are missing)

Stefania Ermidoro – August 2005

horizon			phase		sub-phase	stratum	sub-str.	definition
Mesopot.	Syria	Urkes
		Mozan	8	modern		1		surface wash and erosion road building in A17-A15
						2		sod layer; top soil
						3		disturbed upper layer
						4		removal of ancient stones; gully wash; laminations
						5		modern burials
		MA	7	scattr	abandonment	6		scattered occupation (tannurs)
						7		erosion covering terrace

Mittani - Early Middle Babylonian / Assyrian	OJ III	Sauštatar (?) 1450 (?)	6	final village	6b expansion to the east and abandonment	10		erosion with terrace in place
						11		narrowing
							a	collapse (A18)
							b	accumulations within divided storehouse (A18)
							c	repairing, partitioning
						12		first construction & retaining walls
							a	[abandonment]
							b	later accumulations within s12c
							c	structural build-up of A18 storehouse (walls, first floors) and of room with burnt basin in A17
							e	north-south retaining wall
		Parattarna I (?) 1500 (?)			6a establishment south of phase 5	13		missing houses
							a	[collapse and erosion of houses?]
							b	[accumulations within houses] large extremural dumps to the east
							c	extramural stone pavement to the east
							d	[structural build-up of houses (walls and first floors)]
							e	re-use of phase 5 walls (A1)
					? (h6 or h7?	11-13		scattered occupation
							a	bins (A14) plaza with remnants of Temple terrace and tannurs (J2)
							b	pits (A14)
							c	burials (A17)
							d	extramural open areas (A17, A18)
Amorite kingdoms - Old Babylonian	OJ II	no overlord (?)	5	town	5c expansion to the south	20		topmost houses
							a	abandonment and scattered occupation
							b	collapse of houses and brickfall
							c	accumulation within houses
							d	structural build-up of houses (walls and first floors)

Mittani/late OB strata definition for area AA with correlations to J2 (Version AAsE)

horizon				phase		stratum
mid chr	Mes.	Syr.	Urkeš.	h		s	ss	definition
2000-1900	Isin-Larsa	OJ I	?	4	4b no Palace walls showing	40		houses


						41		burials
2100-2000	Ur III	EJ V	Sadar-mat, Atal-Šen Ann-atal		4a Palace walls showing	45		houses (A7, A9)


						46		scattered occupation (A10, A16)


						49		burials
2192-2112	Post-imperial Akkadian	EJ IV	Isar-kinnum	3 Palace Dependency	3b raising of AK walls, re-use of damaged AF, higher levels in A14	50		higher accumulations
							aa	accumulations within AK
							ab	scattered occupation in AF
							ac	extramural activities in A14 (oblongs)
							ad	building in abi antechamber

						51		Ishar-kinum

						52		Jars and line of stones




2217-2193	Šar-kali-šarri		Tar'am-Agade		3a use of AK w/out installations, damage of AF, lower levels in A14, building of ābi antechamber	55		leveling and raising of AK walls (AK, A14)
						56		lower accumulations
							aa	later accumulations within AK
							ab	first re-use of AF (tannurs, sealings discard)
							a	organized outdoor activities in A14 (jars)
							ad	second use of ante-chamber
							b	first accumulations (ba, bb, bc, bd)
2255-2218	Naram-Sin
						57		drain outfall/accumulations above pavement

						58		first floors and accumulations
							a	living accumulations
							b	pebble and sherd pavement
			Tupkiš & Uqnitum	2 building of Palace	raising of ābi, lowest pvmnt in A14 (2004)	60		continued organized use




2269-2255	Manistušu					61		construction and first occupation
							a	construction of AP
							b	organized use of AP
			?	1 pre-Palace		70
2278-2270	Rimuš

Strata definition for AA Phases 1-4 - sequence AAsE (P805)

Strata sequence AAE(Phases 5a and 5b are missing)