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MZA cross-sequences

Federico Buccellati – July 2011

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The basic periodization frame includes here a correlation to the various sequences.

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MZS Frame MZA with cross-sequences (ZI527 gB)                        
horizons     frame and sequences   phases   strata
middle chr Mesopotamia Urkesh   MZA AAC JPB   Mesopotamia Urkesh Syria   MZA
politics religion   hr ph hr ph hr ph   history archaeology    
                         
1900 AD         9 m 6 b 8     Mozan     1-19
  medieval       h a               20-39
  late antiq.       c               40-59
.     8z                
1307-1275 Middle Assyrian scattered occupation   8     Adad-nirari I     Late Bronze   60-99
(1365)-1330       Asshur-uballit      
      7z          
1365-1335 Mittani royal sanctuary
and open air
use of the ābi		   7 v 6 b Shattiwaza
Tushratta		 breakdown of the tradition Nuzi/LB 100-139
1380   s Shuttarna II use of re-organized western Terrace
1400   m Artatama I the great shift 140-
1450   j a Saushtatar de-emphasis of eastern portion 170-
  f beginning of filling in of Plaza  
1500   c Parattarna I attempts at protecting NW terrace 180-
      6z                  
1600 Khana reluctant vassal     6 m 5 c 5 c   Terru. Haziran   Khabur/MB/OJ 2 200-299
    h b b Zimri-Lim  
1800   c a a Shamshi-Adad  
      5z                
1900 retrenchment localized
power		     5 m 4   4 b   Isin-Larsa     OJ I   300-399
      h            
2000     c a a   Ur III Atal-šen   Early Jez.V  
      Sadar-mat    
      4z              
2100 imperial alliance
and dynastic
marriages
with Akkad		 the ābi
from
open air
to covered
structure		   4   3   3     Post-Imperial     EJ IVb   400-499
2200   r       Šar-kali-šarri Išar-kinum    
    r              
2230   m       late Naram-Sin Tar'am-Agade    
    l                      
    k                      
2270   j 2   2     early Naram-Sin Tupkish   EJ IVa   500-599
2290   f       Sargon, M., R. Tish-atal (?)    
2330     1   1 h   proto-imperial escarpment 2      
2400   c   g   ED IIIb BA – Terrace   EJ IIIb  
      3z          
2500 proto-
urban		 beginning
of political
power?		 reorgani-
zation of
Temple
Terrace		   3 m 1 e ED IIIa     EJ IIIa 600-699
2600     d        
    h c ED II     EJ II/late Nin.V
2800     b        
    c a ED I     EJ I/early Nin.V
      2z        
2900 proto-
literate		 expansion
of sacral
institutions		   2 r J Nasr/post-Uruk     EJ0, pre Nin.V 700-799
3000   p Late Uruk     LC5
3400   m   Late Middle Uruk     LC4   800-899
3600   h   Early Middle Uruk   early Terrace – B8 LC3  
3800   c   Early Uruk     LC2  
      1z        
4000 prehistory sacral origins?   1 r Late Ubaid     LC1 900-999
4200   p Early Ubaid      
4500   m Late Halaf      
4800   h Early Halaf      
5000   c Proto-Halaf      


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