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Strata sequence MCA
Synopsis of AA phase sequence and C2 strata sequence

June 2023
periodization stratigraphy
Mesopotamia Syria Urkes AA phases C2 Strata other areas
modern 7 no occupation
ancient
Middle Babylonian Mittani   6
scattered
isolated finds in A9
houses in
A16, A17, A18, A19
stratum 3 BH
   houses
B6
   terrace
Old Babylonian Khabur
1900-1600
OJ
III
Terru,
Haziran
5
last settlements
5c
maximal expansion
and great collapse
stratum 4
   pebble pavement,
   partial abandonment
BA phase 4
   scattered
OJ
II
5b
further expansion over
scattered occupation
stratum 5
   houses I-II, IV,
   VII-VIII,
   IX (Puššam re-use),
   building III
5a
reclamation over
scattered occupation
Isin-Larsa
2000-1900
OJ
I
4
first settlements
4b
middle settlement north,
scattered occupation south

stratum 6
   houses I-II, IV-V, VII,
   IX (Puššam re-use)
 
Ur III
2112-2004
EJ
V
Ann-atal,
Atal-šen,
Sadar-mat
4a
lower settlement north,
scattered occupation south
stratum 7
   houses IV-V,
   IX (Puššam)
   eastern platforms
BA phase 3
   foundations
Post-imperial Akkadian
2192-2112
3
palace depen-dency
3b
continued re-use
of palace dependency
Naram-Sin /
Šar-kali-šarri
2240-2193
EJ
IV
Tar'am-
Agade
3a
destruction and
first re-use
under Tar'am-Agade

stratum 8
   houses X-XI
   strata 9-11
   houses XIII-XIV
F1
   house
BA phase 2
   new temple
(?)
Man-ištu-šu /
Naram-Sin
2269-2240
Tupkiš 2
palace
construction and
occupation of
Tupkish palace


stratum 12
   ash dumps
 
Sargon /
Rimuš
2334-2270
EJ
III
b
Tiš-atal
(?)
1

pre-palace

ED III EJ
III
a
strata 13-14
   ash dumps
strata 15-16
   stone walls
BA phase 1
   main temple
OH2
   accumulat.
ED II
B6 terrace
 
AAsE O624 (June 24, 2004)
with typological correlations to area C2 and others