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Giorgio Buccellati – June 2025

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Titles in regular font are planned.

Methodology
  1. UGR: Introduction to system (1)
  2. GRM: Grammar (2)
  3. PRG: Programs
  4. DOM: Manual
  5. MEL: eLibrary (7)

Site overall
  1. MZS: Mozan sitewide
  2. MCV: Conservation
  3. MHE: Heritage
  4. MPR: Site Presentation
  5. MSC: School Project

Areas
  1. AA: Palace Area
  2. AP: Tupkish palace
  3. BT: Temple terrace
  4. JP: Temple plaza

Topical
  1. TBH: Burial analysis
  2. TBE: Built environment
  3. TBO: Paleobotany
  4. TCR: Ceramics (4)
  5. TEP: Epigraphy
  6. TFH: Human figurines
  7. TFA: Animal figurines
  8. TGL: Glyptics
  9. TGE: Glyptics (ED)
  10. TMT: Metals
  11. TZO: Paleozoology
Units
Zone A
  1. A1: Palace sector AB
  2. A2: Palace NW
  3. A3: sounding
  4. A4: sounding
  5. A5: Palace sector AB
  6. A6: Palace kitchen
  7. A7: Palace NW
  8. A8: Palace staircase
  9. A9: Center-north
  10. A10: Kitchen of AK
  11. A11: Khabur houses
  12. A12: The ābi
  13. A13: Center-west
  14. A14: lower sacral area
  15. A15: Reception area (7)
  16. A16: paved court (SW) (3)
  17. A17: SE sector
  18. A18: Formal wing
  19. A19 eastern edge of Palace
  20. A20: Mittani serv. quarter

Zone B
  1. B1: Temple entrance
  2. B2: Temple central
  3. B3: north of Temple
  4. B4: west of Temple
  5. B5: southwest of Temple
  6. B6: trench to Zone C
  7. B7: midway to Temple

Zone C
  1. C1: houses and burials
  2. C2: German excavations

Zone J
  1. J1: facing the Terrace
  2. J2: staircase
  3. J3: wall edge and Chalcolithic  (6)
  4. J4: east of staircase
  5. J5: NW closure of Plaza (5)
  6. J6: east of Plaza
  7. J7: eastern side of Plaza

Zone K
  1. K1: Citadel wall

Outer city
  1. OD50: southern Outer City
  2. OG50: northern city wall
  3. OH2: EDIII administrative area

Special
  1. S6: path to Palace

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