Area AA – The Palace Area

Area AA

Sequence AAB

Giorgio Buccellati – November 2006
    phase

    AAB (L330 - gB)

    (shading refers to palace and palace dependency; s-s = sub-stratum)

    phase

    Mesopotamn

    periodization

    sr

    sub-sr

    description of stratum

    6

    no

    occupa­tion

    modern

    1


    surface wash and erosion

    2


    sod layer, top soil

    3


    disturbed upper layer

    4


    removal of ancient stones; gully wash; laminations

    5


    modern burials

    5

    topmost settlement

    Old Babylonian

    - Khabur

    6

    d

    abandonment and scattered occupation

    c

    collapse of houses

    b

    accumulation within houses

    a

    structural build-up of houses (walls and first floors)


    houses

    7


    burials

    4

    4b

    middle settlement

    Isin-Larsa

    8

    c

    higher accumulation within houses

    b

    accumulation within houses

    a

    structural build-up of houses (walls and first floors)


    houses

    9


    burials

    4a

    lower settlement

    Ur III

    10

    b

    accumulation within houses

    a

    structural build-up of houses


    houses

    11


    burials

    3

    3b

    continued re-use

    of palace dependency

    post-Akkadian

    12


    erosion

    13


    abandonment; removal of stones from earlier buildings

    14

    b

    accumulation within AK walls and above destroyed areas of AF

    a

    wall fall and patching of AK building (no rebuilding proper)


    higher occupation of palace dependency

    15

    b

    accumulation within AK walls and above destroyed areas of AF

    a

    re-use of walls (discontinuing of earlier installations)


    middle occupation

    3a

    destruction and first

    re-use under Tar’am-Agade

    Naram-Sin / Shar-kali­sharri

    16

    b

    AK: continued accumulation

    AF: first accumulation above pavements (largely missing)

    a

    AK: first accumulation above earlier installations

    AF: destruction of areas adjoining AK


    first re-use of AK and AF

    2

    construction and occupation of Tupkish palace

    Manishtu-shu / Naram-Sin

    17

    c

    accumulation within AK walls and in courtyard; nothing left in AF

    b

    extensive packing below first floors of AK and AF

    a

    building of walls in AK and AF


    construction and first occupation of AK, AF underground structure W

    1

    pre-palace

    Sargonic

    18


    accumulations in A12

    19


    platform (X

    unidentified structures in A1 and A5