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Unit Book J4

The Eastern Top of the Main Staircase (Version 1a)

J4^wall1

Processed on 2025-09-28

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Includes other label 2025-09-11 yM f10 (wall) [Input: ZJ911yM.j]
Best definition 2025-09-11 !! wall [Input: ZJ911yM.j]
Summary 2025-09-11 yM Limestone wall running NW/SE in the North-West portion of k71. [Input: ZJ911yM.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2025-09-11 yM wall [Input: ZJ911yM.j]
Description (summary) 2025-09-11 yM This wall is formed from large stones, creating a trapzoidal shaped structure. The stones are embedded in mortar, with small stones filling in the gaps bbetween the joints. [Input: ZJ911yM.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Strata (included within phase) 2025-09-11 yM s49MZA [Input: ZJ911yM.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment 2025-09-11 yM Accumulation layer f50 goes against the wall and is not removed yet. This feature is dated to the Imperial Akkadian period. Considering the morphological features and location of the wall, provides more evidence for the stratigraphical assignement. [Input: ZJ911yM.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Function

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on function 2025-09-11 yM I was preiviously thought that this wall might be a part of the secondary Apron of J2, as the building technique and specular assumption were considered. However, it was then established that it is not part of the Apron, but it probably constitute an extention of the revetment wall, forming the eastern boundery of the temple complex. [Input: ZJ911yM.j]