.bk JP .fl ZK304.j .fd specific labels JP .rd ZK304 .ri pC .ed ZK304 .ei pC ;stone walls ^ wall1 df w >l J6f218 >l J6f219 ds Stone wall east west oriented, beginning north of staircase and ^wall6, continues to the east for 7.60m, turns north with a 90° angle continuing for 6.60m. The structure is not completely exposed, but for what is possible to understand, it consists of one single wall which on the southern side is 9 rows high and for the eastern side only 4 rows are exposed (max height 3.25m): the masonry is the same for all the lower portion; the upper part instead is damaged and consists in an irregular laid stones. To the east and to the south an earth escarpment J6^glacis8 and J6^glacis9 abuts it. ht 325cm w1 250cm lg 760cm wm lime stone B13 East of JP^st2 and JP^wl2 cn well preserved I3 EDIII A I10 EDIII glacis abuts its lower course M1 Create a boundary for the temple terrace to the North. It reitains JP^gl1 located directly to its north. ^ wall2 df w >l J6f129 >l J2f129 >l J6f127 ds Wall with north-northeast, south-southwest orientation flanking the staircase in J2 for all its length. The wall is 12.67m long, 1.58m wide at the base and 1.20m wide at the top. It starts at the southern side with two stones set in oblique fashion (Betili f100, f177, and stone f186) and ends abutting wall f218. The eastern face of the wall is exposed up to the base in a deep sounding. Here the wall is 8 courses high (2.85m). The northern end of the wall is only 1.80m high and rests on top of a mudbrick wall (f324). The masonry consists of medium sized (20 to 50cm wide, 15 to 40cm high) irregular and angular shaped bloks, roughly dressed and with flat sides, set in horizontally laid courses with mortar betwheen the joints. The topmost course of stones is f127. ds East flank wall of JP^st2 in J2 and J6 ^ wall3 df w >l J6f227 ds courtain wall or revetment wall in J6 ^ wall4 df w >l J2f127 ds west flank wall of JP^apr1 in J2 ^ wall5 df w ds Revetment wall in J2, J3, J1, J5 >l J2f128 >l J3f11 >l J1f72 >l J5f189 ^ wall6 df w ds LC walls in J1 >l J1f288 >l J1f259 ^ wall7 df w ds Wall in J5 under Revetment wall >l J5f284 ^ wall8 df w ds Revetment wall in J5 >l J5f3 ^ wall9 df w ds Mittani Revetment wall in J5 >l J5f192 ^ wall10 df w ds Revetment wall in J5 >l J5f189 ^ wall11 df w ds Revetment wall in J5 >l J5f99 >l J5f41 ^ wall12 df w ds Memory stones on Revetment wall in J5 >l J5f192 ^ wall13 df w ds flank wall of small stair in J5 >l J5f99 >l J5f41 ^ wall14 df w ds small revetment wall in J5 >l J5f140 ^ wall15 df w ds small wall east of staircase in J5 >l J5f142 ^ wall16 df w ds wall of staircase in J5 >l J5f14 >l J5f109 ^ wall17 df w ds wall of staircase in J5f123 >l J5f143 ^ wall18 df w ds wall of staircase in J5 >l J5f123 ;LC3-EDII mudbrick walls ^ wall22 df w >l J6f324 wm mudbrick ;apron ^ apron1 df apron >l J2f131 >l B6f7 ds A monumental stepped stone structure with 21 steps, rising 6 m in height. To the east, it is flanked by staircase JP^st2; to the west, it is flanked by the lower half of flank wall JP^wl4. The staircase has a north-east axis, rising from the plaza to the terrace. It is parallelogram shaped and inclined to the west by 20cm. The lower half is regular, whereas the upper part looks irregular and is damaged. The height of the steps in the lower half corresponds to the height of the steps in the staircase, whereas in the upper half the steps are higher. The first two steps at the top are missing. Below the upper steps is visible the mudbrick glacis JP^gl1. B13 West of staircase JP^st2 and east of revetment wall JP^wl3. wm lime stone sz 133x70x35 60x60x30 25x40x20 nm size of stones large, medium and small sh irregualr rectangular cn lower half well preserved, upper half damaged (missing stones, moved, upper two rows are missing) or Northeast sl 30° ht 5.20m wd 7.80m wd 5m L99 The steps are made of medium-sized, irregularly shaped stones arranged in regular lines. The upper stone overlaps the lower stone by 2 up to 5cm. Smaller stones are set under the steps to adjust for their uneven backsides. Some larger stones are positioned beneath the step stones to form a substructure. I3 EDIII A I10 ED III floor JP^fl1 abuts the lower excavated step. M1 The purpose of the structure is unclear. It was possibly built to overcome the height difference between the plaza and the terrace. However, the steps are too high to climb comfortably. It may have been intended for use as a seating area. The structure is monumental in size. ^ apron2 df apron ds second apron in J2 and J3. Mittani >l J2f132 >l J3f10 >l J3f556 >l J3f532 ;stair ^ stair1 df staircase >l J2f380 ds Early staircase under ^st2 in J2. Three steps are exposed for a width of 2.35m and a height of 8.80m (from the elevation of 8620m to 8700m). The steps continue to the east and west under thick layers. The steps are made of large and medium sized roughly dressed limestone blocks with flat plain surface. Under the larger stones there are small stones and a layer of mud mortar in order to level the uneven backside of the stones. The first step is 0.40 m high and 0.20 m deep, with a width of 1.98 m: it consists of 4 medium stones laid approximately in a straight line on top of a row of stones, which are set straight with the front line of the stones above, forming a kind of shallow wall. The second step overlaps the first and consists of 4 medium sized stones laid parallel to the first step. The step is 1.97 m wide with a tread depth of 0.46 m and a tread height of 0.20 m. The third and last step consists of 4 large stone blocks laid parallel to the previous steps. It is 2.35 m wide with a tread depth of 0.69 m and a height of 0.20 m. This step is overlapped by the large stones under the first step ^st2 and between the stones there is a 5 cm thick layer of mortar. These large stones may belong to the first step of ^apr1, which is not yet exposed, but only visible in this part. The first step of ^apr1 is therefore located above ^st1 and under ^st2. B13 Under ^st2 wm lime stone wd 2.35 nm size of stones large, medium and small sh irregualr rectangular cn well preserved or Northeast sl ht 0.80 I3 EDII I10 EDII (Ninivite V) floors and pavements abut the steps (J2^pv1, J2^pv2, J2^pv3) M1 Steps ^ stair2 >l f131 df stair ds staircase with 21 steps overcoming a high of 6 m, flanked by walls. To the east is flanked by staircase f8. The staircase has a North East axis rising from the plaza to the terrace. Parallelogram in shape, has an inclination to the west of 20 cm. Lower half regular, whereas upper part looks irregular and is damaged. The high of the rows for the lower part correspond to the high of the staircase, whereas the upper part the re rows are higher than the staircase. The upper first two rows are missing B13 West of staircase f8 and east of revetment wall wm lime stone sz 133x70x35 60x60x30 25x40x20 nm size of stones large, medium and small tx smooth and flat for most of the stones sh rectangular and square, but irregualr cn lower half well preserved, upper half damaged (missing stones, moved, upper two rows are missing) or Northeast sl 30° ht 6m L99 The steps consist in medium large undressed stones laid in regular lines. The upper stone overlays for 2-5 cm the lower stone. Smaller stones are set under the step stones to adjust the irregular back side of the stone. Some larger stones are located under steps stones as substructure. Pitch is XX ;tc ov f12 I3 construction phase 2 I10 ED III floor abuts the lower excavated step, to the north mudbrick ED III terrace abut it M1 staircase made to rise from the plaza to the terrace, could be used as a theater, while the high of the steps are not confortable as too high to rise up ^ stair3 df staircase ds steep stair in J5 >l J5f205 ^ stair4 df staircase ds staircase in J5 >l J5f21 ;floors ^ fl1 df f >l J2f179 >l J2f194 >l J2f392 Q3 C2Inst.918 ds Compact gray surface incorporating small pebbles and ceramic sherds, abutting the lowest visible step of JP^apr1. Firstly exposed in season 2001 (C2Inst.918) at the elevation of 8720m immediatly adjacent to the step and descending to 8700m at the distance of 6m south, then rising again about 20cm. The same floor was documented in season 2005 with the feature J2f179, which sealed J2f194 in the same place at the elevation of 8721m. The description of the feature is of a brownish-yellow hard accumulation containing gypsum and pebbles. In season 2009 a gray layer J2392 was recorded in the western section of J2k100 at the elevaion of 8720m. The layer is in section about 10cm thick and gray in colour. Comparing the east section of C2 published from the german team and the west section of k100, the features above mentioned are the same floor. wm clay, pebble, gypsum co yellowish red to gray el 8720 ;tc ab JP^st2 ;tc ab JP^apr1 ;tc co J2^pv4 I3 h3m I10 covers EDII-III pavements and is covered by EDIII floors ht 20cm O1 J2v95 O1 J2v89 O1 J2v160 ;O1 C2v334 ;create JP views O3 J2w210 ;O3 C2 Trench East Section 01-B6-C2-A70-A79-78.jpg ;create JP drawings (from sketch L_W18a0516 J02sk72a P817 al sk.jpg .rd ZK605 ^ fl2 >l J2f381 df f ds Hard grey uneven surface. It has human foot impressions on it, meaning the surface was a mud wet layer, on which people walked on. It covers the first floor ^fl1. On the surface are some pebbles. On top of it was found a grey ashy floor ^fl3. This mud surface was probably a preparation level for the floor constructed above it. It abuts the lowest excavated step of the apron f131. A35 v214 A35 v217 A35 w210 ^ fl3 >l J2f