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Unit Book J6

The Northeastern End of the Temple Terrace and the Betili (Version 1a)

J6^glacis3

Processed on 2025-01-08

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Includes other label 2008-09-01 pC f164 (glacis)
f183 (accumulation A)
f187 (glacis) [Input: U717PC2.J]
Best definition 2008-09-01 !! glacis [Input: U717PC2.J]
Best image 2009-07-17 pC
v151 [Input: U717PC2.J]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Labeling

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on labeling 2008-09-01 pC f164 is the same as J4f150 [Input: U717PC2.J]

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2008-09-01 pC glacis [Input: U717PC2.J]
Description (summary) 2008-09-01 pC It is the glacis east of wall f129, of a red orange granular soil; the main characteristic is that it slopes sharply to the south, beginning as thick compact band and ending as a thin orizontal layer (f183). The purpose of this glacis is still not clear: a probable explanation is that it was meant to protect wall f129. It probably continues to the east as f187 in k74 [Input: U717PC2.J]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Argument 2008-09-01 pC f187 was found in connection with wall f166 and was not excavated completely, so we could not determine whether it is the same as f164. The equivalence is based only on the assumption that the elevation and the type of material (red orange granular with Late Akkadian material, as pottery and seal) in both glacis are similar. [Input: U717PC2.J]