Preface

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J4 in isolation

J4 covers what can be considered a small area, enclosing the western boundary of wall J2f219. J4 does not have many structures and shows minimal use of the area.

Chronologically, it contains two phases, an Imperial Akkadian phase covered directly by Mittani depositions, to which belongs the structures and use phases of the area.

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J4 within its broader setting

This unit must be seen within the light of the excavations in J6, and especially as a part of the entire temple area in general. The findings from J4 corroborate the understanding of the area east of the monumental staircase J2f130, as a service quarter where it was kept clean and empty throughout the use phases of the monumental access, before the shift of the access to a smaller one found in excavation unit J5.