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Unit Book J4

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

Entries authored by mKB

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Total entries: 71
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Constituent Roster Date Record
f58 I99 2006-08-30 Mittani, but some Khabur and Phase 4 ceramics mixed in [Input: Q830MKB.j]
f60 I99 2006-08-30 Mittani with a few earlier sherds mixed in [Input: Q830MKB.j]
f63 I99 2006-08-30 Mittani with some earlier sherds mixed in [Input: Q830MKB.j]
f64 I99 2006-08-30 Mittani with some earlier sherds mixed in [Input: Q830MKB.j]
f64 I99 2006-09-03 probably Mittani [Input: Q903MKB.j]
f76 I99 2006-09-03 Mittani [Input: Q903MKB.j]
f78 I99 2006-09-03 unclear [Input: Q903MKB.j]
f78 I99 2006-09-15 this feature is Mittani [Input: Q915MKB.j]
f79 I99 2006-09-03 Mittani [Input: Q903MKB.j]
f88 I99 2006-09-11 Phase 5 [Input: Q911MKB.j]
f103 I99 2006-09-11 Phase 5 [Input: Q911MKB.j]
f118 I99 2006-09-11 most shape sherds date to the Phase 5 but a few sherds may be Phase 6 [Input: Q911MKB.j]
f118 I99 2006-09-15 Khabur [Input: Q915MKB.j]
f119 I99 2006-09-11 late Phase 4 or early Phase 5 [Input: Q911MKB.j]
f119 I99 2006-09-15 this feature in front of the large stone steps is probably mixed Khabur and Mittani [Input: Q915MKB.j]
f121 I99 2006-09-15 mixed Khabur and Mittani but there are more Mittani types than Khabur types [Input: Q915MKB.j]
f124 I99 2006-09-15 unclear [Input: Q915MKB.j]
f150 I11 2008-08-16 date determined by looking at shapes and decoration only; pottery q lots will receive a full analysis at a later time. Date unclear based on the mixed nature of the ceramics and based on preliminary examination of shapes and decoration [Input: S831mKB.j]
f158 I11 2008-08-16 date determined by looking at shapes and decoration only; pottery q lots will receive a full analysis at a later time. Date unclear based on the mixed nature of the ceramics and based on preliminary examination of shapes and decoration [Input: S831mKB.j]
f160 I11 2008-08-16 date determined by looking at shapes and decoration only; pottery q lots will receive a full analysis at a later time. Date unclear based on the mixed nature of the ceramics and based on preliminary examination of shapes and decoration [Input: S831mKB.j]
q113 I99 2006-08-30 few Mitanni sherds [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q115 I99 2006-08-30 1 handle, 2 Phase 4 jar rim, 1 Mittani jar rim [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q117 I99 2006-08-30 2 Phase 3 bowls, 1 small IM bowl, 1 Mittani jar [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q118 I99 2006-08-30 1 Mittani bowl or jar, 1 Mittani jar [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q121 I99 2006-08-30 1 handle, Mittani ring base, Mittani jar with eim extending toward the exterior [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q122 I99 2006-08-30 mixed Khabur and Mittani [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q123 I99 2006-08-30 1 Mittani body sherd with rope decoration, 2 Mittani jars, 1 Phase 4 sherd with wheat and wavy line pattern [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q124 I99 2006-08-30 1 Phase 4 ribbed jar rim, 1 Khabur painted body sherd, 1 Mittani jar rim and goblet base [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q125 I99 2006-08-30 1 Khabur carinated bowl, 1 small Simple ware bowl, 1 Mittani ring base [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q127 I99 2006-08-30 1 Phase 4 jar, Mittani rope decorated bowl [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q129 I99 2006-08-30 1 Phase 4 ribbed jar, 1 Khabur small jar, 1 ring base either Mittani or Khabur, 1 Mittani bowl [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q130 I99 2006-08-30 1 Khabur footed base, Mittani jar rims [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q131 I99 2006-08-30 Mittani bowls and jars, 1 Mittani carinated bowl [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q147 I99 2006-09-03 base of Mittani goblet, Mittani jar rim, 2 bowl rims probably Mittani [Input: Q903MKB.j]
q148 I99 2006-09-03 Mittani footed and disk bases, Mittani jar rims, Phase 4 jar rim [Input: Q903MKB.j]
q158 I99 2006-08-30 2 Mittani jars, 1 footed base, 1 jar with ribs on body below rim that may be Khabur, 1 Phase 4 wheat and wavy line decoration [Input: Q830MKB.j]
q159 I99 2006-09-03 latest sherds are Mittani but also lot includes Phase 4 sherds and 1 possible Phase 5 sherd [Input: Q903MKB.j]
q161 I99 2006-09-03 large Mittani type strainer, small bowl possibly painted [Input: Q903MKB.j]
q164 I99 2006-09-03 Mittani jar rim [Input: Q903MKB.j]
q166 I99 2006-09-03 Mittani jar rim, rest unclear [Input: Q903MKB.j]
q168 I99 2006-09-03 Mittani ring base, Mittani necked jar rim with rib at base of rim [Input: Q903MKB.j]
q172 I99 2006-09-03 Mittani type ribbed body sherd, Mittani jar rim, Mittani unpainted body sherds [Input: Q903MKB.j]
q237 I99 2006-09-15 Mittani ribbed carinated pot sherd, a Mittani ribbed bowl, a Mittani bowl with ribs on top of the rim and carination on the upper body, a painted body sherd of unknown date [Input: Q915MKB.j]
q244 I99 2006-09-15 small but thick rounded handle, sherd with ribs on the body but date unknown, thin bowl with flat rim date unknown [Input: Q915MKB.j]
q246 I99 2006-09-11 no painted sherds except one painted solid jar neck and rim of a type common in the early Phase 5 period except that this one was not painted with as dark paint as is usual for this time period. Double strand jar rim with lower strand pointed, typical for Phase 5. [Input: Q911MKB.j]
q246 I99 2006-09-15 painted Mittani deep bowl sherd with wide rib just below the rim, Mittani jar rims, possible Phase 3 jar rim, possible Khabur jar rim [Input: Q915MKB.j]
q247 I99 2006-09-11 1 Khabur ribbed body sherd, thick rimmed jar, possibly Mittani disk base [Input: Q911MKB.j]
q247 I99 2006-09-15 body sherd with Khabur rounded and flattened ribs, Khabur disk base, Khabur deep bowl [Input: Q915MKB.j]
q248 I99 2006-09-11 Khabur bowl with parallel lines painted on top of a flat rim, Khabur painted body sherds, 1 Khabur handle, 1 Khabur period flat rim bowl, unpainted [Input: Q911MKB.j]
q254 I99 2006-09-11 2 Khabur painted sherds, 1 gray burnished bowl with an unpierced lug handle at the rim, body sherds with flat ribs probably dating to the Khabur period [Input: Q911MKB.j]
q255 I99 2006-09-11 fine body sherds of a Khabur pot and possibly a cup, Khabur body sherds with rounded ribs, rim of a very heavy jar date unknown, Khabur bowl with wide flat rim and template lines just below the rim, conical cup or straight sided bowl date unknown. [Input: Q911MKB.j]
q260 I99 2006-09-15 Mittani bowl and jar rims, Mittani footed goblet [Input: Q915MKB.j]
q263 I99 2006-09-15 unclear [Input: Q915MKB.j]
q264 I99 2006-09-15 Mittani jar with rib below the rim, Mittani medium jar with overhanging flat rim [Input: Q915MKB.j]
q266 I99 2006-09-15 painted jar rim either Khabur or Mittani, Mittani bowl with rib below rim, Mittani jar with rib below rim, handle date unknown, Khabur gray burnished ribbed bowl, Khabur or Mittani painted jar rim [Input: Q915MKB.j]
q269 I99 2006-09-15 Khabur body sherds of vessel with rounded ribs, disk base, Phase 4 ribbed rim pot [Input: Q915MKB.j]
q276 I99 2006-09-15 wide Mittani disk base, Mittani double rope decoration of thin ropes, some Phase 3 sherds, high footed base of unknown date [Input: Q915MKB.j]
q281 K99 2008-08-16 2 Mittani bowl rims, many body sherds of Chaff Tempered, Simple and Wet Smooth wares, Phase 3 plant wiped base, Simple ware conical cups and bowls, 1 Phase 4 large deep bowl with 2 lines of rope decoration [Input: S831mKB.j]
q282 I10 2008-08-16 Phase 3 necked jar [Input: S831mKB.j]
q282 K99 2008-08-16 Simple ware conical cups and bowls, 1 wide hole in the center of the base, many Chaff Tempered and Simple ware body sherds [Input: S831mKB.j]
q283 K99 2008-08-16 some Late Chalcolithic, bowl of a Phase 1 shape but not made in Wet Smooth ware so may be later, 1 Phase 3 jar rim, Phase 3 jar body sherd with water drip marks on the exterior, small Phase 1 bowl made in Simple ware, Simple ware conical cups [Input: S831mKB.j]
q284 K99 2008-08-16 1 body sherd wioth late Ninevite 5 decoration, small gray ware jar, 1 flaring rim jar with interior groove, 1 heavy Red Calcite ware jar with brown-buff exterior (date Mittani?), Simple ware conical cups and bowls, some Late Chalcolithic [Input: S831mKB.j]
q285 K99 2008-08-16 3 body sherds probably dating to Ninevite 5 based on the low firing and yellow-buff color, some Late Chalcolithic [Input: S831mKB.j]
q16.1 B10 2006-09-04 clay artifact [Input: Q904MKB.j]
q16.1 B11 2006-09-04 the preserved portion indicates a raised border at the top but not one on the right side and no border below the feet to indicate that it is part of a plaque divided into registers. The plaque is flat on top and on the reverse as well as the preserved right side. However if it had been divided into the standard, but by no means universal, pattern of three registers than the original would have been about 5-6 cm high. [Input: Q904MKB.j]
q16.1 I99 2006-09-04 early Akkadian [Input: Q904MKB.j]
q16.1 J1 2006-09-04 3.3 [Input: Q904MKB.j]
q16.1 J3 2006-09-04 2.6@ the top [Input: Q904MKB.j]
q16.1 K11 2006-09-04 upper right corner [Input: Q904MKB.j]
q16.1 K13 2006-09-04 two evenly spaced figures, a soldier on the left and a naked prisoner on the right. The head of the soldier is shown in profile facing right. He is wearing a head band but his hair above is not clear. The beard is shown as short thickened strands with the hint of curls at the bottom. His left shoulder is represented in front view with his arm is rendered as wide near the shoulder, a pointed elbow and a thinner arm to the wrist. His left hand holds a cord used to restrain his prisoner. The prisoner is nude and rendered with his head in profile, shoulders in front view and the rest of his body in a rotated view with the change in direction coming at mid torso so that his legs and genitals are depicted in profile. Since he is shown walking his left leg is forward, his genitals are shown against the middle portion of his left leg. While a cord is tied around his neck, his hands are not fastened behind his back, as we have in other scenes of prisoners; his right arm is indicated as bent up across his chest. Unfortunately his left arm is not preserved. [Input: Q904MKB.j]
q16.1 K15 2006-09-04 The stylistic characteristics of this plaque indicate that it is early Akkadian in date. These include the details of the beard, the shape of the eyes, the extension of the lower stomach, and especially the rotated posture. The plaque is close in style to the fragment of a stone plaque discovered a number of years ago in A7. Both represent significant interaction between two figures, evenly spaced, with bodies in a rotated view. Other ED III and early Akkadian scenes in registers depict soldiers restraining prisoners who are walking in front of them. While the rest of the plaque cannot be reconstructed with certainty, it probably also depicted other pairs of soldiers and naked prisoners. The imaging of captive prisoners is a favorite theme in late ED III and early Akkadian iconography, not only because the period is one of turmoil as the Akkadian dynasty sought to extend its imperial presence. The victories of the imperial army and the widespread images of their success, extending even in the popular culture of the period, contributed significantly to the image of power and prestige the dynasty wanted to create in the public perception. This perception was important to create not only in the minds of their immediate neighbors but also in the consciousness of states as far away as Urkesh. [Input: Q904MKB.j]