https://urkesh.org / RECORD / MZ Sitewide / MZA_Phases-Units

MZ Sitewide (Version 2)

MZS Excavations / Stratigraphy

Synopsis

Giorgio Buccellati, James L. Walker – May 2024
MZS Frame MZA (ZI526 gB)                
horizons     Hr/PH phases   strata
middle chr Mesopotamia Urkesh   MZA Palace area   Mesopotamia Urkesh Syria   MZA
politics religion       A15 A16   history archaeology    
                 
1900 AD         9 m         Mozan     1-19
  medieval       h                 20-39
  late antiq.       c                 40-59
.     8z          
1307-1275 Middle Assyrian scattered occupation   8         Ada-nirari I     Late Bronze   60-99
(1365)-1330           Asshur-uballit      
      7z          
1365-1335 Mittani royal sanctuary
and open air
use of the ābi		   7 v     Shattiwaza
Tushratta		 breakdown of the tradition Nuzi/LB 100-139
1380   s     Shuttarna II use of re-organized western Terrace
1400   m     Artatama I the great shift 140-
1450   j     Saushtatar de-emphasis of eastern portion 170-
  f     beginning of filling in of Plaza  
1500   c     Parattarna I attempts at protecting NW terrace 180-
      6z          
1600 Khana reluctant vassal     6 m         Terru. Haziran   Khabur/MB/OJ 2 200-299
    h       Zimri-Lim  
1800   c       Shamshi-Adad  
      5z          
1900 retrenchment localized
power		     5 m A15     Isin-Larsa     OJ I   300-399
      h A15 A16          
2000     c A15, A16   Ur III Atal-šen   Early Jez.V  
      Sadar-mat    
      4z        
2100 imperial alliance
and dynastic
marriages
with Akkad		 the ābi
from
open air
to covered
structure		   4         Post-Imperial     EJ IVb   400-499
2200   r       Šar-kali-šarri Išar-kinum    
    r A15            
2230   m A15 A16   late Naram-Sin Tar'am-Agade    
    l A15                
    k   A16              
2270   j A15 A16   early Naram-Sin Tupkish   EJ IVa   500-599
2290   f A15     Sargon, M., R. Tish-atal (?)    
2330           proto-imperial escarpment 2      
2400   c   A16   ED IIIb BA – Terrace   EJ IIIb  
      3z          
2500 proto-
urban		 beginning
of political
power?		 reorgani-
zation of
Temple
Terrace		   3 m     ED IIIa     EJ IIIa 600-699
2600                
    h     ED II     EJ II/late Nin.V
2800                
    c     ED I     EJ I/early Nin.V
      2z        
2900 proto-
literate		 expansion
of sacral
institutions		   2 r       J Nasr/post-Uruk     EJ0, pre Nin.V 700-799
3000   p       Late Uruk     LC5
3400   m       Late Middle Uruk     LC4   800-899
3600   h       Early Middle Uruk   early Terrace – B8 LC3  
3800   c       Early Uruk     LC2  
      1z        
4000 prehistory sacral origins?   1 r     Late Ubaid     LC1 900-999
4200   p     Early Ubaid      
4500   m     Late Halaf      
4800   h     Early Halaf      
5000   c     Proto-Halaf      


[Original material for checking content and format: