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MZA cross frames

Giorgio Buccellati – May 2024
MZ Frame MZA with cross-frames (ZI527 gB)                        
horizons     frames   phases   strata
middle chr Mesopotamia Urkesh   MZA AAC JPB   Mesopotamia Urkesh Syria   MZA
politics religion   hr ph hr ph hr ph   history archaeology    
                         
1900 AD         9 m 6 b 8     Mozan     1-19
  medieval       h a               20-39
  late antiq.       c               40-59
.     8z                
1307-1275 Middle Assyrian scattered occupation   8     Adad-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 6 b 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 a 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 5 c 5 c   Terru. Haziran   Khabur/MB/OJ 2 200-299
    h b b Zimri-Lim  
1800   c a a Shamshi-Adad  
      5z                
1900 retrenchment localized
power		     5 m 4   4 b   Isin-Larsa     OJ I   300-399
      h            
2000     c a a   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   3   3     Post-Imperial     EJ IVb   400-499
2200   r       Šar-kali-šarri Išar-kinum    
    r              
2230   m       late Naram-Sin Tar'am-Agade    
    l                      
    k                      
2270   j 2   2     early Naram-Sin Tupkish   EJ IVa   500-599
2290   f       Sargon, M., R. Tish-atal (?)    
2330     1   1 h   proto-imperial escarpment 2      
2400   c   g   ED IIIb BA – Terrace   EJ IIIb  
      3z          
2500 proto-
urban		 beginning
of political
power?		 reorgani-
zation of
Temple
Terrace		   3 m 1 e ED IIIa     EJ IIIa 600-699
2600     d        
    h c ED II     EJ II/late Nin.V
2800     b        
    c a 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      


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