The Mitannian settlement is dated through the pottery which consists of younger Khabur ware and Nuzi ware, and through the presence of Mitannian seals and sealings, and text HT 3 in Mitanni-Akkadian ductus, found in the debris of R109 (41/37–H3-H4) in the Central Palace.
The Lower Town spans an area of 245 ha. It is separated from the surrounding area by a wall and a trench, both of which were visible in the area until the early 1990s. In the following years, both wall and trench were levelled in the course of a land clearance project and now have completely disappeared except for a small area in squares -16 – -30/+6 – +10, in which traces of the wall are still visible. The dimensions of the mud bricks and the pottery make a dating in the Mitannian period plausible. As a result of the levelling, no entrances or pathways can be found.
The areas of the town and the residential terrace. TH 5, fig. 9.