Palace Destruction

Overview

Palace VI consists not only of the governor’s residence, but also a subsidiary building on the east. The 1-m-thick western wall is separated from the residency by a passageway or alley 4 m wide. In the passageway, a Hittite bulla made of dark gray unbaked clay was discovered. The title “king and child” and a design of two circles and a triangle—symbolizing good health—appear on the concave surface of the seal. A fragment of a cuneiform Sumerian-Akkadian literary text, a Mycenaean IIIB stirrup-jar, and an Egyptian signet ring of the New Kingdom were also found in the passageway.