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by several transverse walls. There is a small recess or niche in the west end of the 

 foundation of House H which opens into this passage, and almost opposite this recess 

 the passage has a short branch to the north which opens on to the Tower Court. 



House I. (Plan on Plate III.) 



This building is almost totally destroyed. It stood on a low platform, with steps 

 descending to the Tower Court. It appears to have consisted of a single chamber with 

 two doorways on the north side. 



At the north-east corner there are traces of stucco decoration on the outer surface 

 of the walls. 



The Enclosed Corridors. (Plates XLV. and XLVI.) 



The Enclosed Corridors are three in number, running parallel to one another nearly 

 east and west, and their position with regard to the Palace Mound is clearly shown in 

 the sections on Plates IV. and XLVI. 



The eastern half of the southern corridor has three doorways opening on to the 

 southern slope of the mound ; the western half of this corridor has been purposely 

 filled in with rubble. The floors of all three corridors are on the same level, about 

 ten feet above the level of the ground on the south side of the Palace Mound. 



The wall at the western end of the corridors has formed part of the western face of 

 the Palace Mound, and J.-shaped holes are pierced through it to admit light to the 

 middle and northern corridors. All three corridors have been divided by secondary 

 transverse walls. 



The middle corridor contains two stone tables, one of them enclosed in a small 

 chamber formed by the transverse walls. In the northern corridor is another table 

 with a line of hieroglyphics on the sides of the stone slab and some ornamentation on 

 the legs, all much worn. The wall-holes are all T-shaped, except those at the west 

 end. Much of the roof at the east end has fallen in. 



From the northern corridor three passages run northwards to stairways which rise, 

 one through the floor of House E, another in House H, and the third in the ruined 

 building to the south of House D. See plan on Plate III. 



