Coffin 1 held the skeletons of 1 unidentified royal woman, 3 children, one infant, and a fetus; and it held a vast amount of gold and jewelry. A gold seal identified coffin 2 as Hamâ, queen of Shalmaneser. A gold stamp seal pendant that indicated her as such was buried with her and may have initially been placed around her neck. Queen Hama died between the ages of 18 and 20, thus her rule as sēgallu was short-lived. This could explain her burial in one of the bronze coffins rather than a tomb of her own, as her death was likely sudden, leaving no time for a new construction. Hama's body was wearing a gold crown, one of the most famous finds from the excavation of the Queens' Tombs at Nimrud. Coffin 3 held the remains of 5 adults, 2 males, 2 probable female, and 1 probably male. The unusual placements of the coffins can be explained in various ways, including: someone moving the body in the main coffin to the ones in the antechamber at some period in antiquity, looting, or other extenuating circumstances. The three coffins in the outer chamber were placed against the doors. This placing prevented the thieves, who robbed the main sarcophagus, from doing the same in the antechamber. Tomb IV The corridor between room 72 and room 71 held a baked brick slab, and underneath was the entrance to Tomb IV. The entrance was arched and blocked by bricks. In Tomb IV, archaeologists found a rectangular stone sarcophagus, originally covered by 4 slabs of terracotta. Only a few objects and a couple teeth remained of the unknown deceased. The tomb was robbed in antiquity, and so little remains, but what is still there confirms the burial practices observed in the other tombs. Architectural features and assemblage Northwest Palace Around 888 B.C.E., Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II began constructing what is widely considered to be the most significant architectural achievement of his 24 year reign: the Northwest Palace at Nimrud. The building then became the Assyrian empire's main palace, replacing the royal palace at Ashur. While it was mainly used for administrative purposes and general royal protocol, the palace's historical intrigue primarily stems from its Southern Section, wherein located were the domestic wing and the royal harem. The Southern Section of the Northwest Palace was a residential dwelling for Nimrud's royal women, the wives and cohorts