PG/755
| Context Title: | PG/755 |
| Context Name (Publication): | PG 755 |
| Context Description: | Typically referred to as the grave of Meskalamdug, items with this name inscribed upon them were found within. It does not, however, appear to be the same Meskalamdug identified as king on items found elsewhere. |
| Nissen Date: | Ur I - Lu |
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (none) | 29-22-2 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
 | 10000 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Wig. Of Mes-kalam-dug. A casque of hammered gold with engraved detail representing the hair and beard. The hair on top of the head is in long combed and slightly waved tresses coming from a parting which goes right across from front to back down to the ears: it has a long tress bound round the head by a narrow ribbon, and below this are two rows of looped curls: at the back it is gathered into a small chignon: below the looped curls come formal pendant curls 2 rows at the back of the head and 4 rows (for whiskers) in front of the ears. The interior was fitted with a padded cap fastened on by small holes round the edge of the metal: fragments of wool and cloth were found inside. [drawing] |
| 10001 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Cup Oval calabash type, with rib at end On the side, inscr: Mes-Kalam-dug |
| 10002 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Cup Hemispherical (nearly) with simple ridge round rim On one side inscription: Mes-Kalam-dug |
| 10003 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Cup Oval, calabash type Decorated with fluting and engraved patterns round the edge and on the base. The handles are vertical knobs of lapis lazuli between gold plates, secured by rivets. |
| 10004 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Lamp Ordinary flat shell type At the tip of the spout the metal is bent into a coil On the base inscr. "Mes-Kalam-dug" |
| 10005 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Pin With lapis lazuli ball head capped with gold Type V |
| 10006 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Double conoids of gold and lapis The larger gold beads are of foil over bitumen, the smaller more solid: the largest are unusually large, both in gold and lapis |
| 10007 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Triangles of 11 gold and 11 lapis |
| 10008 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Frog Amulet. Lapis [drawing] |
| 10009 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet Lapis In form of a seated ram [drawing] 1:1 |
| 10010 | 31-18-8 | (none) | (none) | Gold Monkey Miniature, on a copper stick (probably a decorative pin), the stick broken [drawing] | |
| 10011 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal White shell Only the remains of it, completely decayed It hung on the silver belt with the gold dagger and whetstone |
| 10012 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Lump of silver Very solid and heavy: it looks as if it might once have been an inscribed tablet, but it is completely decayed and the surface perished |
| 10013 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Drinking-cup (electrum?) apparently lathe spun: base formed by adding a small circular plate. Found with U.10,034 |
| 10014 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Dagger The blade is of gold, leaf shaped with central rib The hilt has a gold guard studded with gold nails: the grip was of silver-plate over wood, the pommel of silver-plate studded with gold. The sheath was of silver. The silver of the hilt has perished altogether: the sheath is preserved in poor condition. It was fixed to a silver belt |
| 10015 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Whetstone Lapis lazuli Hung on a thin gold ring which was attached to the silver belt |
| 10016 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Silver tool Hung on a thin gold ring, which was attached to the silver belt |
| 10017 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Silver Belt Fragments of Found lying round the waist |
| 10018 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Axe Double lunate type Made of a rather low grade electrum [drawing] Type A15 |
| 10019A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-P] Earrings. Gold and Silver. Spirals of wire. [A-D] 4 of gold, [E-P] 12 of silver. There were other silver examples too broken to be kept: all the silver is much corroded. Two of the gold rings were inside silver ones (the latter a good deal broken). |
| 10019B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-P] Earrings. Gold and Silver. Spirals of wire. [A-D] 4 of gold, [E-P] 12 of silver. There were other silver examples too broken to be kept: all the silver is much corroded. Two of the gold rings were inside silver ones (the latter a good deal broken). |
| 10019C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-P] Earrings. Gold and Silver. Spirals of wire. [A-D] 4 of gold, [E-P] 12 of silver. There were other silver examples too broken to be kept: all the silver is much corroded. Two of the gold rings were inside silver ones (the latter a good deal broken). |
| 10019D | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-P] Earrings. Gold and Silver. Spirals of wire. [A-D] 4 of gold, [E-P] 12 of silver. There were other silver examples too broken to be kept: all the silver is much corroded. Two of the gold rings were inside silver ones (the latter a good deal broken). |
| 10019E | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-P] Earrings. Gold and Silver. Spirals of wire. [A-D] 4 of gold, [E-P] 12 of silver. There were other silver examples too broken to be kept: all the silver is much corroded. Two of the gold rings were inside silver ones (the latter a good deal broken). |
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| UPM Field Photo numbers | UPM Field Photo numbers | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p148 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p148 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p149 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p149 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p150 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p150 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p151 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p151 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p152 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p152 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p153 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p153 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p154 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p154 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p155 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p155 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p156 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p156 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p157 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p157 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p158 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p158 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p159 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p159 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p160 | Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p160 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur Notes v10 p148 | Ur Notes v10 p148 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur Notes v10 p149 | Ur Notes v10 p149 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur Notes v10 p150 | Ur Notes v10 p150 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur Notes v10 p150_v | Ur Notes v10 p150_v | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur Notes v10 p151 | Ur Notes v10 p151 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur Notes v10 p152 | Ur Notes v10 p152 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur Notes v10 p153 | Ur Notes v10 p153 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur Notes v10 p154 | Ur Notes v10 p154 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur Notes v10 p155 | Ur Notes v10 p155 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur Notes v10 p156 | Ur Notes v10 p156 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur Notes v10 p157 | Ur Notes v10 p157 | (none) |
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