Context Title: Ningal Temple | HD     
Context Name (Excavation): Hall's Dump     
Context Name (Publication): Ningal Temple; Southern Ziggurat Terrace     
Context Description: The excavation area abbreviation HD stands for Hall's Dump. When H.R. Hall investigated portions of the ziggurat in 1919, he left a great deal of back-dirt to the south of the structure. Woolley worked for several seasons clearing the rest of the ziggurat and in season 3 he removed Hall's back-dirt dump. It had covered most of the southern ziggurat terrace, and moving it revealed a temple to Ningal of the Neo-Babylonian and Kassite periods as well as a series of rooms of these late periods probably used for storage. In the earlier periods, the southern terrace was largely free from structures.     
Season Number: 03: 1924-1925      

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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)
3249M (none) 1927,1003.18 (none) [A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3253 (none) (none) (none) Head of statue. Black diorite:: head of young person, finely modeled, broken off at base of skull: nose broken. Sketch. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (8) but date is probably 3rd Dynasty or earlier. [drawing]
3261 (none) (none) (none) Ur-Engur Door-socket. Usual inscription.
3262 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. Of carnelian, crystal, agate, one pebble and one amethyst; carnelian very roughly cut. In text: Neo-Babylonian period(5) in cat.
3267 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone. Fragment. Construction - with the great cubit of Sin: - of the great outer wall (Kir-mah). King probably Larsa (Warad-Sin or Rim-Sin?) H.C.
3278 (none) (none) (none) Shell inlay fragment. Portion of flounced woolen dress, finely worked. From figure ringed on to base by wires at back. Rough sketch. [drawing 1:1]
3279 (none) 1927,1003.77 (none) Fragment of stone vase. White obsidian finely polished.
3295 (none) 1927,1003.65 (none) Stone crescent. Pink marble, bored for insertion of standard pole. Sketch 1:2/ in text: Neo-Babylonian period (13) in Cat. [drawing 1:2]
3297B (none) (none) (none) Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps, side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E-dAsur (the place of his royalty) H.C.
3298B (none) (none) (none) Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps, side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E-sag-dug-ga the shrine of his Enlil-ship (=Lordship) H.C.
3299B (none) 1927,1003.269 (none) Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps, side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E As-an-bu the shrine of Enlil H.C.
3304 (none) 1927,1003.127 (none) Miniature jar. Of faience, originally glazed, with two holes pierced at opposite side of lip. Hole presumably for containing unguents. Type sketch 1:1. in text: Kassite period(16). Cat. [drawing 1:1]
3305 (none) 1927,1003.113 (none) Silver cup. Straight-sided cup of silver alloyed with copper and ornamented. Type sketch 1:1. in Cat. In text: kassite period(16) [drawing 1:1]
3306 (none) 1927,1003.225 (none) Gold disk. Plain beaten leaf, ornamented and in very bad condition. In text: Kassite period (15) in cat.
3307 (none) 1927,1003.224 (none) Gold disk. Plain beaten leaf, ornamented and in very bad condition. In text: Kassite period (15) in cat.
3308 (none) 1927,1003.231 (none) Gold disk. Small, of plain unadorned leaf. In text: Kassite period (15) in cat.
3309 (none) 1927,1003.226 (none) Gold leaf. Bearing traces of relief: fragmentary. In etxt: Kassite period (15) in cat.
3310 (none) 1927,1003.227 (none) Gold leaf. Bearing traces of relief beaten into pattern. . In text: Kassite period (15) in cat.
3311 (none) 1927,1003.228 (none) Gold leaf. Carved fragment in shape of blade, with dots beaten in round edge. In text: Kassite period (16) in cat.
3312 (none) (none) (none) Gold leaf fragments? four fragments. Plain leaf. In txt: Kassite period (16) in cat.
3313 (none) (none) (none) Gold wire. Small fragments. In text: Kassite period (16) in cat.
3314A (none) 1927,1003.130 (none) (A) Small unguent vase of faience originally glazed. Type sketch 1:1. [drawing 1:1] (B) miniature altar (?) of faience originally glazed [drawing 1:1]
3314B (none) 1927,1003.187 (none) (A) Small unguent vase of faience originally glazed. Type sketch 1:1. [drawing 1:1] (B) miniature altar (?) of faience originally glazed [drawing 1:1]
3316 (none) (none) (none) Brick - Time of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. With counting board of 6 by 10 squares. In text: neo-Babylonian period (6) in Cat.[drawing]
3327 (none) (none) (none) Mud statuette. Broken. Standing figurine with clasped hands, long shawl of robe. Upper part above hands broken off off actually 12 1/2 by 7 cm.. Inscription on back: --Mu-ir-ru-um --mu-kin par-si The commandment? the keeper of the ordnances H.C.

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Media Media Title Title Label Author Omeka Label
Ur Excavations V: The Ziggurat and its Surroundings Ur Excavations V: The Ziggurat and its Surroundings 1939 Woolley Leonard (none)
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Sibling Locations

Courtyard BB - PDW - Room FF - Room GG - Room SW 2 - Ziggurat

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