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)
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]
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]
3249C (none) 1927,1003.16 (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.
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.
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]
3249L (none) 1927,1003.19 (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.
3105 (none) 1927,1003.20 (none) Gudean clay cone. Fragment. To Nina, the priestess lady, lady of In-dubba, his lady, Gudea, patesi of Lagash, has done the proper thing? Cf. SAKI p.142 Backstein H.
3307 (none) 1927,1003.224 (none) Gold disk. Plain beaten leaf, ornamented and in very bad condition. In text: Kassite period (15) in cat.
3306 (none) 1927,1003.225 (none) Gold disk. Plain beaten leaf, ornamented and in very bad condition. 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.
3308 (none) 1927,1003.231 (none) Gold disk. Small, of plain unadorned leaf. In text: Kassite period (15) in cat.
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.
3031 (none) 1927,1003.4 (none) Door-socket of Bur-Sin. Blue stone. Same inscription U.295 (Photo 24) To Nin-gal, his lady Bur-Sin mighty hero king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world has built her beloved house, Gi(g)-par azag for his life he has dedicated.
3112 (none) 1927,1003.42 (none) Cone of Warad-Sin. Fragment. Variation of inscription: SAKI p.212 B.
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]
3079 (none) 1927,1003.67 (none) Polished celt. Of dark green stone. [drawing 1:1]
3244 (none) 1927,1003.7 (none) Gudea Foundation Tablet. Soapstone. To dNindar, the priest king, his king, Gudea, patesi of Lagash has built his beloved house, E-lal-tum (House where honey is brought), his KI-AB-DI-KI H.C.
3279 (none) 1927,1003.77 (none) Fragment of stone vase. White obsidian finely polished.
3340 (none) 1927,1003.79 (none) Half-bead mould. Limestone, for bead with scarab design. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (14). [Additional note on back regarding dinner plans] [drawing 1:1]
3026 (none) 1927,1003.91 (none) Bronze implement. Genus unknown : both ends flattened. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (10) and Fig.
6742 (none) 1928,1009.2 (none) Diorite door-socket. To nannar, king of Ur, dEnlilla-mishag, patesi of Niffer (the ? has restored?) E. H.C.

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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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