Context Title: Ur Hinterland     
Context Name (Publication): Ur Hinterland     
Context Description: This term describes the area around Ur. It includes the sites surrounding Ur from where objects were brought in by the workers.      

Objects: Ur Hinterland Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
18047B (none) 1932,1008.238 (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female standing full face, hands clasped. (A) Complete to knees. (B) Complete but mould has failed between knees and feet. (C) Complete. (D) Complete from knees upwards. Poor impression. (E) The same figure but 2 heads struck from the same mould have been attached to one body, very clumsily. Doubtful authenticity. Said to be from Digdiggeh.
18057 (none) 1932,1008.236 (none) Terracotta relief. Seated goddess on throne, full face, hands clasped. She wears a flat head-dress and long flounced robe. Complete (entirely covered with salt).
18033 (none) 1932,1008.234 (none) Terracotta figurine. (relief). Goddess, full face, standing, with wide flat head-dress and heavily flounced dressed, hands clasped. Complete.
17860 (none) 1932,1008.188 (none) Amulet. Spread eagle of glazed frit (the glaze all gone). [drawing 1:1]
17760A (none) 1932,1008.186 (none) [A-C] 3 lids of jar. Frit. [drawing 1:1]
17941 (none) 1932,1008.180 (none) Scarab. Frit, formerly glazed, now perished. [drawing 1:1]
18190 (none) 1932,1008.179 (none) Stamp seal. Dark steatite. Square pyramidal design, a spread eagle.
17706 (none) 1932,1008.177 (none) Cylinder seal. Clay. Tree between 2 adoring figures; crescent above one; 1 line erased inscription.
18157 (none) 1932,1008.176 (none) Cylinder seal. Frit, once glazed but glaze all perished. Crude design: a hunter, with birds in the field: triangle border.
18182 (none) 1932,1008.175 (none) Cylinder seal. White marble. A double row of horizontal slashes.
17868 (none) 1932,1008.173 (none) Cylinder seal. White limestone. Introduction scene with seated deity and 2 standing figures: poor work.
18184 (none) 1932,1008.164 (none) Cylinder seal. Light steatite. 2 trees (?) and a standard (?) rude early cutting: much worn.
18183 (none) 1932,1008.163 (none) Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. A standing god, a worshipper at a shrine (?) and 2 columns of inscription. Badly cut and much worn.
17707 (none) 1932,1008.161 (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. 2 men fighting lion; inscription containing royal name.
17738 (none) 1932,1008.159 (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. 2 standing figures; crescent on staff.
18192 (none) 1932,1008.158 (none) Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Introduction scene, 3 standing figures. Poor rough work.
18172 (none) 1932,1008.157 (none) Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Eagle grasping 2 stags. Poor work.
17663 (none) 1932,1008.156 (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite, black. 2 lions and 2 gazelles heraldically arranged; a star between the gazelles.
18147 (none) 1932,1008.149 (none) Beads. Blue paste. Mostly small double conoids, but a few tubular and date-shaped. ? Third Dynasty.
18142B (none) 1932,1008.136 (none) Beads. A collection of mixed stone beads. The majority of stalagmite calcite, plain milky calcite, black and white granite, marble, steatite, pink limestone, jasper etc. ? Third dynasty.
18142A (none) 1932,1008.134 (none) Beads. A collection of mixed stone beads. The majority of stalagmite calcite, plain milky calcite, black and white granite, marble, steatite, pink limestone, jasper etc. ? Third dynasty.
18202A (none) 1932,1008.114 (none) Beads. Carnelian. Rings and rod pendants.
18127.1 (none) 1932,1008.112 (none) Beads. Carnelian. Small ball and fleur-de-lys.
18203A (none) 1932,1008.111 (none) Beads. Carnelian. Rings and poppy seed pendants.
16738A (none) 1931,1010.91 (none) Puzuzu heads. [A] One shell, [B] one frit. Both pierced at top of head for suspension.

Media: Ur Hinterland Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Media Media Title Title Label Author Omeka Label
UPM Field Photo numbers UPM Field Photo numbers (none) (none) (none)
Ur Excavations IV; The Early Periods Ur Excavations IV; The Early Periods 1955 Woolley, L. (none)
Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period 1976 Woolley, L. and M. Mallowan (none)
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