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)
3058 (none) (none) (none) Couchant lion of shell. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
3057 (none) 1927,1003.243 (none) Fragment of engraved shell. Curved and engraved with flower pattern.
3056 (none) 1927,1003.159 (none) Terracotta plaque. Showing goddess seated on bull, holding bird in left hand, crescent on pole at back and nude bull-headed man facing her. [drawing 1:1]
3048 (none) (none) (none) Pottery vase. Large stand vase with strangely marked shoulders in succession. Much encrusted with salt. Type CXVII, =RC.197, (not p) (slightly different from type)
3047 (none) 1927,1003.118 (none) Pottery Lekythos [in Greek]. Reddish ware with grey surface. Type LXII (slightly over half size) =P94.
3044 (none) (none) (none) Duck. Of white frit originally glazed: pierced for suspension: beak missing. [drawing 1:1]
3041B (none) (none) (none) Stone plumb-bobs. A. of buff colored limestone. B. a harder grey stone. [drawing]
3041A (none) (none) (none) Stone plumb-bobs. A. of buff colored limestone. B. a harder grey stone. [drawing]
3040 (none) 1927,1003.160 (none) Terracotta figurine. Pinkish ware. Female in flounced dress with hands clasped : much encrusted by salt. [drawing 1:1]
3039 31-16-984 (none) (none) Terracotta horse. Only head and neck with hands of last rider on neck.
3038 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta horse. Head only of red ware. [drawing 1:1]
3030 (none) 1927,1003.188 (none) Duck. Of white frit originally glazed: pierced for suspension.
3029 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta head. Camel or horse: head only. [drawing 1:1]
3028 (none) (none) (none) Frog. Of white frit originally glazed. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
3023 (none) (none) B16252 Terracotta bedstead. Buffware with rough rush pattern. Legs broken off.
3015 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta stool. Miniature, with rough rush design. [drawing 1:1]
3014 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Female, fragmentary, with coiled plaits: hands raised towards chin. [drawing 1:1]
3013 (none) 1927,1003.170 (none) Terracotta figurine. Fragmentary. Presumably fish-god, bearing mace in left hand. One leg exposed. [drawing 1:1]
3012 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude goddess surrounded by stars. [drawing 1:1]
2995 (none) (none) (none) Flat seal. Pottery. Neo-Babylonian/Persian Period [drawing]
2994 (none) (none) (none) Seal cylinder. Soapstone. III Ur Dynasty. [drawing]
2993 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Soapstone III Ur Dynasty. Weather worn. [drawing]
2991 (none) 1927,1003.166 (none) Terracotta figurine. Male with headgear, in profile: stick in left hand. [drawing 1:1]
2990 (none) 1927,1003.153 (none) Terracotta. Two figures, one larger than other holding one vase. Both stand upon beasts. [drawing 1:1]
299 (none) 1923,1110.219 (none) Clay cone, frag of, From top. 2nd col of inscription of a ruler of lagush (?) recording the building of a temple in Ninua. Copied and transliterated. Placed in IN/No.5 [crossed out]

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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