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)
12629 (none) (none) (none) Mould for Sirrush. Minute. Shale? Dark. Back of mould shaped like a rectangular stamp seal.
12630 (none) (none) (none) Tortoise. Miniature. Steatite. Grey.
12631 (none) 1929,1017.326 (none) [A] Beads. A motley collection including: rock crystal balls, hematite balls, shell and (Chrysoprase?) [chalcedony] bugles (broken), [B.1-.3] 2 unpierced steatite cylinders (for seals). 1 - unpierced marble cylinder (ditto) and [C] fragment of an obsidian mace head. (truncated pear shaped).
1264 (none) (none) (none) Fragment from edge of a bowl in a black porous stone, with remains of an archaic inscription under lip.
1265 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal the device mostly obliterated, but containing 3 lines inscription. Sa-ku-gi; mar Lugal-ka-gi; amel (?) DIM.
1266 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal; two confronted human figures slaying lion which rears between them facing left. Inscription. Emuk(GIR)-i-li-sa(!) mar Urdnin-? PA KU(?) LU(?)
1267 (none) (none) B15592, B15592 Cylinder seal; scene of "introduction" to seated god facing right, with star and crescent above. Inscription: Lugal-asum-gal (cf. U.1268) mar Ur-sul. Su-du-a.
1268 (none) (none) B15593, B15593 Cylinder seal in 2 registers: above, scene of "introduction" to a goddess. A woman is led forward by a female protecting deity. In lower register, 3 swans. Inscription: Ahat-ilti. Assat Lugal-usum-gal. (cf.U1267)
12683 (none) 1929,1017.587 (none) Copper steelyard [leg of a stool has been crossed out]. Top missing? Square in section. [drawing 1:5]
12686 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. Miniature. Glazed frit. In shape of clenched fist. [drawing 1:1]
12687 (none) 1929,1017.457 (none) Copper crescent. Miniature. [drawing 1:1]
1269 (none) 1924,0920.176 (none) Clay monkey. Light drab clay. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
1270 (none) (none) B15724 Clay monkey. Light drab clay. Pierced for suspension. P. [drawing 1:1]
1271 (none) (none) (none) Clay tortoise. Light drab clay. Pierced for suspension. Under side plain. [drawing 1:1]
1272 (none) (none) B15720 Clay Frog. Light drab clay. Pierced for suspension. (small) P. [drawing]
1273 (none) (none) (none) Frog. Drab clay. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
1274 (none) (none) B15719 Clay Frog. Light drab clay. With traces of green pigment (glaze?) pierced for suspension. Like U.1273. P.
12744 (none) (none) (none) Puzuzu amulet. Shell? Miniature. Normal type. [drawing 1:1]
1275 (none) 1924,0920.175 (none) Clay Frog. Light drab clay (with traces of green glaze underneath) pierced for suspension. Like U.1273 [drawing 1:1]
12753A 30-12-541 (none) (none) [A-B] Clay 'rattles' [drawing]
12753B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Clay 'rattles' [drawing]
12755 (none) (none) (none) Clay relief. From a model bedstead. [drawing 1:1]
12756 (none) (none) (none) Clay relief. Moulded nude male figure (mouth deformed) [drawing 1:1]
12758 (none) (none) (none) Clay relief. Moulded. Fragment: upper part (from navel) of nude female tambourine-player with big wig and elaborate headdress. [drawing 1:1]
1276 (none) 1924,0920.174 (none) Clay frog. Drab clay. Pierced for suspension. (broken) [drawing 1:1]

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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