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)
6806 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Limestone? Grey. Geometrical and floral decoration. Decorated with heavily incised concentric circles and petals. E. [drawing]
67B (none) (none) B15239 Clay seals 2. From wheat-sack fastening cords each bearing stamps of oval seals. on (A) pegasus, lion, stag. on (B) lion(?), Bucranium, etc. [Annotated] B and Phil
67A (none) 1923,1110.200 B15239 Clay seals 2. From wheat-sack fastening cords each bearing stamps of oval seals. on (A) pegasus, lion, stag. on (B) lion(?), Bucranium, etc. [Annotated] B and Phil
6791 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Crystal. Plain. B.
6780 (none) 1927,0527.182 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Scene of worship. Worshipper introduced by minor goddess to seated Nannar. Attributes: Crescent moon. 3rd Ur Dynasty about 2200 BC.
6762 (none) 1927,0527.147 (none) Frog bead. Frit? E. [drawing 1:1]
6760 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Fragmentary. Lost below waist. Figure with animals head and human body, hands clasped round neck. B.
6758 (none) 1927,0527.236 (none) Terracotta plaque. Fragment. Fighter trampling a fallen warrior. E.
6692 (none) (none) B16254 Terracotta figurine. Nude female. Fragmentary, lost below knees. Common type. Hands clasped over breast in attitude of prayer. E. [drawing 1:1]
6687 (none) (none) B16310, B16310 Cylinder seal. Black hematite. Inscribed. Shamash, worshipper and goddess. Servant of Sin and servant of Nin-Shah. E. 1st Babylonian dynasty 2000 BC.
6671 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Diorite? Black. Mottled. 3 lions rampant one upside down. B.
6628 (none) 1927,0527.138 (none) Head of Puzuzu. Fair example. Steatite. Gray. E. [drawing 1:1]
6617 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female. Feet lost. Hands clasped below breasts. B. [drawing 1:1]
6596B (none) (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Female, heavily draped in garment with long folds running down from below neck at which the dress has a V shape. Thick curled hair flowing down onto shoulders. Hands clasped below breast. Fragmentary below waist. B.
6595A (none) 1927,0527.193 (none) Cylinder seal. White pottery. Rampant bull and tree of life. Crescent. About BC 700.
6594 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Worshipper and raised weapon. B.
6593 (none) 1927,0527.191 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Introducing a worshipper to a standing god. About BC 2200.
6592 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Recut - illegible. B.
6591 (none) 1927,0527.196 (none) Cylinder seal. Gray steatite. Inscribed. Lu-dingir-ra son of Lugal-dugga. Worshipper and standing god. About BC 2000.
6576 (none) (none) (none) Puzuzu. Head. Black steatite. E. [drawing 1:1]
6575 (none) 1927,0527.143 (none) Phallic amulet. Shell. Mottled. E. [drawing 1:1]
6566 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female hands upon breast, right above left and holding a cup against the breast. Peg shaped below waist. B. [drawing 1:1]
6565 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Feet lost. Nude female: hands clasped over breast--hair flowing down onto shoulders. B. [drawing 1:1]
6564 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta snake. Fragmentary.
6561 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Marble gray. Obliterated. B.

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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