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)
2737 (none) 1927,1003.116 (none) Clay vase. Greenish drab ware : wheel made with incised circles on shoulder. Lip partly broken. Type CXXXIX =P.112
2901B (none) 1927,1003.115 (none) Pottery vase. Buffware of Larsa type with small knob at base. Lip slightly broken. Type CLXIX =L. (B) Slightly broken. Lip slightly broken. Type CLXIX =L.
2984B (none) 1927,1003.114 (none) Pottery Lekythos [in Greek]. Buffware with spread cheeks and rounded base. Neck and lip missing. (B) Reddish buff with lip intact, but bottom broken. Type CLXXXVII, =L., (not p)
6123 (none) 1927,0527.64 (none) Weight. Reddish stone. Pyramid shaped. Hole at top for stringing. Type IV.
6237B (none) 1927,0527.300 (none) 3 baked clay pot stands. Type CLXXVI miniature. (not p)
6237C (none) 1927,0527.300 (none) 3 baked clay pot stands. Type CLXXVI miniature. (not p)
6336 (none) 1927,0527.3 (none) Door-socket of Ur-Nammu. To Nin-sum. He built her house. E.
7004 (none) 1927,0527.275 (none) Clay vase. Reddish. Rim lost. Type CCLXII. RC.175
6864 (none) 1927,0527.249 (none) Clay rattle. Common type. Nobbed decoration round rims. E.
6863 (none) 1927,0527.248 (none) Fish. Frit. Glazed. Pair . One on topo f the other. E. [drawing 1:1]
6869 (none) 1927,0527.242 (none) Terracotta chair? Fragment. Decorated with dogs and crescent moons. E.
6758 (none) 1927,0527.236 (none) Terracotta plaque. Fragment. Fighter trampling a fallen warrior. E.
3200 (none) 1927,0527.234 (none) Terracotta figurine fragment. Drab ware: made goddess with horn and stars. [drawing 1:1]
7074 (none) 1927,0527.232 (none) Terracotta figurine. Bearded male holding lamb to breast. Fragmentary below waist. E.
6895 (none) 1927,0527.230 (none) Terracotta figurine. Bearded male figure in profile wearing close fitting cap and long flowing garment, left hand held over waist and supporting a whip? The handle of which runs over left shoulder, cord falling down by left side. Right arm bent at elbow and held slightly upraised. Arms apparently bare, beard flowing down to waist, and hair apparently done up in a knot at back of head. [drawing 1:1]
6169A (none) 1927,0527.229 (none) Baked clay figurine. Nude female standing on a lion. Left arm bent at elbow. E. [drawing 1:1]
6837 (none) 1927,0527.228 (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female hands clasped below breast. Common type. E.
7071 (none) 1927,0527.226 (none) Terracotta figurine. Female in Kaunakees dress, right shoulder exposed holding suckling child against breast. Feet of female lost. E. [drawing 1:1]
6935 (none) 1927,0527.207 (none) Seal. Black steatite. Cut on flat base. Pyramid shaped. Rough work. Chair? Scorpion above or animal? Before 3000BC. E. [drawing]
6865 (none) 1927,0527.198 (none) Cylinder seal. Black. [steatite crossed out]. Two figures with unpierced arm standing on either side of sacred palm with dates rising out of water pot. About 2300 BC.
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.
6483 (none) 1927,0527.194 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed. Bur-a-mu. Son of Hu-hu-a the metal worker (precious metal). About BC 2400.
6595A (none) 1927,0527.193 (none) Cylinder seal. White pottery. Rampant bull and tree of life. Crescent. About BC 700.
6593 (none) 1927,0527.191 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Introducing a worshipper to a standing god. About BC 2200.
7128 (none) 1927,0527.187 (none) Cylinder seal. White shell. Fragment. 2 crossed ibex? Attacked by rampant lion and on the other side by Gilgamesh. Before 3000 BC. E.

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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