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)
20042 (none) 1935,0112.19 (none) Iron sword. Straight, with two edges and thickened center rib. Complete. (Persian date)
18223 (none) 1933,1013.98 (none) Macehead. Very flat type, of extremely hard and white limestone. A hole has been made, apparently intentionally between the center and one side of the rim.
18364 (none) 1933,1013.9 (none) Copper bowl. Spouted, with handle ending in a lion's head gripping the bowl's rim. Broken but complete. [drawing]
18329 (none) 1933,1013.89 (none) Amulet. Shell in form of an open human hand.
18497 (none) 1933,1013.88 (none) Shell handle? Flat and bent. Animal thus: [reference to drawing] [drawing 1:1]
18262 (none) 1933,1013.85 (none) Pendant. A shale (?) ring with knob pierced for suspension, in which are set, one on either side, shell rings with a central disk of lapis lazuli: the edges of the shale ring bevelled. [drawing]
18239 (none) 1933,1013.84 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Very roughly cut, and damaged: a goddess seated before a table, with standing worshipper: behind the goddess a tree.
18281 (none) 1933,1013.81 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steaitte. Star and crascent on staff above altar: naked goddess standing full face: worshipper with basket facing a standing god who rests his foot on a lion (?). Poor work.
18217 (none) 1933,1013.77 (none) Cylinder seal. Baked clay. Design indistinct, a row of seated human figures mostly done with drill dots and some connecting incised lines. Very early type.
18551 (none) 1933,1013.76 (none) Cylinder seal. Pink limestone (chipped). 3 figures advancing left.
18691 (none) 1933,1013.75 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Introduction scene with seated goddess and 1 standing figure and a tree: star and crescent above and 2 standing figures: there has been an inscription which is all weathered away.
18333 (none) 1933,1013.73 (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. 2 columns of inscription.
18363A (none) 1933,1013.61 (none) [A] Cylinder seal (?). Copper. In very bad condition. [B] With it a plain copper wire bracelet.
16809 (none) 1933,1013.52 (none) Shell cylinder seal (not pierced). ^dAdad-ba(?)-ni(?) ,dumu Nu-ur- ^dAdad...
18099 (none) 1933,1013.240 (none) Terracotta bed. The corners project: the string mattress rendered by incised lines. The corners chipped off.
18307 (none) 1933,1013.235 (none) Jeweller's trial piece. Fragment of a large pot of of light drab clay on which is roughly scratched the design for a cylinder seal. Subject: seated god and standing god introducing a man behind whom is an ostrich (?).
18359 (none) 1933,1013.227 (none) Terracotta mould for a small figure, grotesque, naked, full face, with bent knees, urinating.
18495 (none) 1933,1013.203 (none) Terracotta relief. Puzuzu head (complete)
18303 (none) 1933,1013.190 (none) Terracotta relief. Moulded. Upper part of female figure, full face, hands clasped below breasts: wearing richly embroidered garments and with her hair elaborately dressed with two feathered (?) towers above and crimped waves below.
18301 (none) 1933,1013.188 (none) Terracotta figurine. Moulded. Upper half of greenish drab clay. Bearded god, draped, with horned crown, hands in front of body holding maces (?) Kassite (?). Flaccid work. Broken off just above the knees.
18619 (none) 1933,1013.187 (none) Terracotta releif of bearded male figure, with headdress falling down on each side, holding two objects over his chest, feet broken off.
18568 (none) 1933,1013.185 (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female figure with hands clasped below breasts.
18214 (none) 1933,1013.184 (none) Terracotta relief of draped standing goddess, full faced: wearing long flounced dress and horned crown, hands at breasts. Intact, and in good condition, only the face rather worn.
18611 (none) 1933,1013.183 (none) Terracotta relief. Woman squatting holding a baby to her left breast, she wears headdress of ribbed material.
18703 (none) 1933,1013.182 (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female, full face, with flat crown, large earrings (?), heavy necklace and a strongly marked triangle for pudenda: hands clasped below breast. Feet missing.

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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