Ziggurat Terrace | ZT

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Context Title:	Ziggurat Terrace \| ZT
Context Name (Publication):	Ziggurat Terrace
Context Name (Excavation):	ZT
Context Description:	The excavation area abbreviation ZT stands for Ziggurat Terrace. It was used for any portion of the terrace on which the ziggurat stood, though other more specific abbreviations were also used. For example, the abbreviation PDW refers to the northern side of the terrace, west of the Great Nannar Courtyard (PD), and HD refers to the southern part of the terrace. Early references using the abbreviation ZT refer specifically to excavations along the terrace retaining wall itself. Later references, however, mention specific areas on top the terrace such as the so-called 'boat shrine.' The abbreviation also refers to deep clearing of the terrace fill, particularly on the north side in later excavation seasons, though the abbreviation Zig.31 was most often used for this. Woolley uncovered large areas of the retaining wall that supported the platform known as the ziggurat terrace. He found that it was decorated with large wall cones. These cones bore an inscription of Urnamma but there is evidence that the terrace in some form existed in the Early Dynastic period as well. The Urnamma retaining wall was slanted to support the terrace, was 1.7 meters high, 34 meters wide, and was decorated with 5-meter-wide buttresses about 4 meters apart. The inscribed cones dedicate the terrace to the moon god, Nanna, and show that it was called e-temen-ni-gur, which translates as, "house, foundation platform clad in terror." (Woolley read this e-temen-ni-il).
Season Number:	02: 1923-1924
Season Number:	03: 1924-1925
Season Number:	05: 1926-1927
Season Number:	10: 1931-1932
Season Number:	11: 1932-1933

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
2711	(none)	(none)	(none)	[U.2705 through U.2711 were listed on the same catalog card] Clay tablets. Fragments. Persian Period -- probably Cambyses. U.2711: Rough clay bulla. Marks of string and a few signs pa-al the shabrau, official in charge of temple cultures.
2710	(none)	(none)	(none)	[U.2705 through U.2711 were listed on the same catalog card] Clay tablets. Fragments. Persian Period -- probably Cambyses. U.2710: Fragment = (Date ?) Receipt?
2709	(none)	(none)	(none)	[U.2705 through U.2711 were listed on the same catalog card] Clay tablets. Fragments. Persian Period -- probably Cambyses. U.2709: Fragment = ma e
2708	(none)	(none)	(none)	[U.2705 through U.2711 were listed on the same catalog card] Clay tablets. Fragments. Persian Period -- probably Cambyses. U.2708: Receipt for barly
2707	(none)	(none)	(none)	[U.2705 through U.2711 were listed on the same catalog card] Clay tablets. Fragments. Persian Period -- probably Cambyses. U.2707: Account of offerings (gi-nu-u) day by day.
2706	(none)	(none)	(none)	[U.2705 through U.2711 were listed on the same catalog card] Clay tablets. Fragments. Persian Period -- probably Cambyses. U.2706: List of slaves and hirelings.
2705	(none)	(none)	(none)	[U.2705 through U.2711 were listed on the same catalog card] Clay tablets. Fragments. Persian Period -- probably Cambyses. U.2705: Comptability: barley, corn, etc.
3122A	29-174-3	(none)	(none)	[A] Pottery vase. Of pinkish ware with narrow base opening out to splayed foot. Type CXCIII. =RC.74, =L9b. (B) Thinner.
3122B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Pottery vase. Of pinkish ware with narrow base opening out to splayed foot. Type CXCIII. =RC.74, =L9b. (B) Thinner.
3249A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3249C	(none)	1927,1003.16	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3249L	(none)	1927,1003.19	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3249M	(none)	1927,1003.18	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3249B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3249D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3249E	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3249F	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3249G	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3249H	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3249I	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3249J	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
3249K	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
18553A	33-35-481	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553B	33-35-482	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553C	33-35-483	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.

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Media: Ziggurat Terrace | ZT Export: JSON - XML - CSV Woolley's Field Note Cards

Media Title	Title	Label	Author	Omeka Label
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v2_p160	Ur_Notes_v2_p160	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v2_p211	Ur_Notes_v2_p211	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v2_p212	Ur_Notes_v2_p212	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v2_p213	Ur_Notes_v2_p213	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v2_p214	Ur_Notes_v2_p214	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v2_p215	Ur_Notes_v2_p215	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v2_p219	Ur_Notes_v2_p219	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v4_p121	Ur_Notes_v4_p121	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v4_p218	Ur_Notes_v4_p218	(none)