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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
6306 (none) (none) (none) Diorite STATUE of SHULGI. Mutilated. King standing with hands clasped as a worshipper. "To Nannar, his king, Shulgi, the mighty one "King of Ur (king of S and A), for his life, has "presented it. This statue: Nannar the wall (_________ so is the name of the statue)." King is dressed with a fringed shawl passing over the left shoulder. B. Photo 558 H.C. Text: Dim-tab-ba Temple(3)
6756B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 Rams. Grey gypsum. Protomoi. (1) E [UPM or BM] (1) B [Baghdad]
6607 (none) (none) (none) Stone fragment. Pink engraved. Trial piece on conventional subjects. On one side above unfinished seated god, below seated god left hand extended and holding [reference to drawing] shaped object. At feet corn sheaf. On the other side unfinished standing figures. B.
6691 (none) (none) B16682 Stela. Blue grey. Fragment. Above: 3 male fig[ure]s in relief, body full face, head arms and legs in profile, clothed in flounced kaukanes sheep skin coats. Right hands over breast, heads turned to the left but faces are lost. Traces of finely cut hair on back of head of middle figure. Dress typically Sumerian. Below waist consists of 2 tiers of wide flounces, 6 pleats covering front of body. Above waist garment rendered by fine and numerous parallel wavy lines. Below the male figs is a second tier of female figures of which only 2 remain. Primitive inscription above heads. Female figs are in the same attitude as male; head in profile, body full face. Figs badly mutilated and lost below breast. Heads look to left, hands of first female crossed over breast, fingers pointing up to shoulders. Both shoulders covered by garment represented by fine wavy lines as on upper portion of male figs. Hair tucked up in a bunch round right ear and flowing down side. Traces of unsmoothed edges & holes indicate that outline of figs was made by a drill. cf. Stela of the Vultures Pre-Sargonid. Broken inscription: ...ka, he has filled abundantly, the Eanaka, he has replenished. H.C. Linear writing of Ur Nina of Lagash. (Found out of position). E. [A note appears on the back of the catalog card, writing largely illegible]
7145 (none) (none) B16226 Stone bowl. Fragment of Dark steatite. On the outside, a row of scorpions carved in low relief.
6748B (none) (none) (none) Fragment of seal impressions. (A) Bur-Sin etc. Ur azag-nun-na, minister, son of Arad-dani, judge, thy servant. (B) Same Seal used with Alteration of the royal name into Gimil-Sin the. worshiper introduced to seated Moon God- A lion "Passant" on the side of the throne.
7807 (none) (none) (none) Alabaster vase fragment Rimus: ded. to Sin (from booty of Elam?) Lines 1-9 of an inscription identical with that of vase C, SAK p. 162 except line 2 which is ^dEN-ZU: NB.2 or 3 signs scratched on the base. HC 76
8424 (none) (none) (none) Flat seal Limestone Grey Rectangular in section Rounded perforated handle on horizontal face. [drawing]
8615 (none) (none) B16828 Cylinder seal. Lapis. 2 registers: above: three seated deities(?) with a worshipper in front of each. Below: door: 3 seated and 3 standing figures. Archaic style.
8290 (none) (none) B16863 Cylinder seal. Shell. Pinkish. Slightly blackened by fire. Two registers. Subject indistinct. Above: A spread eagle. Below: A kneeling? man, and a snake? occupying the full length of the seal 2 winged dragons, crossed, and a rampant bull.
7617 (none) (none) B16877 Cylinder seal. Marble. White. 4 bulls rampant of which 3 have human heads, bearded and horned. On either side a rampant lion. Grotesque figure with himan body, animal's head, (possibly a donkey's head??) conical headdress and pig tail? grasps one lion by the tail. c. 3000BC
12004A 30-12-36 (none) (none) [A] Cylinder Seal Black Steatite with this a [B] copper pin, plain tang head. Type II.
11961 30-12-28 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Green stone. 2 Heroes fighting a lion & a bull.
12374F 30-12-2 (none) (none) Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [B.1-.2] Two heavy gold wire spiral coil hair rings. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis double round beads. [E] Gold pin with fluted lapis head V B. [F] Lapis cylinder seal two registers. [G-I] A set of 3 gold rings, each of cable pattern with plain rim. [J-L] Are human finger bones found inside the rings. Added by project]
12795A 30-12-18 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Squat furniture type. Poor cutting. Stags? In procession and signs of doubtful import.
12654 30-12-12 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers. Bird headed men - rampant animals.
12674 30-12-4 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Strung in their silver wire ring. Bearded bulls, lions and antelopes all rampant.
12720 30-12-17 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant animals crossed. Poor cutting.
12767A 31-16-747 (none) (none) [A-G] Clay figurines of animals.
12767C 31-16-751 (none) (none) [A-G] Clay figurines of animals.
12767D 31-16-750 (none) (none) [A-G] Clay figurines of animals.
12767E 31-16-745 (none) (none) [A-G] Clay figurines of animals.
12772 31-17-322 (none) (none) Clay figurine. Painted ware. [drawing 1:1]
12059 31-16-775 (none) (none) Terracotta Figurine. Bottom portion missing. Male figure wearing high mitre-like headress, long pointed beard and flaunced kaukanes skirt. Arms bare & bent at elbow, hands held horizontally against waist. In each hadn a staff with the top ending in a ball which rests against shoulder. Possibly a mace? Bracelet on each wrist. Headdress incised with undulating lines radiating obliquely from top of head. Possibly a woollen cap?
12786 31-16-850 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Fragment of moulded female figure, nude, with hands clasped below breasts : full face broken off at waist.

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