 | 12084B | (none) | 1929,1017.358 | (none) | Group (A) Copper pin: elongated thin top. [type] I (B) Cylinder seal: shell. Bird-headed men & animals. [additional drawing, possibly map of excavation areas] |
| 16927A | (none) | 1931,1010.11 | (none) | Group: objects found together and belonging to a manufacturer of cylinder seals.
(A) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with first sketches of 3 standing figures;
(B) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with one standing figure nearly finished;
(C) Uncut and unpierced cylinders of shell, steatite and limestone;
(D) Unfinished beads of rock crystal;
(E) Part of an eye of a statue; etc.
(F) Limestone fragment a trial piece with the lower parts of 2 standing nude male figures (this was brought in separately, cf. U.16994)
(G) Square of red limestone, sculptors trial pieces with unfinished figures of man and dog. [These objects were relettered on the card as follows: C=E, D=F, E=G, F=C, and G=D. Entries in this database, however, follow original lettering] |
| 16468 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Terracotta Figurine. Bearded Man
(A) Broken at waist. [drawing 1:1] |
| 16474 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. God, full face, with curls and beard.
(A) Broken off at waist, but a good impression. |
| 16946C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Grotesque nude male figure.
(A) Fragment from waist downwards.
(B) Similar (penis removed);
(C) complete example in fine condition.
(D) Fragment from waist downwards. [drawing A 1:1] |
| 17189 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Terracotta bird. Hand-modelled and coarsely engraved. [drawing]. |
| 17832 | (none) | 1932,1008.32 | (none) | Statuette of seated bull.
White calcite.
With square hole through the back to take an upright -
The muzzle damaged by decay. |
| 573 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of jar sealing with a single seal impressed 3 times. |
 | 743 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of seal impression. Northern type, similar to and part of another impression. Placed in IN/No. 8. |
 | 1231 | (none) | (none) | B15672 | Upper part of a clay figuine of a man in cone shaped cap, with staff (?) over rt. shoulder; left arm broken away, eyes applied. The "Staff" curves over shoulder into a crook shape. |
| 421 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU. |
 | 420 | (none) | (none) | B15324, B15324 | Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU. |
| 17695A | (none) | (none) | (none) | 3 Cylinder seals glazed frit.
(A) Man hunting gazelle; tree.
(B) Man hunting gazelle; tree, and star above.
(C) Apparently the same motif. -- All bordered with same triangle pattern motif. |
| 224 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Dark Steatite vase. fr. of rim. On the outside, carved in relief in very fine and free style: a male figure kneeling on l knee, body l, face front, holds up 2 vases of water each vase being grasped round the neck by the hand of other figures (mostly missing) in similar positions. |
| 304 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Limestone relief. Fragment of, In bad condition. Subject: a man kneeling rt and castrating a bull (?): the bull much damaged: to l. part of a fowl (?) on a large scale. Probably Chaldaean period. |
| 2749A | (none) | (none) | (none) | (A) Diorite Door-socket.;
(B) Copper pole shoe} Both same inscription: Ur Engur, king of Ur, who has bult the house of Nannar. in text: 3rd Dynasty Terrace (13) |
| 2749B | (none) | (none) | (none) | (A) Diorite Door-socket.;
(B) Copper pole shoe} Both same inscription: Ur Engur, king of Ur, who has bult the house of Nannar. in text: 3rd Dynasty Terrace (13) |
| 2677 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Ivory pyxis. Fragmentary: Egyptian, presumably of earlier date than level where found. Carved in relief with figures of dancing-girls. Fitted with hatched lid on a pin (?). Copper wire (rivets?) let in to sides and twisted outside. |
| 2674 | (none) | 1927,1003.60 | (none) | Door-socket of Sin-balatsu-iqbi (time of Ashurbanapal) shakkanak (vice regent) of Ur son of Ningal-iddinna. Restoration of Elemen-ni-gur. In particular of the gate-way to Esag-dili (the Ziggurat). The gate was built in the middle of the terrace of the temenos, on the procession way (! e hal-la-ta du-a). The door was of boxwood, fixed with bronze pegs in massive walls, had a gold USH, a silverlock, silver plated bronze binding (?). See notes. H.C. |
 | 2761A | (none) | (none) | B16676 | Ur-Nammu Stela. Stone stele fragments. Fine limestone: six fragments, [following text is struck through] giving horizontal division of stele. Upper two bear lower part of skirt & two finely modelled feet & conventional river of Ea, seated on throne. Lower register divine headdress, spear (?) & tree. Whole of fine workmanship.
Upper register fragg. A. & C.: lower B. [end strike-through]
For details see following page. In text: Ur-Nammu Stela and Kassite period 4.
(A) Division between registers, one foot of top register figure and top of tree in lower register.
(B) do. With part of throne top register & god's headdress in lower.
(C) 2nd foot & part of skirt & throne of top register fig.
(D) part of throne top register.
(E) Lower part of headdress of god (2nd reg.) & hair.
(F) Rest of god from 2nd reg. seated on throne before conventional tree in pot into which king is pouring libation (this connects with U.3264A) 3rd reg. upper parts of 3 figg: minor deity introducing king who bears mason's tools supported behind by priest or slave. |
| 2758 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Kudurru. Property: House of Sin-she-me Column I - 28 lines - Almost all defaced. Column II - 28 lines - [curses] good. Column III - 15 lines - half defaced. (Celephon. Illegible) Cassite period. Found with U.2760. H.C. |
| 2514 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Figurine. Buff clay. Nude female, mitred and with necklace. Legs missing below the knee. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3020 | (none) | 1927,1003.6 | (none) | Foundation tablet of Warad-Sin. Soapstone. Warad-Sin, the mighty man, who takes care of Ur, king of Larsa, king of Sumer and Akkad son of Kudur-Mabug, adda of Emulbal. In order to enlarge Ur, to enclose its sides, to gain a great name, Nannar my king, has listened unto me. The great wall, raised like a mountain, that might not be undermined, which strikes wonder, I built to him. This wall Nannar fortifies the foundation of the land such is its name... etc Cf. brick in SAKI p.213.B. Same text text on copper tablet U.3021. H.C. |
| 3021 | (none) | 1927,1003.6 | (none) | Foundation tablet of Narad-Sin. Copper. Same text on soapstone tablet U.3020. |
| 3019 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Foundation tablets. Kurigalzu. Limestone. To dNin-BAD-LA, his king, Kurigalzu minister of Enlil, mighty king, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the 4 regions of the world. The Ga-(bur ), the old house decayed from ancient days, he built, and restored to his place. Same text on Copper U.3022. H.C. |