Description (Media Properties): Ur Excavation photo negatives Provisional     
Title: British Museum Photo Negatives     
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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)
460A (none) (none) B15242 [A-B] Gold earrings, a pair of: boat shaped originally inlaid with lapis lazuli between raised bands of granouillee work silver wires projecting from the base probably supported beads. . A only Phil. [drawing 1:1]
460B (none) 1923,1110.166 (none) [A-B] Gold earrings, a pair of: boat shaped originally inlaid with lapis lazuli between raised bands of granouillee work silver wires projecting from the base probably supported beads. . A only Phil. [drawing 1:1]
463B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Gold earrings Pair of: Plain. Photo 45. [drawing]
8561A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Gold chains. Two. Made of crochet links, rather solid and heavy work. The two pieces lay one under the other and may perhaps have been joined originally: (A) was certainly joined up to the beads and whetstone (U.8562, U.8563). See field notes.
8561B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Gold chains. Two. Made of crochet links, rather solid and heavy work. The two pieces lay one under the other and may perhaps have been joined originally: (A) was certainly joined up to the beads and whetstone (U.8562, U.8563). See field notes.
457B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Gold bracelets. A pair, very heavy, of solid gold: plain, but with heads. [drawing]
457A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Gold bracelets. A pair, very heavy, of solid gold: plain, but with heads thus: [drawing]
841A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Bronze bracelets pair of. Of round fluted bronze wire, the ends flattened out and superficially engraved. [drawing 1:1]
6683A 98-9-66 (none) (none) [A-B] 2 fibulae. Bronze. Neo-Babylonian. [drawing 1:1]
6754A (none) 1927,0527.92 (none) [A-B] 2 copper graves. Both shaped with flat rims and two handles at each end. Covered over by wooden lid let down into ground by ropes. Corbelled burnt brick box built over them. Traces of rope remain on one handle of (A). Neo-Babylonian [Neo-Babylonian has been crossed out]. Entered in [illegible, maybe tab or lab] and no graves P.1, 2. E.
17222B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 clay tablets. Fragments of religious (?) texts. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
8030 (none) 1928,1009.494 (none) White calcite vase Type LXIII
3158 (none) (none) (none) Votive stone of Utu-hegal (BC 2350). Fragment diorite. Text: (To Nin-)gal, (beloved wife of) Sin, (his lady), (for) the life, of Utu-hegal, king of Uruk, king of the (4 regions of the world) Ur ( dEngur?) vice [regent] of Ur, (to) the mother of E-gish(-shir)-gal in Ur... utu Hegal, king of the Vth uruk Dynasty before Ur dEngur. H.C.
6776B (none) (none) (none) Vase. Alabaster. White. Inscribed. En-an-ni-pad-da, priest of Nannar son of Ur Bau, patesi of Lagash. Type II. (JN 19 near) Enter in Larsa catalog [last word may be incorrect] B.
17653A (none) (none) (none) Two clay tablets [A-B]. Circular, 'school' type.
6233 (none) (none) B16258 Triumphant warrior wearing loin cloth and wielding curved club in right hand treads on defeated enemy with left foot and holds shield and spears in his left hand. Head bearded. E. [drawing 1:1]
6953 (none) (none) (none) Triangular clay label with seal impression Larsa Dynasty. Ur dNinsum son of Ur dNin-zu [ ] dim (architect) Rampant winged dragon.
6856 (none) (none) B16374 Tortoise. White frit, and glazed. E. [drawing 1:1]
6999 (none) (none) (none) Tortoise. Miniature. 2 legs missing and broken at back. Black steatite. Criss cross markings.
137 (none) (none) B14966 Torso of statue. White limestone. Eyes originally inlaid. Surface a great deal worn and the soft parts of the stone decayed, destroying much of the original character. [drawing]
2792 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta. God and goddess fully dressed: goddess' right arm around the god, and vice versa: dress flounced. Sketch: rough 1:2. [drawing 1:2]
6456 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta tortoise. B. [drawing 1:2]
7075 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta statuette. Fragmentary below waist. Nude female wearing high headdress, crescent moon near top - naked Ishtar, with high horned headdress (mitre with 4 pairs of horns,) sunflower on either side of waist and built at either shoulder and rising from either shoulder sunflower with stalk. B. [drawing 1:1]
6915 (none) (none) B16256 Terracotta statuette. Female: full face, dressed in close fitting skirt and holding a high-necked vase against waist in left hand, Right arm bent at elbow and slightly upraised. Skirt which is close fitting is embroidered at the bottom and tasseled down right side. Short sleeves reaching elbows only. Female wears necklace, short hair done up in clusters at sides. E. [drawing 1:1]
216 (none) 1923,1110.102 (none) Terracotta relief. [drawing 1:1]

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