1191 | 1924,0920.22
| Description (Catalog Card): | Large black diorite gate-socket, dedicated in the cult-temple of GIMIL-SIN, king of Ur (3rd Dynasty), by a certain Lugal-magu-rri, patesi of Ur. The inscription of 16 lines is engraved on the upper surface partly surrounding the socket hole.1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | PR. Room 1. |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Diorite2 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | 360mm by 340mm by 176mm |
| U Number: | 1191 |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Object Type: | Architectural Elements >> Door/Gate Sockets >> Socket |
| Season Number: | 02: 1923-1924 |
| Object Type: | Architectural Elements >> Door/Gate Sockets |
| Culture/Period: | Ur III |
| Description (Modern): | Gate socket, inscribed |
| Description (Modern): | Object is not sealed. |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Stone >> Igneous >> Diorite |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 116761 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1924,0920.22 |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 116761 |
| Tablet ID Number: | P226812 |
| Measurement (Diameter): | 3603 |
| Measurement (Height): | 3403 |
| Measurement (Width): | 1763 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
| [3] Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed Objects |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Nanna Courtyard | PD | The meaning of this two-letter designation is unclear. It may derive from Woolley's search for Shulgi's palace and may thus stand for Palace of Dungi. Woolley came to realize, however, that it was an enormous courtyard surrounded by rooms, and at times in the excavation it was simply referred to as the Ziggurat Courtyard. The path through the court led to the ziggurat terrace and eventually to the temple atop it. The court was likely a gathering place for special occasions of worship to the moon god (whose name Woolley read Nannar, but which we read today as Nanna). Therefore, Woolley eventually dubbed this space the Great Nannar Courtyard. Area PD is the large space to the east of the ziggurat terrace, substantially lower in elevation than the base of the ziggurat. It had many floors over many periods. It consisted of a large paved courtyard (some 50 x 75 meters) surrounded by rooms that may have been used for storage. Because of indentations in some of the wall faces, Woolley believed there was once an inset wooden colonnade along some of the walls. | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ur Excavations Texts I: Royal Inscriptions | Ur Excavations Texts I: Royal Inscriptions | 1928 | Gadd, C.J., Legrain, L., Smith, S., Burrows, E.R. | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:25 Page:91 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:25 Page:91 | (none) | |
| UPM Field Photo numbers | UPM Field Photo numbers | (none) | (none) | (none) |
- 3 Media