12556 | 1935,0113.641
| Description (Archival): | Matthews (1993) p. 68 no. 53 '12548a, BM 1935.1.13636 (138217). U12548b, BM 1935.1.13637 (138218). 1112556, BM 1935.1.13641 (138222), Not previously published. PG1332 and area. H >3.0, L >5.6. Freely arranged symbols: edinnu, UB, ?leg cross. U12556. Sealing 4.5 x 4.0 x 2.7. Two roll- ings. Smooth peg, di. 1.6. Base broken. Functional type: door peg.' Merlin: 'Description Unbaked clay sealing with seal-impression; incomplete?; worn; abraded; white deposit; friable?. Dimensions Length: 4.6 centimetres (circa.) Width: 3.6 centimetres (circa.)' |
| Description (Catalog Card): | Seal impression.1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | as 12505 [This and the following to U.12556 came from PG 1332 and neighborhood: a layer of ancient rubbish containing interalia purposely destroyed tablets (some with traces of signs destroyed by water and, it seems, scratching). The best preserved of this lot are black, having been baked (accidentally?) in ashes.] |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Clay2 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | PG/1332 | This grave was essentially two superimposed death pits as it consists of two layers of approximately 20 bodies each about 1 meter apart in depth. Woolley believed they constituted one burial episode but could not completely trace the sides of the pit as parts were badly disturbed and condition in general was not good. No tomb chamber was discovered and Woolley suggested it had been completely destroyed but it is possible that none ever existed and perhaps even that each death pit represents a separate burial event. | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities, Seals, and Writing: Archaic Seal Impressions from Jemdet Nasr and Ur | Cities, Seals, and Writing: Archaic Seal Impressions from Jemdet Nasr and Ur | 1993 | Matthews, R. J. | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:53 Page:181 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:53 Page:181 | (none) |
- 2 Media