13944
| Description (Catalog Card): | Seal impression. Fragment of inscription. HC.216 UET II: 320)1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | PG -5.2 early rubbish close to outer face of NE wall of PG 1551 (looks like SIS 4) |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Clay2 |
| U Number: | 13944 |
| Object Type: | Seals, Stamps, and Sealings >> Seal Impression |
| Season Number: | 08: 1929-1930 |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Culture/Period: | Early Dynastic / Sumerian >> EDI-II |
| Description (Modern): | Matthews (1993) p. 73 no. 120 'U13944. BM. UE 3:437. UET 2:320. Moorey 437. Near PG1551, probably SIS4. H >3.5, L >2.7. Two rollings and one stamp impression. Symbols in boxes in at least two registers. ?AN. Sealing 5.2 x 3.7 x 1.4. Reverse has impression of single reed, di. 0.9, and no other markings. Functional type: ?reed fastening' Matthews (1993) p. 73 no. 120a 'U13944. Di. 2.7, circ. 8.5. Part of ?seven- pointed rosette with border' Moorey (1979) p. 107 no. 437 'The revised drawing of this impression serves to illustrate the inherent difficulties in attempting to read these designs. The relation of the geometric forms here is much more complex than Legrain allowed. U.13944 : Royal Cemetery Area : close to N.E. side of grave PG/1551, 5.20 m down in rubbish.' UE 3 p. 41 no. 437 'Fragment of inscription: an-ku |
| Description (Modern): | Object is sealed. |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Clay >> Unfired |
| Tablet ID Number: | P338300 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Seal Impression Strata | SIS | This is a vertical distinction rather than a horizontal one. Located within the Area PG (the Royal Cemetery) these strata were noted sloping down and forming the material into which the graves were dug (mostly seen in the western portion of the cemetery area). They contained many early tablets and seal impressions, thus the name SIS (Seal Impression Strata). They appear to be evidence of many dumping episodes of administrative material probably thrown out from an important building such as an early shrine. There were eight separate strata noted, but not all could be traced over an extended area and there are conflations of several, such as SIS 4-5, where the exact stratum for an artifact could not be determined. | (none) |
| SIS 4 | (none) | (none) |
- 2 Locations
| 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) |
| Unpublished Early Dynastic sealings from Ur in the British Museum. | Unpublished Early Dynastic sealings from Ur in the British Museum. | 1979 | Moorey, P. R. S. | (none) |
| Ur Excavations III: Archaic Seal-Impressions | Ur Excavations III: Archaic Seal-Impressions | 1936 | Legrain, Leon, and Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| Ur Excavations Texts II: Archaic Texts | Ur Excavations Texts II: Archaic Texts | 1935 | Burrows, E. | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:57 Page:121 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:57 Page:121 | (none) |
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Context
Publication Context: Ur >> Royal Cemetery | PG >> Seal Impression Strata | SIS
Publication Context: Ur >> Royal Cemetery | PG >> Seal Impression Strata | SIS >> SIS 4
References
Moorey, P. R. S. (1979) Unpublished Early Dynastic sealings from Ur in the British Museum. , .
Burrows, E. (1935) Ur Excavations Texts II: Archaic Texts, Oxford: Oxford University Press.