18526
| Description (Catalog Card): | Limestone relief. Fragment from the stela of Ur-Engur. Apparently part of the bottom register. On the right was a seated figure of the god, facing left, on a throne on a round base: only part of the front of the skirt preserved. The front of him on the base is a naked priest with a fly whisk. In part of the base a curiously elongated figure of a priest holding a fold of cloak and receiving the king of whom only the head and one arm and part of the shoulder remains: he seems to be carrying some burden on his shoulders.1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | In the brick pavement of Kurigalzu's Ningal Temple front court. |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Limestone2 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | L. of fragment 500mm, H. of register 400mm |
| U Number: | 18526 |
| Museum: | University of Pennsylvania Museum |
| Object Type: | Figural Objects >> Plaques/Reliefs >> Stelas |
| Season Number: | 11: 1932-1933 |
| Popular Name: | Ur-Nammu stela |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Stone >> Sedimentary >> Limestone |
| Museum Number (UPM B-number): | B16676.95 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ningal Temple | Unit C | A-P 1-8 | The sanctuary stood as a complete and independent entity. Rooms and courts are all interconnected, It has it's own name, the E.NUN. It has a similar plan to private houses with added features like washing places, stele, benches, etc. There are storage jars, weavers pits, a large kitchen, and economic tablets attest to a varied activities involved in running an estate. | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period | Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period | 1974 | Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| Provisional Field Photo Album | Provisional Field Photo Album | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:73 Page:58 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:73 Page:58 | (none) |
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Context
Excavation Context: Ur >> Giparu | KP >> Ningal Temple | Unit C | A-P 1-8
References
Woolley, Leonard. (1974) Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Provisional Field Photo Album, .