6776A | 1927,0527.68
| Description (Catalog Card): | Gold nob. E.1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | From burnt. Level Sq. L-M. 10-11. KP. |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Gold2 |
| U Number: | 6776A |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Object Type: | Dress and Personal Ornaments >> Clasps >> Pins |
| Season Number: | 04: 1925-1926 |
| Object Type: | Vessels/Containers |
| Museum: | University of Pennsylvania Museum |
| Description (Modern): | Head of a pin?, circular |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Gold |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 118595 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1927,0527.68 |
| Museum Number (UPM B-number): | B16299 |
| Measurement (Height): | 1903 |
| [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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giparu | KP | The excavation area given the abbreviation KP was eventually found to be the site of the ancient building known as the giparu (alternatively e-gig-par or gig-par-ku). Mostly dedicated to the goddess Nin-gal, Nanna's consort, it was also in various periods the residence of the entu priestess. The abbreviation KP, however, stands for King's Palace because Woolley initially thought this might be the site of Shulgi's palace, the ehursag. The giparu was a very long-lived building, though it underwent many changes over many centuries. Most striking were the changes in the Neo-Babylonian period when Woolley shows it combining with the dublalmah to the east. He believed that by this point the building was not sufficient to house the Ningal temple and the entu priestess together, and thus the so-called Palace of Belshaltinannar was constructed outside the temenos specifically to house the priestess herself. At times Woolley refers to the giparu as the Great Ningal Temple, which can be confusing as the Kassite and Neo-Bablyonian Ningal temples had moved onto the ziggurat terrace to the north of the giparu (Area HD). Furthermore, parts of the giparu were excavated under area abbreviations other than KP in season 3 when the full extents of the building were only just coming to light. The northern portion originally carried the abbreviation HDB and the southeastern portion, SF. | (none) | |
 | Room B7 | L-M 9-10 | Cemetery of the entu priestesses | (none) |
- 2 Locations
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Museum Photo Negatives | British Museum Photo Negatives | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Provisional Field Photo Album | Provisional Field Photo Album | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Ur Excavations IX; The Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods | Ur Excavations IX; The Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods | 1962 | Woolley, L. and Mallowan, Max | (none) |
| Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period | Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period | 1976 | Woolley, L. and M. Mallowan | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:33 Page:209 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:33 Page:209 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:33 Page:210 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:33 Page:210 | (none) |
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Context
Ur >> Giparu | KP
Excavation Context: Ur >> Giparu | KP >> Unit B | A-P 8-11 >> Room B7 | L-M 9-10
References
British Museum Photo Negatives, .
Provisional Field Photo Album, .