9315
| Description (Archival): | Cylinder seal (Lamia's list no.118) |
| Description (Catalog Card): | Cylinder seal Lapis 2 registers: Above, 2 seated and 3 standing figures, and inscription. Below, a table of offerings and 6 people bringing offerings. Very archaic style.1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | TTE Found close to and on the level of PG 537, but too far away to belong to the same trench. [added later] Really PG 580 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Lapis lazuli2 |
| U Number: | 9315 |
| Object Type: | Seals, Stamps, and Sealings >> Cylinder Seals |
| Museum: | The National Museum of Iraq |
| Season Number: | 05: 1926-1927 |
| Description (Modern): | Object is not sealed. |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Mineral >> Semi-precious >> Lapis Lazuli |
| Museum Number (IM Number): | IM 4294 |
| Tablet ID Number: | P247689 |
| Notes: | The following seal impressions have been completely destroyed: U.9310, U.9321, U.9315 and U.9298 (others may be involved) and rested in a single pile. This is according to a letter dated 5 May 1966 From R.R.B Kearton to R.H. Dyson, Jr. regarding damage due to storage under the auditorium in humid and inadequate conditions.3 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
| [3] Modern description |
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | PG/537 | Combined with PG/580 | (none) |
| PG/580 | This grave was cut by Trial Trench E at the end of one season and excavation was not completed until the following season. It was a time when Woolley was only just recognizing the royal graves as a separate type in the cemetery. The wealth of objects uncovered here led him to suspect it was 'royal' but there were many problems with the condition of the grave and the circumstances of excavation that have led to confusion. After this discovery, Woolley decided to abandon the trial trench method and open the entire cemetery area. He also began to map individual graves. | (none) |
- 2 Locations
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery | Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery | 1934 | Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| Provisional Field Photo Album | Provisional Field Photo Album | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Ur Excavations Texts VIII.1: Royal Inscriptions Part II | Ur Excavations Texts VIII.1: Royal Inscriptions Part II | 1965 | Sollberger, E. | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:41 Page:216 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:41 Page:216 | (none) |
- 4 Media
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Context
Ur >> Royal Cemetery | PG >> TTE >> PG/537
Ur >> Royal Cemetery | PG >> TTE >> PG/580
References
Woolley, Leonard. (1934) Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Provisional Field Photo Album, .