Natural aggregates of one or more minerals and sometimes non-crystalline substances.

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
6306 (none) (none) (none) Diorite STATUE of SHULGI. Mutilated. King standing with hands clasped as a worshipper. "To Nannar, his king, Shulgi, the mighty one "King of Ur (king of S and A), for his life, has "presented it. This statue: Nannar the wall (_________ so is the name of the statue)." King is dressed with a fringed shawl passing over the left shoulder. B. Photo 558 H.C. Text: Dim-tab-ba Temple(3)
6311 (none) (none) (none) Marble vase. Fragment of Gudea. (To the goddess) NIN-MAR-KI, his (lady) for the life of (GU)-DE-A, patesi of lagash-----(---has presented). Cf. the door-socket of Dungi to dNin-mar in her shrine at Girsu (=Lagash). Recovered probably at Tell-id (?) - SAKI. p.190 e.). -- H.C. B.
6331 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. Black diorite. About BC. 1900 (?) Inscription much defaced. B. [drawing 1:1]
6352 (none) (none) B16229 Steatite(?) [diorite is struck through] statue of Ningal. Presented by Enannatum son of Ishme-Dagan For his life. Upper part broken. Inscript. on 3 sides of the throne. Ur Texts, Vol. I, No. 103 E. CLW. Enter in catalog, Vol. VII HC.
6353C (none) (none) B16567 [A-G] Door Socket of Ur-nammu. Diorite. To Ningal his lady Ur-Nammu, the mighty man, king of Ur, King of Sumer and Akkad her Gig-par-azag-ga, has built. 4 to E [UPM and BM] 3 to B [Baghdad]
6354 (none) (none) B16564 Diorite Door Socket of Ur-Nammu to Nin-e-gal. To Ninegal his lady, Ur-Nammu, the mighty man, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, has built her house. 1 to B. 1 to E. H.C.
6357A (none) (none) B16568 [A-M] Diorite door-socket of Bur-Sin. To Nin-gal, his lady. Bur-Sin, the mighty, king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world her Gig-par-azag has built, for his life he has presented. Cf. U.3031, 6334. And a fragment of a second door-socket. 7 to B. [Baghdad] 6 to E. [Expedition]
6366 (none) (none) (none) Large oolite plate. To Ningal, his lady Ur-Nammu, the mighty man, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, for his life has presented. Type XXX. B. H.C.
6406 (none) (none) B16304 Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Rampant lion attacked by two naked men. Crescent, goose, scorpion. About BC 2400.
6430 (none) (none) (none) Mace head. White marble. Pear shaped. B. [drawing]
6436B (none) (none) (none) Seal. Black steatite. Helmet shaped. Pierced at sides. Flate base for seal impression. Worshipper, altar and crescent. Neo-Babylonian. B.
6465A (none) (none) (none) Steatite box. Fragment. Dark green. Incised zig-zag and circular decoration. E. [drawing 1:1]
6470 (none) (none) (none) Limestone bowl. Jagged edge. White. Type CLIII (stone vase types) =RC.48 [drawing] B.
6473 (none) (none) (none) Pendant in shape of duck? Pink marble. Incision running diagonally across body below tail to mark wing? Pierced for suspension. ? Imitation lion's claw? B. [drawing 1:1]
6479 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation to seated god. Crescent on pole. About BC 2200. B.
6488 (none) (none) (none) Marble palette? Mottled. Flate one side, curved on the other, rounded at corners. Hole pierced in each corner. E.
6499 (none) (none) B16297 Cylinder seal Pink marble or diorite Piece of copper wire mounting inside Four animals. Sheep or goats - two of which are crossed Two scorpions. L 002 diam 0015 About BC 3100. E.
6502 (none) (none) B16227 Stone duck weight. Black. Type VI. E.
6519B (none) (none) B16313, B16313 Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed. Minor god introducing worshipper to major god. Nin-da-da son of Da-da-a. About 2300 BC?
6521 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation to a seated deity. Crescent. Rampant lion. Five headed club. About BC 2200. B.
6522 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Two crossed bulls. Two lions reversed, attacked by two heroes. About BC 2400. B.
6529 (none) (none) (none) Flint tool. Fragmentary. Leaf shaped. E.
6550 (none) (none) B16352 Domino or Inlay? Black steatite square, one face like 5 of domino. E. [drawing 1:1]
6560 (none) (none) B16361 Tool Green stone. One sharp edge. [drawing 1:1]
6576 (none) (none) (none) Puzuzu. Head. Black steatite. E. [drawing 1:1]

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