Stone
Natural aggregates of one or more minerals and sometimes non-crystalline substances.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2760 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Votive mace head. Black diorite, uninscribed. Sketch roughly 1:4 showing central boring. Close to U.2758. [drawing 1:4] |
| 2761A | (none) | (none) | B16676 | Ur-Nammu Stela. Stone stele fragments. Fine limestone: six fragments, [following text is struck through] giving horizontal division of stele. Upper two bear lower part of skirt & two finely modelled feet & conventional river of Ea, seated on throne. Lower register divine headdress, spear (?) & tree. Whole of fine workmanship. Upper register fragg. A. & C.: lower B. [end strike-through] For details see following page. In text: Ur-Nammu Stela and Kassite period 4. (A) Division between registers, one foot of top register figure and top of tree in lower register. (B) do. With part of throne top register & god's headdress in lower. (C) 2nd foot & part of skirt & throne of top register fig. (D) part of throne top register. (E) Lower part of headdress of god (2nd reg.) & hair. (F) Rest of god from 2nd reg. seated on throne before conventional tree in pot into which king is pouring libation (this connects with U.3264A) 3rd reg. upper parts of 3 figg: minor deity introducing king who bears mason's tools supported behind by priest or slave. | |
| 2763 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Grotesque mask. Limestone : very roughly carved and pierced for suspension [drawing 1:1] |
| 2764 | (none) | 1927,1003.190 | (none) | Stone dog. Couchant : of limestone, pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2766 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Diorite. Weathered. Lugal--/son of?/shephard. [drawing] |
| 2770 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Diorite statue of Dungi. Small inscribed fragment. andof (?)Simu(ru?). Dungi mighty hero, king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world, dNin-sun of Ur (to her?) he (built or presented??) Two round holes for small copper rivets have been bored in the inscription. One still filled with copper. H.C. |
| 2805 | (none) | (none) | (none) | White obsidian nail. Head broken. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2807 | (none) | 1927,1003.78 | (none) | Fragment of polished vase. Black obsidian. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2809 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Red marble. About 2700 BC [drawing] |
| 2813 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal Cylinder. Broken. Diorite. III Ur Dynasty. 2 lines of inscription defaced. Goddess seated on a bird. [drawing] dNannar ( )mu? Servant of Nannar. |
| 2820 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone wedge. Diorite; possibly uses as weight. |
| 2834 | (none) | (none) | B16212 | Royal inscription - in limestone. Small fragment. Probably (Nabonidus?) king of all the world, king? H.C. |
| 2857 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black diorite. About BC 2400 [drawing] |
| 2858 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black limestone. About BC 2100. [drawing] |
| 2859 | (none) | 1927,1003.200 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Soapstone. About BC 2400 [drawing] |
| 2892 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Soapstone. About BC 2800 [drawing] |
| 2893 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Greyish limestone. About BC 2400. [drawing] |
| 2909 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature frog. Black stone: pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2993 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Soapstone III Ur Dynasty. Weather worn. [drawing] |
| 2994 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Soapstone. III Ur Dynasty. [drawing] |
| 3070 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Flint arrowhead. Finely chipped, toothed head. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3072 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Grotesque mask. Pinkish marble, pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3083 | (none) | 1927,1003.204 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Limestone. About BC 2200. Inscript to dShamash. [drawing] |
| 3084 | (none) | 1927,1003.202 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Soapstone. About BC 2700. [drawing] |
| 3085 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Fragment. About BC 2600. Diorite. [drawing] |