British Museum
Museum in London, UK. Co-sponsor of the expedition to Ur.
Museum founded in 1753 in London, UK, the first national public museum in the world. Opened to the public in 1759. Entry was free and given to ‘all studious and curious Persons’. The collections represent cultures from around the world. A pioneer of Mesopotamian archaeology. The museum is a public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. http://www.britishmuseum.org/
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 253 | (none) | 1923,1110.20 | (none) | Fragment of stone jar. Inscribed by Rimush of Agade. Placed in IN/No 1. |
| 254 | (none) | 1923,1110.27 | (none) | Fragment of alabaster jar. Inscribed. Dedicated to dDungi by his daughter ME-dEnlil. Copied and Translated. Placed in IN/No.1 |
| 255 | (none) | 1923,1110.23 | (none) | Alabaster fragment of jar. Inscribed. |
| 257 | (none) | 1923,1110.15 | (none) | Alabaster fragment of jar. Inscribed. Dedication by [crossed out] for (?) [annotated] Dungi. Part of same bowl as U.248. Joined to U.248 and 260. Copied and Transliterated Placed in IN/No. 1 |
| 258A | (none) | 1923,1110.24 | (none) | [A-B] Two alabaster jar fragments. Inscribed in a rude way with a primitive text. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 258B | (none) | 1923,1110.24 | (none) | [A-B] Two alabaster jar fragments. Inscribed in a rude way with a primitive text. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 260 | (none) | 1923,1110.15 | (none) | Fragment of alabaster vase.Inscribed. Dedication by a SAL.ME priestess. Joined to U.248 and 257. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 263 | (none) | 1923,1110.21 | (none) | Fragment of alabaster vase. Inscription of Rimus king of Agade, duplicate of U.206. Placed in IN/ No. 1. |
| 267 | (none) | 1923,1110.18 | (none) | Fragment of mace-head, limestone. Inscribed. Dedication by Ur-Engur for his own life. Copied. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 272 | (none) | 1923,1110.16 | (none) | Fragment of alabaster bowl. Ends of lines of a rudely scratched inscription. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 273 | (none) | 1923,1110.32 | (none) | Fragment of black and white stone vase. Inscribed. Duplicate of U.244. Copied. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 274 | (none) | 1923,1110.29 | (none) | Burnt fragment of alabaster vase. Dedicated by a patesi of UD.NUN.KI. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 280 | (none) | 1923,1110.34 | (none) | Fragment of black stone vase. With circular depressions for inlay on side and bottom. The inlay remains in two cases. Four rows decreasing in size on side. Above bottom rim an inscription reading "Dungi, the mighty man, king..." |
| 281 | (none) | 1923,1110.33 | (none) | Fragment of stone vessel. Showing lip and five rows of depressions for inlay. Shaped [drawing of shape]. Inscribed ".....king of Ur." |
| 285 | (none) | 1923,1110.28 | (none) | Fragment of vessel or mace head, white marble. Inscribed in probably early characters with a dedication to En-(lil)? Placed in IN/No. 1 |
| 286 | (none) | 1923,1110.16 | (none) | Fragment of limestone pot, from rim. Traces of long inscription showing long line on right-hand side. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 295 | (none) | 1923,1110.3 | (none) | Gate socket, Basalt. Inscription on smooth surface, with shoulder below. Records the building of A.A22AG.GA.NI GIG.KISAL[Above] by Bur-Sin I. Copied and transliterated. |
| 296 | (none) | 1923,1110.26 | (none) | Fragment of alabaster vase, rim. Inscription of Dungi, only titles. Placed in IN/No.1 |
| 299 | (none) | 1923,1110.219 | (none) | Clay cone, frag of, From top. 2nd col of inscription of a ruler of lagush (?) recording the building of a temple in Ninua. Copied and transliterated. Placed in IN/No.5 [crossed out] |
| 303 | (none) | 1923,1110.145 | (none) | Ivory carving: A bowl, with knob handles, the rim decorated with zigzags on top and double half-circles on the side, D. 85mm, supported by 2 nude female figures: these have each an arm round the other and with the free hands support the bowl on their heads. Broken into many frgs and restored. Parts of the 2 free arms are missing, otherwise virtually complete. |
| 307 | (none) | 1923,1110.50 | (none) | Marble relief. Fr showing feathers or hair, possibly one side of a coiffure: certainly intended for inlay: hole in the back for fixing something (a face?) in the center. |
| 317 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet nearly complete. Found in T.T.B. 20, see U.315. Dated in the reign of Gungunn "Year when Gungunum the King (brought into the temple) two great emblems." 10th year G.King of Larsa, in sl. Variant form. | |
| 318 | (none) | 1953,0411.234 | (none) | Tablet. Complete. Dated "Year after that when the priest of Utu(Shamash) was appointed by the omens." (7th year of Gungunum, king of Larsa). A receipt for a quantity of oil. |
| 324 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment of. Found in TTB. 20 Dated in reign of Gungunum, year uncertain. | |
| 337 | (none) | 1953,0411.266 | (none) | Small fragments of tablets. From TTB/Z See U. 336 |
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