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)
30 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of clay circular tablet. (school exercise type) [drawing]. [Annotated] Placed in IN/No 2
99 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of Clay Cone. Duplicate of one found by Taylor with an inscription recording a dedication to the Sun-god by Enannatum, a priest of the Moon-god, for the life of Gunguau, King of Ur (and Larsa).
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.
324 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Fragment of. Found in TTB. 20 Dated in reign of Gungunum, year uncertain.
372 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Small fragment of. Inscribed obverse and reverse. Account tablet. Dated 8th year of [?] [Crossed out] Placed in IN/No. 2
374 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Fragment of edge. Account tablet. Placed in IN/No. 2
378 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of tablet. From TTB.17 Same find as U376 Dated in reign of Ishme-Dagan. "Year when I.D. [Ishme-Dagan] the king chose the high priest of Enlil by the omens and when for Enurta he established a temple in Sumer and Akkad" (cf. also U.165, U.3600)
392 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Bottom of. Found TTB 26 see U381 Placed in IN/No. 2
394 (none) (none) (none) Frag of tablet. Dated. 1st year of Sin-idi(nnam), king of Larsa.
423 (none) (none) (none) Basalt hinge-socket of UR-ENGUR.
430 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Fragment of. TTB17 See U.376.
443 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of account tablet. Found TTB 9. See U339. Placed in IN/No. 2
444 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of account tablet. From TTB 9. See U339. Placed in IN/No. 2
446 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Broken. Account tablet of Sumerian period. Found TTB 9. see U339. Placed in IN/No. 2
503A (none) (none) (none) Clay pot. Pinkish-drab clay with drab engobbage: wheelmade. Type X.
536 (none) (none) (none) Small fragment of tablet. Dated.
541A (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 fragments. Sumerian account tablets. See. U.387. Placed in cigarette tin.
559A (none) (none) (none) Clay bowl-fragments. Wheelmade, reddish clay. (below) Large example of Type XXII ornamented with three ridges, .015 apart, below the neck.
576 (none) (none) (none) Clay fragment. Seal impression with three-line inscription, standing figures either side. Seal of RU(?)-AB-KI-A-RA-? Son of Ibi-Sin, servant of AN-AN(MAR-TU). Duplicate of U.582.
577 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of jar or bottle sealing. Seal-impression showing portions of 4-line inscription.
578 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of Jar sealing. Stamped with a round seal, sowing winged composite figure.
579 (none) (none) (none) Clay fragment with seal impression. Showing misproportioned standing figure, and the legs of another figure advancing towards him.
580 (none) (none) (none) Clay fragment with seal impression. Showing a figure resembling Amurru and a standing figure behind.
582 (none) (none) (none) Clay fragment with seal impression showing portions of 3 line inscription, duplicate of U.576 and another impression with standing figure + 2 lines of a broken inscription.
583 (none) (none) (none) Clay fragment with seal impression showing part of a divine figure with left arm raised, right arm perhaps hanging down right side.

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