Silver

Silver is a soft, white, lustrous metal. It is highly malleable, and has a low melting point, making it easy to cast. It can be produced as a by-product of copper, gold, lead, and zinc refining. It can be highly polished, leading to a very reflective surface.

Most of the silver found at Ur is in jewelry, but sometimes it is made into axes or mirrors. These are found mainly in the royal tombs.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
10352	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Pin Lapis ball head with silver cap under side Type V
10357A	(none)	1928,1010.692	(none)	[A-B] 2 Silver earrings Solid lunate ends, unusually small
10402	(none)	1928,1010.357	(none)	Copper Pin With lapis ball head capped with silver (broken) Type V
10403	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads double conoids of silver and lapis Type__
10404	(none)	1928,1010.701	(none)	Ear-ring silver plain spiral coil of silver wire Type__
10411B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 [struck out: "arrows"] Throwing spears Found apparently inside a quiver of which the base was formed by a very large copper nail with silver-plated head; diam 0045. The spears had been broken across the middle, and of 2 of them the butt end was missing, of 2 it was present. The heads are of gold 017 long: the shafts were bound with gold and silver bands 003, wide with 003, of wood showing between: the butts are of gold with copper fork to take the bow-string. See Field Notes.
10411C	(none)	1928,1010.93	(none)	[A-D] 4 [struck out: "arrows"] Throwing spears Found apparently inside a quiver of which the base was formed by a very large copper nail with silver-plated head; diam 0045. The spears had been broken across the middle, and of 2 of them the butt end was missing, of 2 it was present. The heads are of gold 017 long: the shafts were bound with gold and silver bands 003, wide with 003, of wood showing between: the butts are of gold with copper fork to take the bow-string. See Field Notes.
10438C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Chariot For design in general see notes The various parts are: A. Six lions heads in gold with lapis eyes and chests of lapis and shell. These are fixed to a board-edge. B. Small heads of lions and bulls in gold fixed to the top rail with blue and white inlay between them. C. 2 large panthers heads in silver with lapis eyes. D. 2 small lion heads in silver with inlay chests of shell and lapis; from the front of the chariot: with blue and white inlay between. One head completely destroyed. E. Quantities of inlay
10438D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Chariot For design in general see notes The various parts are: A. Six lions heads in gold with lapis eyes and chests of lapis and shell. These are fixed to a board-edge. B. Small heads of lions and bulls in gold fixed to the top rail with blue and white inlay between them. C. 2 large panthers heads in silver with lapis eyes. D. 2 small lion heads in silver with inlay chests of shell and lapis; from the front of the chariot: with blue and white inlay between. One head completely destroyed. E. Quantities of inlay
10439	(none)	1928,1010.122	(none)	Rein-ring from the pole of the chariot of silver on the top an electrum mascot in form of a donkey, amazingly good work [drawing]
10445A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 long slender rods of copper, two silver plated [A,B], two gold plated [C,D] Corroded together at one gold the gold rods were found apart and are formally 2 distinct rods. Use quite unknown: nothing found with them to explain.
10445B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 long slender rods of copper, two silver plated [A,B], two gold plated [C,D]. Corroded together at ? and the gold rods were found apart and are formally 2 distinct rods. Use quite unknown: nothing found with them to explain.
10446	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrow Butt Silver, with copper notch prongs [drawing] 1:1
10450	(none)	(none)	(none)	Drinking [struck out: "sceptic?'] Tube made of cylindrical lengths of lapis and gold strung on silver wire, or slender rod: it lay along the end of the box and one end was bent down into the large silver pot U____ also, half in this was a piece of silver tube which is probably the head of the sceptre.
10455	(none)	1928,1010.135	(none)	Silver Bucket (?) but with no handles [drawing] Type XXXII
10456	(none)	1928,1010.134	(none)	Silver Jug [drawing] XXX Type__
10458A	(none)	1928,1010.146	(none)	Silver Vessels [A-O] 15 goblets 42 (new) [P] 1 libation jug 83 (new) [Q] 1 flat tray 32 (new) Types__ Photo__
10459	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Colander. Bottom of bowl damaged: it rested on one of the gold vessels and the rim was crushed down over it. Type 96? Found behind box.
10460	(none)	1928,1010.133	(none)	Silver Jug (?) Askos shape With 2 long lugs, pierced: through this runs a twisted silver wire of which the rest, attached to a spindle whorl-shaped object, perhaps the stopper, is inside the pot. Type 113? [drawing]
10462	(none)	1928,1010.147	(none)	Silver Pot [Type] XXXII [drawing] Inside it a silver bowl: and resting against the rim and projecting above it a silver drinking tube
10463	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Lamp Usual shell type Type 115 (new)
10464	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Bowl. Oval, with oval base. Type LXIII
10465B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Silver Lions heads (2) with inlaid eyes. Found against the far side of the box.
10472C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Spears 4 The heads silver: the shafts bound with silver which was too rotten to keep: two of them have notched silver butts for the throwing thong. Two are corroded together. Type 2 (new)
10536	(none)	1928,1010.701	(none)	Silver Ear ring 1 1/2 coils Solid lunate ends