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)
9146	(none)	(none)	(none)	Earring. Gold & silver [drawing] 2 coils, one inside the other (now separate).
9124C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Beads (2). Long facetted conoids. One Lapis, 1- silver over a bitumen core. [drawing] [C] Also, a silver earring [drawing]
9124B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Beads 2 Long facetted conoids. One Lapis, 1- silver over a bitumen core. [drawing] [C] Also, a silver earring [drawing]
9124A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Beads 2 Long facetted conoids. One Lapis, 1- silver over a bitumen core. [drawing] [C] Also, a silver earring [drawing]
9109	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Silver and lapis, thin lentoids.
9094B	(none)	(none)	(none)	2 Necklaces A. Minute lapis ball beads. B. Minute silver ball beads Lapis necklace on top of silver.
9093B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Silver earrings Single coils Corroded together
9093A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Silver earrings Single coils Corroded together.
9089	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace About 85 beads Silver & lapis lozenge shaped beads, slightly convex: 1 banded sard, lapis barrel & double conoid, & carnelian of similar type. Also, 2 carnelian bugle beads For order of stringing cf. Field Note PG 544 (18)
9087B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Silver earrings 1 1/2 coils thickened ends
9087A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Silver earrings 1 1/2 coils thickened ends
9074	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Ear Ring Consisting of 2 crescent shaped pieces of silver, each with 1 thickened hollow end - cup shaped. [drawing]
9065	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper pin With silver ball head Copper caps on top and bottom of head - silver shows only in middle. Rectangular in section Tip missing [Type] V [drawing]
9064	(none)	(none)	B16898	Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Silver core Gilgamesh and Enkidu fighting rampant lion and rampant bull respectively.
9061A	(none)	(none)	(none)	2 Ear Rings [A] one silver [B] one copper
9033B	(none)	(none)	B16767	3 Ear Rings [A-B] 2 silver and [C] 1 copper. All from same grave 1 1/2 coils. Thickened ends. [drawing]
9033A	(none)	(none)	B16767	3 Ear Rings [A-B] 2 silver and [C] 1 copper. All from same grave 1 1/2 coils. Thickened ends. [drawing]
9014	(none)	(none)	B17043	Silver? Ear Ring 1 1/2 coils [drawing]
8971	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis 3 figures before a god Broken and mended. The cylinder had silver beads and a tube of silver ran through it and was fixed to caps: the latter are decayed (and stuck to U.8972): the tube still inside.
8964	(none)	1928,1009.203	(none)	Bracelet. Plain circlet of silver tube, penannular. Also, fragments of a 2nd similar.
8962	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small gold, silver, lapis and carnelian. For order see Field Notes.
8961C	(none)	1928,1009.204B	(none)	[A-C] Finger rings Silver: (2 others were broken and thrown away) Plain coils of silver wire one 2 1/2 coils and two 3 1/2 coils
8961B	(none)	1928,1009.204A	(none)	[A-C] Finger rings Silver: (2 others were broken and thrown away) Plain coils of silver wire one 2 1/2 coils and two 3 1/2 coils
8961A	(none)	1928,1009.191	(none)	[A-C] Finger rings Silver: (2 others were broken and thrown away) Plain coils of silver wire one 2 1/2 coils and two 3 1/2 coils
8954	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 1 carnelian bugle, and a set of mixed small beads: lapis, carnelian, & silver.