Early Dynastic / Sumerian

Description:

The Sumerian Period is a grouping of the Early Dynastic Periods which were divided by the Oriental Institute's excavations in the Diyala. This term was used during Woolley's time to refer to this span of time. It was preceded by the Jemdat Nasr Period and followed by the Akkadian Period. During this period, Kingship alternated between a number of competing dynasties, traditionally including Kish, Uruk, and Ur.

Ultra Low Chronology:

Short/Low Chronology: 2800-2230 BCE

Middle Chronology: 2900-2340 BCE

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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)
10902	(none)	(none)	B17070	Silver Bowl Hemispherical with low circular base Type III
10903	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Bowl hemispherical with slightly raised base (badly distorted) [Type] III
10904	(none)	(none)	B17071	Silver Bowl Hemispherical with slight base, part of rim missing Type III
10905	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Bowl Hemispherical with slight base distorted, and the rim chipped [Type] [struck out: "III"]
10906	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Bowl orig. hemispherical with slight base; broken & distorted Type III
10907	(none)	(none)	B17069	Two Silver Bowls corroded together. both very badly distorted Measurements impossible Type__
10908	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Bowl Fragment only Orig. hemispherical with slight base. Type III
10909	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Bowl Orig. hemispherical with slight base (broken & distorted) Type III
10910	(none)	(none)	B17548	Silver Pot apparently thus- but squashed right in [drawing] (inside it is part of the lapis rod U.10911) Type [struck out: "XXXIII"]
10912A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Metal Vases A= Silver saucer with straight sides Type 28 (new) B= Corroded on to this are 2 copper bowls, one inside the other: both alike; hemispherical with slight base [Type] III
10912B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Metal Vases A= Silver saucer with straight sides Type 28 (new) B= Corroded on to this are 2 copper bowls, one inside the other: both alike; hemispherical with slight base [Type] III
10914	(none)	1928,1010.136	(none)	Silver Offering-table In two parts which now though corroded together are displaced The foot is funnel-shaped and was made solid by a filling of bitumen: the top is covered with a silver cap: on this rested a tray with shallow upturned rim [drawing] [Type] XXXVIII
10915	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Vase Very much distorted and the base all crushed in Approximately thus: [drawing] attached to it are the fragile remains of 3 long silver drinking tubes [Type] XXXIX
10918	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Bowl fragment of (half only) orig. hemispherical with slight base. [Type] III
10921	(none)	(none)	B17128	Stone Vase White veined calcite Spill Vase [drawing] Type 86
10930	(none)	(none)	B16707	Gold Bowl. Oval. With slight rim, elliptical raised base, and double ribs at either and running from base to rim; in the middle of each side, just below the rim, a handle attached for a wire handle (missing) made of two short vertical and gold tubes. Slightly distorted.
10931	(none)	1928,1010.7	(none)	Gold Strainer. Roughly made from thin gold, with nearly horizontal rim, deep cup pierced below for straining, and short handle cut for the sheet of which the cup is formed. [drawing]
10932A	(none)	1928,1010.14	(none)	[A-B] Gold Cockle-shells. Pair. modeled on the real, the ribs rendered by engraved lines. Inside one is green paint. [drawing]
10932B	(none)	(none)	B16710	[A-B] Gold Cockle-shells. Pair. modeled on the real, the ribs rendered by engraved lines. Inside one is green paint. [drawing]
10953	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Bowl. Hemispherical with slight base. Distorted. Type III.
10954	(none)	(none)	B17539	Copper Pot. [Type] XXVII. [drawing]
10955	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Ladle. With long tubular handle. Type LXXXII. [drawing]
10956A	(none)	1928,1010.397	(none)	[A-B] Copper Ladles. Two of different types, corroded together: also a copper adze. (the handle of A & the tip of B are broken). (C) Adze normal type. [drawing]
10956B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper Ladles. Two of different types, corroded together: also a copper adze. (the handle of A & the tip of B are broken). (C) Adze normal type. [drawing]
10957	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl. Beaten out to the round, the base has been further hammered to bring it almost to a square: and this has modified the outline of the rim also. Type LXXVI. [drawing]