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

Objects: Early Dynastic / Sumerian Export: JSON - XML - CSV

U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
11733	(none)	1929,1017.658	(none)	Stone Bowl. Bell-shaped. Dark steatite. Type LXVI
11738	(none)	1929,1017.561	(none)	Pin. Copper with lapis ball head (stem broken). Type V.
11741	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Lamp. Usual type.
11742B	(none)	1929,1017.240	(none)	Beads. Frontlet. Small gold ring pendants [A] (13) string on 3 rows of beads [B]: between each pair one very small lapis bead, one carnelian tubular bead, one very small lapis bead.
11744E	(none)	1929,1017.275	(none)	Beads. String of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows.
11763	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Cauldron (the bottom is prized up).
11783	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Lamp. Usual shell type. Extreme L. 190mm
11788	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Pot.
11792	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Bowl. Oblong.
11793	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl. Hemispherical.
11794	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Bowl. Broken, distorted & decayed hemispherical? Design incised & in relief-below, conventional mountains (engraved), above, in relief, procession of mountain goats.
11804	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl. Oval with silver tubular handle-attachments.
11821	(none)	1929,1017.63	(none)	Silver Bowl. Oval, usual tubular handle-rings of electrum. Distorted & in bad condition.
11823	(none)	(none)	(none)	Pair copper cockle shells. Fitted together (poor condition).
11826A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of Copper Objects. Oxidized together. [A] (1) Copper Pin; type I. [B] (2) Copper Bowl: hemispherical. [C] (3) Copper Tumbler(?) or box(?) (the top not visible, being inside the bowl).
11826B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of Copper Objects. Oxidized together. [A] (1) Copper Pin; type I. [B] (2) Copper Bowl: hemispherical. [C] (3) Copper Tumbler(?) or box(?) (the top not visible, being inside the bowl).
11826C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of Copper Objects. Oxidized together. [A] (1) Copper Pin; type I. [B] (2) Copper Bowl: hemispherical. [C] (3) Copper Tumbler(?) or box(?) (the top not visible, being inside the bowl).
11837A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Silver Ewer & [B] Patten. Corroded together. Ewer usual libation. (one side badly broken). Patten, with foot & carinated rim (also badly broken).
11837B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Silver Ewer & [B] Patten. Corroded together. Ewer usual libation. (one side badly broken). Patten, with foot & carinated rim (also badly broken).
11861A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Copper Bowls. Hemispherical. A pair of the same size (1 broken in halves)
11861B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Copper Bowls. Hemispherical. A pair of the same size (1 broken in halves)
11865	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Lamp. Normal shell type.
11880	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl.
11902	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Tumbler. Fluted, with pattern at rim and the same(inverted) at base: under the base a rosette thus [Drawing of rosette] [Drawing of pattern at rim]
11903	(none)	1929,1017.6	(none)	Gold Pin. With lapis head capped with gold Type VI, B.