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)
10457A	(none)	(none)	B17297	Silver Bowls 4 [A-D] Oxidised together 3 of oval type with little knob handles on the long sides, one hemispherical. Type __ Photo __
10565	(none)	(none)	B17280	Copper Lamp usual shell type
10921	(none)	(none)	B17128	Stone Vase White veined calcite Spill Vase [drawing] Type 86
10860	(none)	(none)	B17082B	Silver Libation Jug Type XXIX [drawing] Corroded on to this are the tumbler U.10861 and a silver vessel, broken, of uncertain shape, probably a bowl.
10861	(none)	(none)	B17082a	Silver Tumbler Exactly like U.10857 Corroded on to U.10860
10886	(none)	(none)	B17081	Silver Lamp Usual type: in good condition
10891	(none)	(none)	B17077	Silver Bowl Oval with 3 bands of fluting on the sides; 2 double silver wire handle is fixed to the 2 small lugs in the middle of each side Type LXXXIII
10461	(none)	(none)	B17073	Silver Bowl In bad condition Type__
10896A	(none)	(none)	B17072E	[A-B] 2 Silver Tumblers Fluted one intact one broken Exactly like U.10892 [type] LXVI
10898B	(none)	(none)	B17072D	[A-B] 2 Silver Tumblers Fluted Both intact Exactly like U 10892 [Type] LXXI
10898A	(none)	(none)	B17072C	[A-B] 2 Silver Tumblers Fluted Both intact Exactly like U 10892 [Type] LXXI
10897B	(none)	(none)	B17072B	[A-B] 2 Silver Tumblers Fluted 1 intact, 1 broken Exactly like U.10892 [Type] LXVI
10897A	(none)	(none)	B17072A	[A-B] 2 Silver Tumblers Fluted 1 intact, 1 broken Exactly like U.10892 [Type] LXVI
10892	(none)	(none)	B17072	Silver Tumbler Fluted sides, engraving round rim (flattened but intact) [Type] LXVI
10896B	(none)	(none)	B17072	[A-B] 2 Silver Tumblers Fluted one intact, one broken Exactly like U.10892
10904	(none)	(none)	B17071	Silver Bowl Hemispherical with slight base, part of rim missing Type III
10902	(none)	(none)	B17070	Silver Bowl Hemispherical with low circular base Type III
10907	(none)	(none)	B17069	Two Silver Bowls corroded together. both very badly distorted Measurements impossible Type__
10855A	(none)	(none)	B17068	[A] Silver Pot A good deal distorted but complete [drawing] Type XXXIII Inside it and projecting above the rim is [B] a gold drinking tube of very thin metal much broken up
10554	(none)	(none)	B17067	Silver Bowl Oval, with cone base Type__
10465A	(none)	(none)	B17064	[A-B] Silver Lions heads two with inlaid eyes Photo
9118	(none)	(none)	B17010	Copper tumbler Type XXVI.
9786A	(none)	(none)	B17000	[A-B] Silver wire ornaments Apparently 7, of which 6 are whole or nearly so [drawing] They seem to have been connected with silver headdress 9785, with which they were found, and might have been attached to a narrow silver ribbon found with it, or to the string of very small beads: they were not with the gold rings
10743	(none)	(none)	B16939	Copper Bowl Hemispherical Type__
8981	(none)	(none)	B16852	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 registers: below: 1 man, fighting animals. Above, human figure with rampant animals on each side and inscription of NIN-TUR-NIN.