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)
14043	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper bowl. Circular but with a square base having a slight boss at each corner. [drawing 2:5]
14052	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl. Hemispherical. Distorted. Type III.
14060	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper cauldron. Much distorted. Type LVI. [drawing]
14069A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Copper bowl. Oval shaped and [B] copper cullender, corroded together. Cullender has long handle with rolled end. Type LXIII.
14069B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Copper bowl. Oval shaped and [B] copper cullender, corroded together. Cullender has long handle with rolled end. Type LXIII.
14070A	31-17-176a	(none)	(none)	Copper cullender. Normal type with long handle and adhering to it a copper bowl, hemispherical.
14070B	31-17-176b	(none)	(none)	Copper cullender. Normal type with long handle and adhering to it a copper bowl, hemispherical.
14103	37-7-103	(none)	(none)	Seal impressions. Three more impressions from the same cylinder as 13970 adding a new city ideogram and some other signs and ornaments.. HC.218 UET II: 332).
14104	(none)	(none)	(none)	Jar sealings. Incised with rough linear figures which in most cases appear to be signs. HC.2006. UET II: 314)
14120	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablets. Part of account tablet (practically nothing legible) (preserved for the same reason as 14119).
14121	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet(?) Same sign repeated several times. cf. 15006 (which is SIS 4) UET II: 292)
14132	(none)	(none)	(none)	Jar-sealing. Incised with inscription ...NI - LUGAL - LA(??) - BARA . UET II: 312)
14134	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Meaningless scriblings? a new type of writing? cf. 14715 HC.[1505 crossed out] 2S.14 UET II: 249)
14169	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression (not evident if Jar-sealing) Inscription: ub ud-nun (=Adab) Su-dingir-sar+DU (=Kes) (??) Ses+AB (=Ur) and picture of a bird. So apparently picture writing and sign writing mingled. (cf. U.14170, U.13881) HC. UET II: 323)
14171	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Fragment. Accounts. (SIS 4 type) HC.2311 UET II: 246)
14172	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Half of an account tablet. Traces of seal impression . SIS 4 type. HC.2S.12 UET II: 247)
14173	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Fragment. Accounts. (SIS 4 type) HC.2S.13 UET II: 248)
14179	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Complete. Accounts (sheep) (SIS 4 type?) HC.2S.17. UET II: 252)
14180	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. SIS 4 type. HC.2S.18 UET II: 253)
14188	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression. Inscription. HC.223. UET II: 322).
14190	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression. Decorative elements and one or two signs. HC.225. (UET/II: 317)
14269	31-17-178	(none)	(none)	Copper lamp with trough spout. Normal type.
14296	31-17-174	(none)	(none)	Copper bowl. Hemispherical.
14501	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Fragment of thick tablet. HC.1600.
14502	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Fragment. Archaic accounts. Perhaps rather different (later?) than SIS 4. HC.2820