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)
10454	(none)	1928,1010.6	(none)	Gold Spouted vessel. On a small solid base, oval, an oval bowl like a flattened half-egg: the sides fluted with herring-bone and double zigzag pattern engraved round rim and above base. From low on one side rises a tubular spout, curved and growing thinner to the tip. (Bent in). Found with gold and silver vessels at the far end of box [drawing] photo 1042
10455	(none)	1928,1010.135	(none)	Silver Bucket (?) but with no handles [drawing] Type XXXII
10456	(none)	1928,1010.134	(none)	Silver Jug [drawing] XXX Type__
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 __
10458A	(none)	1928,1010.146	(none)	Silver Vessels [A-O] 15 goblets 42 (new) [P] 1 libation jug 83 (new) [Q] 1 flat tray 32 (new) Types__ Photo__
10460	(none)	1928,1010.133	(none)	Silver Jug (?) Askos shape With 2 long lugs, pierced: through this runs a twisted silver wire of which the rest, attached to a spindle whorl-shaped object, perhaps the stopper, is inside the pot. Type 113? [drawing]
10461	(none)	(none)	B17073	Silver Bowl In bad condition Type__
10462	(none)	1928,1010.147	(none)	Silver Pot [Type] XXXII [drawing] Inside it a silver bowl: and resting against the rim and projecting above it a silver drinking tube
10463	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Lamp Usual shell type Type 115 (new)
10464	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Bowl. Oval, with oval base. Type LXIII
10465A	(none)	(none)	B17064	[A-B] Silver Lions heads two with inlaid eyes Photo
10473	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Vessels A number, all corroded together, mostly tall tumblers, and with these a libation-jug and a pattern Types 43, 83, 32 (new)
10474	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Vessels All corroded together
10554	(none)	(none)	B17067	Silver Bowl Oval, with cone base Type__
10565	(none)	(none)	B17280	Copper Lamp usual shell type
10568	(none)	(none)	B17439	Copper Bowl With small circular base, flat
10569	(none)	1928,1010.121	(none)	Silver Pin With lapis ball head, the stem broken off Type V
10583	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Goblet Plain Crushed flat [Type] [struck out: "LXII"] XLIX
10588A	(none)	(none)	B16740A	Head ornament. A. Gold Ribbon B. Wreath of lapis and carnelian beads with gold mulberry-leaf pendants. C. [.1-.2] Large Gold Lunate Earrings D. Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette petals [Drawing] E. [.1-.2] Silver wire spiral coil earrings. F. A silver pin, circular in section. Lapis ball head broken off. G. Silver and gold double conoids single string-gold and silver alternate.
10602	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Sealing. 2 fragments. Geometrical pattern.
10724	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl. Oval shaped. Distorted. Type LXIII
10743	(none)	(none)	B16939	Copper Bowl Hemispherical Type__
10785	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of copper vases Corroded together Including an oval bowl, and a hemispherical bowl Type LXIII
10786	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Beaker. Bent and battered. Normal type. Type 49.
10806B	(none)	1928,1010.128	(none)	Tomb Group. A. Beads. small lapis lentoids and some silver. B. Silver pin with lapis ball head Type V