Context Title: PG/755     
Context Name (Publication): PG 755     
Context Description: Typically referred to as the grave of Meskalamdug, items with this name inscribed upon them were found within. It does not, however, appear to be the same Meskalamdug identified as king on items found elsewhere.     
Nissen Date: Ur I - Lu     

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Objects: PG/755 Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
10000 (none) (none) (none) Gold Wig. Of Mes-kalam-dug. A casque of hammered gold with engraved detail representing the hair and beard. The hair on top of the head is in long combed and slightly waved tresses coming from a parting which goes right across from front to back down to the ears: it has a long tress bound round the head by a narrow ribbon, and below this are two rows of looped curls: at the back it is gathered into a small chignon: below the looped curls come formal pendant curls 2 rows at the back of the head and 4 rows (for whiskers) in front of the ears. The interior was fitted with a padded cap fastened on by small holes round the edge of the metal: fragments of wool and cloth were found inside. [drawing]
10001 (none) (none) (none) Gold Cup Oval calabash type, with rib at end On the side, inscr: Mes-Kalam-dug
10002 (none) (none) (none) Gold Cup Hemispherical (nearly) with simple ridge round rim On one side inscription: Mes-Kalam-dug
10003 (none) (none) (none) Gold Cup Oval, calabash type Decorated with fluting and engraved patterns round the edge and on the base. The handles are vertical knobs of lapis lazuli between gold plates, secured by rivets.
10004 (none) (none) (none) Gold Lamp Ordinary flat shell type At the tip of the spout the metal is bent into a coil On the base inscr. "Mes-Kalam-dug"
10005 (none) (none) (none) Gold Pin With lapis lazuli ball head capped with gold Type V
10006 (none) (none) (none) Beads Double conoids of gold and lapis The larger gold beads are of foil over bitumen, the smaller more solid: the largest are unusually large, both in gold and lapis
10007 (none) (none) (none) Beads Triangles of 11 gold and 11 lapis
10008 (none) (none) (none) Frog Amulet. Lapis [drawing]
10009 (none) (none) (none) Amulet Lapis In form of a seated ram [drawing] 1:1
10011 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal White shell Only the remains of it, completely decayed It hung on the silver belt with the gold dagger and whetstone
10012 (none) (none) (none) Lump of silver Very solid and heavy: it looks as if it might once have been an inscribed tablet, but it is completely decayed and the surface perished
10013 (none) (none) (none) Gold Drinking-cup (electrum?) apparently lathe spun: base formed by adding a small circular plate. Found with U.10,034
10014 (none) (none) (none) Gold Dagger The blade is of gold, leaf shaped with central rib The hilt has a gold guard studded with gold nails: the grip was of silver-plate over wood, the pommel of silver-plate studded with gold. The sheath was of silver. The silver of the hilt has perished altogether: the sheath is preserved in poor condition. It was fixed to a silver belt
10015 (none) (none) (none) Whetstone Lapis lazuli Hung on a thin gold ring which was attached to the silver belt
10016 (none) (none) (none) Silver tool Hung on a thin gold ring, which was attached to the silver belt
10017 (none) (none) (none) Silver Belt Fragments of Found lying round the waist
10018 (none) (none) (none) Gold Axe Double lunate type Made of a rather low grade electrum [drawing] Type A15
10019A (none) (none) (none) [A-P] Earrings. Gold and Silver. Spirals of wire. [A-D] 4 of gold, [E-P] 12 of silver. There were other silver examples too broken to be kept: all the silver is much corroded. Two of the gold rings were inside silver ones (the latter a good deal broken).
10020 (none) (none) (none) Dagger Copper blade Gold handle and silver grip The blade leaf-shaped with central rib the handle of gold over wood (decayed) with lunate pommel: the handle is broken and distorted: the silver grip (attached by gold studs) is much decayed Blade in poor condition
10021 (none) (none) (none) Dagger Copper blade Handle of some material now wholly perished (silver?) with gold guard studded with gold nails and gold nails on the point of the pommel [drawing]
10022 (none) (none) (none) Dagger Copper blade, handle of silver-plate over wood In very bad condition, blade decayed and broken, and the silver all persished [drawing 2:5]
10023 (none) (none) (none) Spear The head is of copper, leaf-shaped with parallel ribbing The upper part of the haft is plated with gold in imitation of jointed bamboo The lower part of the haft was plain wood
10024A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Lamps Silver, two were found, one inside the other: the outer lamp completely decayed, the inner in good condition.
10025 (none) (none) (none) Electrum Axe Normal type [drawing] adze A3 (new)
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Media: PG/755 Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Media Media Title Title Label Author Omeka Label
UPM Field Photo numbers UPM Field Photo numbers (none) (none) (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p148 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p148 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p149 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p149 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p150 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p150 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p151 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p151 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p152 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p152 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p153 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p153 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p154 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p154 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p155 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p155 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p156 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p156 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p157 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p157 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p158 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p158 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p159 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p159 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p160 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p160 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v10 p148 Ur Notes v10 p148 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v10 p149 Ur Notes v10 p149 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v10 p150 Ur Notes v10 p150 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v10 p150_v Ur Notes v10 p150_v (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v10 p151 Ur Notes v10 p151 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v10 p152 Ur Notes v10 p152 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v10 p153 Ur Notes v10 p153 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v10 p154 Ur Notes v10 p154 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v10 p155 Ur Notes v10 p155 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v10 p156 Ur Notes v10 p156 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v10 p157 Ur Notes v10 p157 (none)
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