Giparu | KP

Context Title: Giparu | KP     
Context Name (Excavation): KP; King's Palace     
Context Name (Publication): Gig-par-ku; Giparu; E.GIG.PAR     
Context Description: The excavation area given the abbreviation KP was eventually found to be the site of the ancient building known as the giparu (alternatively e-gig-par or gig-par-ku). Mostly dedicated to the goddess Nin-gal, Nanna's consort, it was also in various periods the residence of the entu priestess. The abbreviation KP, however, stands for King's Palace because Woolley initially thought this might be the site of Shulgi's palace, the ehursag. The giparu was a very long-lived building, though it underwent many changes over many centuries. Most striking were the changes in the Neo-Babylonian period when Woolley shows it combining with the dublalmah to the east. He believed that by this point the building was not sufficient to house the Ningal temple and the entu priestess together, and thus the so-called Palace of Belshaltinannar was constructed outside the temenos specifically to house the priestess herself. At times Woolley refers to the giparu as the Great Ningal Temple, which can be confusing as the Kassite and Neo-Bablyonian Ningal temples had moved onto the ziggurat terrace to the north of the giparu (Area HD). Furthermore, parts of the giparu were excavated under area abbreviations other than KP in season 3 when the full extents of the building were only just coming to light. The northern portion originally carried the abbreviation HDB and the southeastern portion, SF.     
Season Number: 03: 1924-1925      
Season Number: 04: 1925-1926      

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
6785 (none) (none) B16519 Eye socket. Limestone. Grey. E. [drawing]
3301 (none) (none) B16490, B16490 Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps: side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E Kisib-gal E-kur-ra(?) the shrine of dNin-sig (=Ea) H.C.
3300 (none) (none) B16489, B16489 Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps: side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E Ad-gi-gu Shrine dNusku. H.C.
3296 (none) (none) B16485, B16485 Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps: side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E An-ki-azag-ga where stands dAzag-sud. H.C.
3326 (none) (none) B16484, B16484 Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11.6-7: E-ab (sal?)-ban-da the shrine of dSu-zi-an-na he built. Side and face text. H.C.
3252 (none) (none) B16477 Brick of Kurigalzu. To Nannar, his king, dKurigalzu mighty hero, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad E-kish-shir-gal, his beloved temple, has restored. H.C. in text: Kassite period(13)
2833A (none) (none) B16475 Brick of Silli-Adad. Broken -Inscription complete (cf. U.2669) :To Nannar, his king, Si-li dAdad who takes care of Nippur, patesi of Ur, Larsa Lagash, and the land og Gish-ta-al-laki (or Semetic: Is-ta-atla?), the foundation of E-Temen-ni-ilm I ordered to its place, I restored. H.C.
3315 (none) (none) B16473 (none)
6685 (none) (none) B16438 Ingot. Bronze. 2/5. E.
6647D (none) (none) B16437D [A-J] Group of iron arrowheads. E. [drawing on back of card]
6647C (none) (none) B16437C [A-J] Group of iron arrowheads. E. [drawing on back of card]
6647A (none) (none) B16437B [A-J] Group of iron arrowheads. E. [drawing on back of card]
6647H (none) (none) B16437A [A-J] Group of iron arrowheads. E. [drawing on back of card]
6647I (none) (none) B16437 [A-J] Group of iron arrowheads. E. [drawing on back of card]
6788D (none) (none) B16436D [A-D broken in 4 pieces] Dagger. Iron. E.
6788C (none) (none) B16436C [A-D broken in 4 pieces] Dagger. Iron. E.
6788B (none) (none) B16436b [A-D broken in 4 pieces] Dagger. Iron. E.
6788A (none) (none) B16436A [A-D broken in 4 pieces] Dagger. Iron. E.
6657B (none) (none) B16434 Copper? Handles? Arched. Rounded tops and nail head bases. E. Philadelphia? [drawing 1:2]
6669 (none) (none) B16427 Bracelet. Bronze. Oval shaped. E. [drawing]
6623 (none) (none) B16420 Decorative nail? Copper. [drawing 1:1]
6686 (none) (none) B16408 Tool. Bronze. E. [drawing]
6878 (none) (none) B16405 Knife blade. Copper. Handle missing. E.
6638 (none) (none) B16399 Silver bowl. Flat. Umbilical, lotus pattern on outside. For catalog. E.
6639N (none) (none) B16398.5 Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y.

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