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 |
Files
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2847B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery bowl. (A) Rich buff-colored ware, plain design. Type CLIX, =P.21 (B) Larger buff and brown, greenish inside. Type CLIX, =P.21 (C) Smaller: greenish buff. Type CLIX, =P.21 |
| 2847C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery bowl. (A) Rich buff-colored ware, plain design. Type CLIX, =P.21 (B) Larger buff and brown, greenish inside. Type CLIX, =P.21 (C) Smaller: greenish buff. Type CLIX, =P.21 |
| 2884A | 29-174-4 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buffware wide mouthed. Persian level. Type CLX, =P.55b | |
| 2885 | 29-174-5 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buffware: round cheeks and broad mouth. Persian period. Type CLXI, =P.56 | |
| 2886 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buffware: round cheeks and broad mouth. Persian period. (B) Red. Type CLXI, =P.56 |
| 2896 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Pinkish drab: fragmentary but perhaps of [Greek characters] type: wheel made on shoulder. Type CLXV, =P.136 |
| 2897 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery tumbler. Buffware of plain cone shape: fragmentary. Type CLXVI. =P.65 |
| 2898 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Buffware with rounded sides and narrow base and neck : lip missing. Type CLXVII, =P.161 |
| 2900 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cone of Sinidinnam. Broken. Same inscription in SAAKI. P. 208 b) Tonnegal B. To Utu (sun god), lord of justice, the high chief of heaven and earth, the first of the Annunaki, his king, Sinidinnam, the mighty hero, who cares for Ur, king of Larsa, King of Sumer and Akkad for his own life has built E-babbar his pure abofe, the oracles and decisions, of his sublime course, for many days, he has exalted. The words of Nannar and Utu, in Ebabbar and Egish-shir-gal, Sinidinnam, who reveres the An-nunanaki, who accomplishes the offerings, may he be forever. H.C. |
| 2906 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Glazed pot lid. White fist painted with black and yellow small handle-knob and two holes in line of diameter. |
| 2919 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay label with Aramaic name. H.C. [drawing] |
| 3018 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Fragment: Religious Omina. Neo-Babylonian/Persian. | |
| 3019 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Foundation tablets. Kurigalzu. Limestone. To dNin-BAD-LA, his king, Kurigalzu minister of Enlil, mighty king, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the 4 regions of the world. The Ga-(bur ), the old house decayed from ancient days, he built, and restored to his place. Same text on Copper U.3022. H.C. |
| 3020 | (none) | 1927,1003.6 | (none) | Foundation tablet of Warad-Sin. Soapstone. Warad-Sin, the mighty man, who takes care of Ur, king of Larsa, king of Sumer and Akkad son of Kudur-Mabug, adda of Emulbal. In order to enlarge Ur, to enclose its sides, to gain a great name, Nannar my king, has listened unto me. The great wall, raised like a mountain, that might not be undermined, which strikes wonder, I built to him. This wall Nannar fortifies the foundation of the land such is its name... etc Cf. brick in SAKI p.213.B. Same text text on copper tablet U.3021. H.C. |
| 3021 | (none) | 1927,1003.6 | (none) | Foundation tablet of Narad-Sin. Copper. Same text on soapstone tablet U.3020. |
| 3022 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Foundation tablet. Kurigalzu. Copper. Same text as Limestone tablet U.3019. |
| 3031 | (none) | 1927,1003.4 | (none) | Door-socket of Bur-Sin. Blue stone. Same inscription U.295 (Photo 24) To Nin-gal, his lady Bur-Sin mighty hero king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world has built her beloved house, Gi(g)-par azag for his life he has dedicated. |
| 3032 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Ur-Engur Door-socket. Common in scripot: builder of E-Nannar. In text: Kassite period(13) |
| 3037 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bur-Sin. Door-socket. Blue stone. Flaking off. To Ningal. Builts Gig-par azag. Duplicate of U.3031. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (8). |
| 3055 | 29-174-15 | (none) | (none) | Pottery jar. Straightish-sided buff jar with shiny lip. | |
| 3059 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gimil-Sin. Door-socket. (Perhaps to Ningal?? But the name of the god is almost illegible) ?Gimil-Sin, beloved of Enlil, king whom Enlil has chosen in his heart, mighty king, king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world, (her or his?) house he has built. H.C. |
| 3074 | 29-174-14 | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Of drab ware with slightly curved sides. Poor quality roughly made. Type CXC (not p). | |
| 3082 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Hematite. 1st Babylonian Dynasty. Two such worshipping figures on either side of the inscription. A-bi i-li-su son of Su-u-ma a-bu-um servant of dNin-sah. [drawing] |
| 3083 | (none) | 1927,1003.204 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Limestone. About BC 2200. Inscript to dShamash. [drawing] |
| 3088A | (none) | 1927,1003.124 | (none) | Pottery tumblers. Of buffware with straight sides. Poor quality pot, badly made. Type CXCI (not p) (B) Shallower. With U.3055, U.3074 fromt solitary grave. |
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period | Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period | 1974 | Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0637 | GN0637 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0641 | GN0641 | (none) | |
| Ur Excavations IX; The Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods | Ur Excavations IX; The Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods | 1962 | Woolley, L. and Mallowan, Max | (none) |
| Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period | Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period | 1976 | Woolley, L. and M. Mallowan | (none) |
| Ur Excavations VIII; The Kassite Period and the period of the Assyrian Kings | Ur Excavations VIII; The Kassite Period and the period of the Assyrian Kings | 1965 | Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
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Sibling Locations
AH Site | AH - City Wall | CLW - DP - Dublalmah | LL - EH Site | EH - Ehursag | HT - EM Site | EM - Enunmah | TTB | ES - ESB - FH - Great Nanna Courtyard | PD - Harbor Temple - House 34/1 - House 34/2 - House Site - Kassite Fort - KPS Site | KPS - LT - LW - Mausoleum Site | BC - Neo-Babylonian Housing | NH - NNCF - NTB - P/103 - Palace of Bel-Shalti-Nannar | AD - Pit F - Royal Cemetery | PG - SM - Temenos Wall | TW - TTC - XNCF - Ziggurat Terrace | ZT
Child Locations
Giparu | HDB - Giparu | SF - NB/41 | KPG/C - NB/S4 - Ningal Temple | Unit C | A-P 1-8 - P/1 | KPCG/1 - P/2 | KPCG/2 - P/6 | KPG/B - Unit A | A-P 12-17 - Unit B | A-P 8-11
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References
Woolley, Leonard. (1974) Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period, Oxford: Oxford University Press.