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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
 | 3302 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Large bead. Fine quality lapis lazuli. Flat. Sketch 1:1. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3316 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick - Time of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. With counting board of 6 by 10 squares. In text: neo-Babylonian period (6) in Cat.[drawing] |
| 3317 | (none) | (none) | B16563, B16563 | Brick. Probably Larsa counting board. [drawing] | |
| 3319 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Soapstone. Worshipping the god Martu BC 2000. Inscription dSin-she-mi son of Ili-tu-um-na(?) [drawing] |
| 3320 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Pottery. Worshipping the tree of life? A fish. About BC 700. |
| 3321 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Pottery. Worshipping the tree of life and lance. About BC 610. |
| 3322 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Soapstone. Worshipping the goddess about BC 2400. (is this the Baghdad cylinder marked here U.3488?) [drawing] |
| 3323 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal? Steatite. Unusual crescent shape. Running wild bull among tree. [drawing] |
| 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. | |
| 3327 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mud statuette. Broken. Standing figurine with clasped hands, long shawl of robe. Upper part above hands broken off off actually 12 1/2 by 7 cm.. Inscription on back: --Mu-ir-ru-um --mu-kin par-si The commandment? the keeper of the ordnances H.C. |
| 3338A | (none) | (none) | (none) | (A) Gold brooch. Roughly made oval brooch with hematite glaze (?) in center and small round stones set about, mostly lost. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (13) in Cat. (B) Fragment of gold wire found with brooch. |
| 3338B | (none) | (none) | (none) | (A) Gold brooch. Roughly made oval brooch with hematite glaze (?) in center and small round stones set about, mostly lost. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (13) in Cat. (B) Fragment of gold wire found with brooch. |
| 3339 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Alabaster palette. For use in crushing toilet powders? Surface is hollowed by grinding. |
| 3341 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Axe head. Bronze: fine specimen in excellent condition. Sketch 1:2. [drawing 1:2] |
| 3346 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Rock crystal ring. Plain broad band, semi-transparent. Text: Neo-Babylonian period (14) in Cat. |
| 3348 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Dagger blade fragment. Copper with both left and blade broken. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3349 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Small mace head. Limestone, unadorned: of truncated pear shape: bored from both ends. Diameter of bore ranges 16mm-25mm, greater at ends. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (14) in Cat. |
| 3351 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Bearded male, clothed: part of face and beard broken away, legs also. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3353 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Red Limestone? Worn. About BC. 800. [drawing] |
| 3356 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Neo-Babylonian letter. Fragment. Report to the king. |
| 3362 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bead necklace. Mixed up gold, agate and carnelian. |
| 3363 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper bracelet. Plain hoop in poor condition. |
| 3364A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Glazed vases. Both type P.126 (A) Glazed brown. (B) (White) has broken lip. |
| 3364B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Glazed vases. Both type P.126 (A) Glazed brown. (B) (White) has broken lip. |
| 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.