Context Title: KPS Site | KPS     
Context Name (Excavation): KPS; King's Palace South     
Context Name (Publication): The KPS Site     
Context Description: This excavation area was designated Kings Palace South (KPS) because it explored walls that were south of the main giparu building (KP). Some of these late walls cut into earlier levels of the giparu in its southern portion. The walls were found to be of patchwork domestic structures, two houses (A to the south and B to the north) separated by a street (scanty remains of a House C were also found). They were formed mostly of broken and reused bricks of the Larsa/Old Babylonian period and probably dated to the Kassite period, repaired and reused into the Neo-Babylonian. Beneath these walls were found indications of the earlier Temenos wall and various artifacts of the Early Dynastic period. The excavation area overall included part of the Neo-Babylonian temenos wall to the west, the part that contained the Nebuchadnezzar gate where inscribed bricks of this king were uncovered in foundation boxes. It stretched southward to the edge of the excavation areas called EH and DP.     
Season Number: 04: 1925-1926      

Objects: KPS Site | KPS 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)
6342 (none) (none) (none) Clay sealing with seal impression. Royal seal. [First column of text on card] dIbi ilSin God of his land mighty king of Ur King of the 4 regions of the world. [Second column of text on card] To Ur-nigin-gar the archivist (ga-dub-ba) son of Ar-shi-ih his servant it (the seal) has been presented. [the following is below both columns on the card] Presentation to seated Sin. H.C.
6343 (none) (none) (none) Clay sealing with seal impression. Royal seal. [First column of text on card] dIbi ilSin: God of the land mighty king of Ur king of the 4 regions of the world. [Second column of text on card] Da-da pateris of Nippur Scon of Ur(-sag...) patersi of Nippur thy servant. [the following is below both columns on the card] Presentation to seated moon-god. H.C.
6345 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet: Dated of Ibi-Sin. Accounts 1 du-gab 5 sa 2 tug-gab for the E-maskim dur-a-me. New Date: When king Ibi-Sin curbed the Amorites. H.C.
6346 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet: Dated Ibi-Sin. 3 copper objects weight 2 manehs and 9 shekels. New date (same as U.6345) H.C.
6347 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. Dated of Ibi-Sin. Receipt: Gold to cover pedestal of the royal statuete (also inlaid with lapis). New date: When for Ibi-Sin king of Ur, Nannar has let shine (revealed him) as the beloved of his heart. H.C.
6348 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet- Dated of Ibi-Sin. 1/2 maneh and 5 shekels silver to bind the handle (?) of a spade (eis al). When Ibi-Sin King of Ur mark (cast ?)Nannar, the divine prince ornament of heaven. H.C.
6350 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet probably dated of Ibi-Sin. List of goldsmith and jewelers 8 present 1 missing inspection of the night the 25th of Akibi. H.C.
6400 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Light drab. Painted round neck. Fragmentary. Type LVII miniature =RC.75. [drawing]
6401 (none) (none) (none) Copper knife. Broken in 3 places. [drawing]
6403 (none) (none) (none) Bronze pin. B. [drawing 1:1]
6404 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta bedstead. Fragment.B. [drawing]
6405 (none) (none) (none) Grindstone. Broken.
6407 (none) (none) (none) Clay jug. Light drab. Type [LXXIX TEO has been crossed out] RC.206
6408 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Dark drab. Type LX TEO =RC.108a.
6409 (none) (none) B16676 Fragment of Stela of Ur-Nammu. White limestone. Male figurine in high relief wearing cloak. Well known type. Head in profile, body 3/4 face. Flowing cloak covering left shoulder and leaving right exposed. Traces of fringe on the cloak in the center of the body, 3 incised lines below neck probably indicate the cloak collar. Right arm bent at the elbow, forearm horizontal, hand and wrist lost. Left arm lost. Bearded head, pronounced forehead. Head is covered by closely fitting woollen cap. Face in poor condition, but shows careful modelling. Legs lost. E. in Cat.
6410 (none) (none) (none) Alabaster fragment. Figurine in low relief on one side of man holding an object against his chest in left hand. Next to him a pig beneath an ark. On the other side a peacock also beneath the ark. Borrom of ark represented by plain band 1mm in thickness rising upwards at the end in a curve. B. [drawing 1:2]
6414 (none) 1927,0527.114 (none) Bronze ring. E.
6416 (none) (none) B16236 Stone bowl. Possibly lamp stand? Light drab. Glazed. With handle. Flat base.
6417 (none) 1927,0527.36 (none) Head of male. Limestone. Lost below neck, and back of head missing. White. Shaven and stone probably of priest, well known type rounded cheek, small but pronounced chin, wide nose, deep eye sockets and heavily incised eyebrows. Heavy ears. E. [drawing]
6418 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Glazed pottery. Hero fighting with a winged dragon. B. Neo-Babylonian.
6420 (none) 1927,0527.238 (none) Terracotta figurine. Red. Head missing. Hands clasped over breast in attitude of prayer. Figure stands on a pedestal square in front, rounded at back. Two incised lines on pedestal front and wedge shaped markings. Figure clothed in long flowing garment, which has a thick band in front at the weist and a V. shaped collar below neck. E. [drawing 1:1]
6421 (none) (none) (none) Bronze prong shaped arrowhead. One end broken. B. [drawing]
6422 (none) (none) (none) Copper? Fish hook. B. [drawing]
6423 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta horses head. Decorated with incised rings. Fragment. Take out of catalog. B. [drawing 1:1]
6424 (none) (none) (none) Base of alabaster statue. Foot alone remaining. Toes and nails carefully modeled. B. [drawing]

Media: KPS Site | KPS Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Media Media Title Title Label Author Omeka Label
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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