Context Title: Cemetery X     
Context Name (Excavation): X; Cemetery X     
Context Name (Publication): XNCF     
Context Description: Season 1 catalog cards contain the context location Cemetery X referring to late period (Persian and Neo-Babylonian) graves discovered along (or just northwest of) the northwest temenos wall. Originally believed to be a late period cemetery (along with cemeteries Y and Z nearby), it was eventually found that the graves lying near the surface here were originally located beneath the floors of domestic space that had almost completely denuded. Contextual information from later seasons indicate this area of houses and graves with the abbreviation XNCF, meaning northeast of the Nebuchadnezzar Corner Fort. Some of the material in this later explored area is as early as the Kassite period.     

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Objects: Cemetery X 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)
672A (none) (none) (none) [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste.
672B (none) 1923,1110.177 (none) [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste.
672C (none) (none) (none) [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste.
672D (none) (none) (none) [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste.
672E (none) (none) B15261 [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste.
672F (none) (none) (none) [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste.
673B (none) (none) B15287.2 [A-F] 6 bronze anklets. Plain ends.
673C (none) (none) B15287.3 [A-F] 6 bronze anklets. Plain ends.
673D (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 bronze anklets. Plain ends.
673E (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 bronze anklets. Plain ends.
673F (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 bronze anklets. Plain ends.
673A (none) (none) B15287.1 [A-F] 6 bronze anklets. Plain ends.
840B (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Iron arrowheads (4). A fifth of the same type as A, is corroded to A and part of a 6th is corroded to B. [drawing 1:1] [A,B, and C are all definitely shown, presumably the 4th drawing belongs to D; however, it is unlabeled.]
840C (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Iron arrowheads (4). A fifth of the same type as A, is corroded to A and part of a 6th is corroded to B. [drawing 1:1] [A,B, and C are all definitely shown, presumably the 4th drawing belongs to D; however, it is unlabeled.]
840D (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Iron arrowheads (4). A fifth of the same type as A, is corroded to A and part of a 6th is corroded to B. [drawing 1:1] [A,B, and C are all definitely shown, presumably the 4th drawing belongs to D; however, it is unlabeled.]
840A (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Iron arrowheads (4). A fifth of the same type as A, is corroded to A and part of a 6th is corroded on to B. [drawing 1:1] [A,B, and C are all definitely shown, presumably the 4th drawing belongs to D; however, it is unlabeled.]
698A (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Bronze finger rings. (4) (A fifth was broken and therefore chucked) of flattened bronze.
698B (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Bronze finger rings. (4) (A fifth was broken and therefore chucked) of flattened bronze.
698C (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Bronze finger rings. (4) (A fifth was broken and therefore chucked) of flattened bronze.
698D (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Bronze finger rings. (4) (A fifth was broken and therefore chucked) of flattened bronze.
841A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Bronze bracelets pair of. Of round fluted bronze wire, the ends flattened out and superficially engraved. [drawing 1:1]
1138 (none) (none) (none) Vase. Drab clay: wheelmade. Type LVII. Not P
1139 (none) (none) (none) Vase. Drab clay: wheelmade. Neck broken off. Band of 4 incised lines spirally round body, below neck. Type LVII.
809 (none) 1923,1110.107 (none) Terracotta relief. Moulded Woman suckling a child. In whitish drab clay. Poor work, proportions bad: surface weathered. [drawing 1:1]
804 (none) (none) (none) Strip of leaf gold. Pierced with 2 holes at each end, by the corners, and 2 holes close together by either edge, at the middle. Probably for sewing on to a leather belt.
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Media: Cemetery X Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Media Media Title Title Label Author Omeka Label
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 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)
Field Photographs Field Photographs GN0074 GN0074 (none)
Field Photographs Field Photographs GN0075 GN0075 (none)
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