Nin-Giz-Zida Temple | Nin-Ezen Temple | NT
| Context Title: | Nin-Giz-Zida Temple | Nin-Ezen Temple | NT |
| Context Name (Publication): | Nin-Gish-Zida Temple; Nin-Giz-Zid-Da Temple; Nin-Ezen Temple |
| Context Name (Excavation): | NT; Nebuchadnezzar's Temple |
| Context Description: | The excavation area abbreviation NT refers to a successive series of small temples built very near the city wall in the southwestern portion of Ur. The temple nearest the surface was that built in the Neo-Babylonian period and attributable to the reign of Nebuchadnezzar. The excavation area abbreviation NT actually stands for Nebuchadnezzar's temple. No Persian period temple was found here but Persian burials infringed on the building (see area NTB). Beneath the Neo-Babylonian temple Woolley discovered another, similar temple of the Kassite period. This one seemed to have two phases of construction, one phase attributable to the reign of Kurigalzu. Beneath this sat another temple of the Isin-Larsa/Old Babylonian period, also with two phases. One of these dated to the reign of Rim Sin and the other to that of Sin-Iddinam. Yet another temple sat beneath, but this one was very fragmentary and difficult to map. It likely belonged to the Ur III period but little could be discerned. Inscribed clay cones found in the Larsa levels give the name of the building as E-ni-gi-na and state that Rim-Sin restored this temple dedicated to Nin-gish-zida. Inscriptions in other levels show that this deity was honored here throughout the time periods but that Nin-Ezen (Ningizzida's consort) was also honored here in a kind of double shrine. Woolley suggested that another temple to Nin-Ezen appeared in the temenos area (see area SM) and that Ningizzida was the primary deity for this smaller temple in the southern city. |
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 16209 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Scaraboid seal. Paste (bleached white). Design thus. [drawing 1:1] |
| 16208B | 31-43-510B | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Bracelets, pair, copper. Rectangular section the ends floriate. Thus. [drawing] | |
| 16208A | 31-43-510A | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Bracelets, pair, copper. Rectangular section the ends floriate. Thus. [drawing] | |
| 16207 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Glazed pot. Persian period. Type 258. =188P. TA. [drawing] |
| 16206 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Arrowhead, bronze, 3-flanged, type L. UET V: 324 FOR 16206E) |
| 16205 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: Dark steatite scaraboid, on the base a scorpion roughly drawn. Glazed scarab (glaze gone); and some glazed lentoid beads, one of pink pebble, one crystal bead & a big hematite ball bead. [drawing] |
| 16204 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bronze Fibula. Persian period. Type 4.[drawing 1:1] |
| 16203 | 31-43-612 | (none) | (none) | Glazed pot. Blue glaze, much decayed, with grooved decoration. Persian period. Type 671 = 107P. [drawing] | |
| 16202 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper bracelets. heavy type with broken ends. Persian period. [drawing] |
| 16201 | (none) | 1931,1010.292 | (none) | Copper bowl. Good condition. Persian date. [drawing] | |
| 16176 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Scaraboid seal. Lapis lazuli. Palm tree. |
| 16169 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Apple green glazed baked clay. |
| 16150 | (none) | 1931,1010.53 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Baked clay. Squatting monkey(?) bull, crescent moon .=L.622 [Typology?] Legrain puts seals 460-573 as Isin-Larsa. Numbers below 403 back to 270 as IIIrd Dynasty. |
| 16143B | (none) | 1931,1010.282 | (none) | [A-B] Pair. Copper Bangles. C-shaped with heavy ends. cf. U.16116 | |
| 16143A | (none) | 1931,1010.282 | (none) | [A-B] Pair. Copper Bangles. C-shaped with heavy ends. cf. U.16116 | |
| 16142 | 31-43-133 | (none) | (none) | Beads: lapis paste double conoids: glazed frit double conoids; 1 amethystine quartz concial bead. [drawing] | |
| 16140B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Pair. Scaraboid seals. Frit. |
| 16140A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Pair. Scaraboid seals. Frit. |
| 16138 | (none) | 1931,1010.218 | (none) | Beads: agate double conoids; carnelian double conoids; quartzite double concoids; carnelian ring beads. |
| 16137B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Pair of scaraboid seals. Glaze paste. |
| 16137A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Pair of scaraboid seals. Glaze paste. |
| 16136 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: glass paste double conoids: ball beads; pear shaped; 1 plain amethystine; quartz scaraboid; 1 lapis paste cuboid. |
| 16131 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Rectangular lead plaque. [Additional note on back of card, possibly worker names] [drawing 1:1] |
| 16123 | (none) | 1931,1010.34 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 registers. Above: presentation scene - 3 standing figures. Below: geese(?). |
| 16120 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Scaraboid seal. Dark green glazed frit. Engraved with crescent moon and squatting man. [drawing] |
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period | Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period | 1976 | Woolley, L. and M. Mallowan | (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 VI; The Ur III Period | Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period | 1974 | Woolley, Leonard | (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
CLW Graves - Kassite Graves - Larsa Graves - Neo-Babylonian Graves - Persian Grave - Rim Sin Temple | RS
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Ur > City Wall | CLW > Nin-Giz-Zida Temple | Nin-Ezen Temple | NT
References
Woolley, Leonard. (1974) Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period, Oxford: Oxford University Press.