Context Title: Great Nanna Courtyard | PD     
Context Name (Publication): Great Nannar Courtyard     
Context Name (Excavation): PD     
Context Description: The meaning of this two-letter designation is unclear. It may derive from Woolley's search for Shulgi's palace and may thus stand for Palace of Dungi. Woolley came to realize, however, that it was an enormous courtyard surrounded by rooms, and at times in the excavation it was simply referred to as the Ziggurat Courtyard. The path through the court led to the ziggurat terrace and eventually to the temple atop it. The court was likely a gathering place for special occasions of worship to the moon god (whose name Woolley read Nannar, but which we read today as Nanna). Therefore, Woolley eventually dubbed this space the Great Nannar Courtyard. Area PD is the large space to the east of the ziggurat terrace, substantially lower in elevation than the base of the ziggurat. It had many floors over many periods. It consisted of a large paved courtyard (some 50 x 75 meters) surrounded by rooms that may have been used for storage. Because of indentations in some of the wall faces, Woolley believed there was once an inset wooden colonnade along some of the walls.     
Season Number: 02: 1923-1924      
Season Number: 06: 1927-1928      
Season Number: 07: 1928-1929      

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
704 (none) (none) (none) (none)
10625A (none) (none) (none) (none)
10625B (none) (none) (none) (none)
2617 (none) (none) (none) (none)
1262 (none) 1924,0920.250 (none) Baked clay cone, the apex missing, but inscription intact. 14 lines in one column inscription of: Sin-balatsu-ikbi, governor of Ur, recording his restoration of E-temen-ni-gur, in honor of the god Sin. R1 No. 183
2653 (none) (none) (none) Baked clay tablet. Date: ilBur ilSin king Text: 92 bronze handles (or settings urudu gin-sal), their weight 29 manehs, 5 shekels (= 37k.48), brought from Ur-Bau Month of A-bi (?) Seal impression: Dungi, mighty man, king of Ur, king of the 4 regions, Ur-Nin-gal (?) scribe, thy servant.
1263 (none) (none) (none) Barrel-shaped bead of baked clay, pierced lengthwise, and inscribed with 11 lines of a text (partly obliterated) relating to the dues of a temple for a 2 months of the year.
751 (none) (none) (none) Base of large inscribed cone. Fragments of 2 col inscrip. Duplicate of See SAKI p.212 Tonnagel. Arad-Sin. Dup of U.19.
2650 (none) (none) (none) Black clay sealing. Impression of the seal of Ama-ab-gi: Ama-ab-gi dam Ses-kal-la : wife of Shesh kal-la. Scene represents a seated goddess hand extended below crescent moon, perhaps holding small vase, and receiving the worshipper. [drawing]
10638 (none) (none) (none) Brick Having on the left (vertically) [or bottom (horizontally)] the single sign GIBIL Graffito? HC 306
3130B (none) 1924,0920.252 (none) Brick of Adad-apal-idinnam. 11 lines inscriptoin. Restores E-gish-shir.gal.
3130A (none) (none) (none) Brick of dAddad-apal-idinnam, 11 lines inscription. Restores E-gish-shir-gal. H.C.
2725 (none) (none) (none) Brick of Sin-i-din-na-am king of Larsa. Broken. Text: To Nannar, eldest son of Enlil dSin-i-din-na-am, shepherd of justice_ _ _ who takes care of Ur, king (of Larsa). H.C.
2812 (none) (none) (none) Brick with geometrical drawing. Build squares of 6 x 10. Nabonidus period. In text: Neo-Babylonian Period (14)
12571 (none) 1948,0423.89 (none) Brick. Sin-iddinam complete (30 lines) R1U 119. HC 115
11662 (none) (none) (none) Brick. Sinidinnam RIU=120 111-6, completing 1.5 ibid. cf. whole inscription U.13108. HC 111
1361 (none) 1924,0920.233 (none) Bronze implemenet. Like a nail with 2 barbs or flanges. [drawing 1:1]
1362 (none) (none) B15756 Bronze implement. (Drill?): square in section. [drawing 1:1]
1044 (none) (none) B15271 Button seal. White quartzite, oval top. Roughly engraved with date. [drawing]
10633 (none) (none) (none) Clay Cone Fragt. Not identified of rim-sin (?) H.C..8
2613 (none) 1927,1003.27 (none) Clay cone of Arad-Sin. Fragment. Column I. 16-25. Restoration of E-temen-ni-il of Nannar. Same as U.2528, U.2565, U.2612
2648 (none) 1927,1003.12 (none) Clay cone of Ur-Engur. Text: To Nannar strong bull of heaven, eldest son of Enlil, his king, has Ur-Engur, the mighty hero, the king of Ur built E-temen-ni-il Found in position in a mud brick.
779 (none) 1923,1110.9 (none) Clay Cone, base of larger. Inscription of Arad-Sin. Recording the king's building of a temple to the war-god Ilbaba, in gratitude for victory over his enemies.
778 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone, large, in many fragments. Inscription of Arad-Sin. Placed in separate box labled U.778.
701 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone, nearly complete. Inscription of Ur-Engur concerning building of E-temen-ni-il. See U.201
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Media Media Title Title Label Author Omeka Label
Ur Excavations V: The Ziggurat and its Surroundings Ur Excavations V: The Ziggurat and its Surroundings 1939 Woolley Leonard (none)
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