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)
1403 (none) (none) (none) Rattle. In form of wheel. Brown clay, with cross incised on both sides, not pierced. Like U.1121.
1404 (none) (none) (none) Glass fragment. White surface, with blue-grey leaf pattern. Probably from bottle. In text, see U.1359 [drawing 1:1]
1487 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Crystal. Four-winged deity carrying a sickle and facing him a winged bull erect; a cross between their feet. In text: see U.1359 etc.
1509 (none) (none) (none) Plumb-bob. Black stone, with hole at end and 3 at side, and remains of copper wire within. Like U.1502. In text, see U.1359
1663 (none) (none) (none) Gate socket, (sandstone?) with traces of an almost completely obliterated inscription probably of Kurigalzu.
2611 (none) (none) (none) Cone of Kudur-mabug about BC 2000. Nailshape. Fragment. Text: ?Col. 2: to nannar my king, with fervent prayers, I rebuilt GA-NUN-MAH the house of silver and gold, the mighty festival ward, of Sin, that in ancient days was built and had decayed, for my life and the life of Arad-Sin (my son) king of La(rsa)... 2 columns cp. [cf.?] 2614
2615 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. Fragment. Date incomplete Year after? Month: Shu-numun-a - probably time of Gungumu of Larsa BC 2050. Text: goods for the priest of Nana from Lugal-ezen, the treasurer (Sa (g) - tu) of priest's house (e-en-na) has received.
2616 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. About BC 702. Contract - Fragment. Dated: 11th of Kislinu, on the 22nd year of (Marduk-) apal-iddin mar ridutu. Tablet of Nabu shaumm-iddina son of Ah-bu-shi of Ur, several witnesses, the experts (mudanie) and the scribe. H.C.
2617A (none) (none) (none) Cone. Arad-Sin. Fragment. Column I, 7-25. Restoration of E-temen-ni-il.
2622 (none) (none) (none) Cone of Arad-Sin. Nearly complete. Cf. U.2528, U.2565, U.2612, U.2613, U.2617
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]
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.
2667 (none) (none) (none) Stone weight. Graded grey stone. Type II. [drawing 1:1]
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.
2809 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Red marble. About 2700 BC [drawing]
2812 (none) (none) (none) Brick with geometrical drawing. Build squares of 6 x 10. Nabonidus period. In text: Neo-Babylonian Period (14)
2821 (none) (none) (none) Clay pot. Handmade, miniature of brownish ware. Sketch pattern to seals [last word unclear] cf. type CXXVIII [drawing 1:1]
2839 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Buffware; with small foot and tall straight sides: fragmentary. Type CXXIV. =P.76a
2840A 29-174-13 (none) (none) Pottery vase. Buff ware, with pointed bottom. Larsa period. Type CLIV. =RC.54, =IL40b. (B. slightly variant, of poor quality with flattening of point at bottom: with U.3268 (type CCIV) ESB.21)
2840B (none) (none) (none) Pottery vase. Buff ware, with pointed bottom. Larsa period. Type CLIV. =RC.54, =IL40b. (B. slightly variant, of poor quality with flattening of point at bottom: with U.3268 (type CCIV) ESB.21)
3130A (none) (none) (none) Brick of dAddad-apal-idinnam, 11 lines inscription. Restores E-gish-shir-gal. H.C.
7829 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone. Warad-Sin = U.19 etc. (SAK 212 C). B.
10102C (none) (none) (none) [A] Clay Cone. Ur-Nammu SAK p. 188 A. [B] -another fragment [C] -another, nearly complete [D] -another fragment [E] -another fragment [F] -another nearly complete [G-H] -two more fragments. [I]-another
10102E (none) (none) (none) [A] Clay Cone. Ur-Nammu SAK p. 188 A. [B] -another fragment [C] -another, nearly complete [D] -another fragment [E] -another fragment [F] -another nearly complete [G-H] -two more fragments. [I]-another
10102F (none) (none) (none) [A] Clay Cone. Ur-Nammu SAK p. 188 A. [B] -another fragment [C] -another, nearly complete [D] -another fragment [E] -another fragment [F] -another nearly complete [G-H] -two more fragments. [I]-another

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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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PS - Room 1 - Well no. 1