Context Title: XNCF1     
Context Name (Publication): XNCF Site     
Context Name (Excavation): XNCF     
Context Description: This area lies along the edge of northwest temenos wall east of the Nebuchadnezzar Corner Fort (NCF). It was partly explored in season 1 when late graves were found in what at that time were called Cemeteries X, Y, and Z. In seasons 10 and 11 the larger area of late domestic space, or mostly that to the northwest, was more systematically excavated as area NNCF and the 'cemeteries' were found to be graves beneath heavily deteriorated late houses. Publication of area XNCF in UE8 discusses the remains of domestic buildings found east of NCF and Warad Sin's Bastion along the temenos wall and the northern extent of the Nanna Courtyard (PD). XNCF as a whole, however, appears to have included the long range of Kassite magazines extending under and somewhat beyond the Neo-Babylonian temenos wall. These were broken into rows A, B, and C, and field catalogue cards referring to XNCF often record one of these letters and a room number in the contextual notes. Thus XNCF contained public buildings between the ziggurat terrace and the temenos wall (including a clear reference to the Kuriglazu addition to the Warad Sin Bastion), and domestic buildings and burials somewhat beyond (north of) the northwest temenos wall.     
[1] Outside Nebuchadnezzar's Corner Fort

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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)
1145 (none) (none) (none) Hemispherical Pot. Drab clay. (Broken in 2) Like U.1114
1144 (none) (none) (none) Hemispherical Pot. Drab clay. Type III [19 written over?] [Type] 235 =P.11 [drawing 2:5]
18273 33-35-8 (none) (none) Incense burner. Clay. With incised checker pattern on sides. ht. 0085 sq. 008
18176 (none) (none) (none) Inscribed clay cone. Large cone of Larsa type, the head intact, the stem broken and a good deal of the text missing.
18177 (none) (none) (none) Inscribed clay cone. The stem broken off and nearly all its text missing. The head complete except for chips, the text in poor condition.
675 (none) (none) (none) Iron arrowhead. In bad condition. [drawing 1:1]
839 (none) (none) (none) Iron dagger. Broken into 5 pieces, then extreme tip missing, with it an iron object, thus [drawing 1:1] probably end of a scabbard or hilt.
1143 (none) (none) (none) Jar. Light brown clay: wheelmade. Broken at neck. Type 596 =P.159a [drawing 2:5]
1140 (none) (none) (none) Jar. Yellow clay. Type 665 =P.130 [drawing 1:5]
17893B (none) (none) (none) Mace-head. [A-B] Two of white limestone. Poorly shaped and rather damaged: B has its surface much decayed. [drawing 1:2]
17892A (none) (none) (none) Mace-head. White limestone. Plain: surface slightly worn. [drawing 1:1]
17893A (none) (none) (none) Mace-head. [A-B] Two of white limestone. Poorly shaped and rather damaged: B has its surface much decayed. [drawing 1:2]
661 (none) (none) (none) Pot of creamy drab clay. Complete. [below] [crossed out]Type LXXIII. 252 = new 122 P. [inserted] Plate 77.
662 (none) (none) B15389 Pot of green ware, complete. On body, mark incised [reference drawing] after baking. [below] Photo. 77.Type LXX = [crossed out] new P. 137. P.91a. [drawing]
699 (none) (none) B15233 Pot. Covered with greenish white glaze (broken and mended, bits missing) Type 653 =P.93 [drawing 1:1]
853 (none) (none) (none) Pot. Red clay, wheelmade. Type LXXVIII. =new P.165
18158 (none) (none) (none) Rhodian jar of drab clay with stamp on side. The jar was used as a frain-pip and the bottom has been broken away. [drawing]
18105 (none) (none) (none) Scarab seal of glazed frit, the glaze perished. Highly conventionalized: below, a goat? [drawing]
676A (none) (none) (none) Set of beads. (A) Large in very light-colored carnelian? =P252 [drawing] (B) String of mixed beads some paste and glass (most of the last broken) and shell center-pieces, with dotted ornament. =P52 [drawing 1:1]
676B (none) (none) (none) Set of beads. (A) Large in very light-colored carnelian? =P252 [drawing] (B) String of mixed beads some paste and glass (most of the last broken) and shell center-pieces, with dotted ornament. =P52 [drawing 1:1]
18224 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase fragment. Black and white marble with fragment of inscription. Probably belongs to U.1455. H.C.
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.
18296A (none) (none) (none) Tablets. One complete [A] and fragments of at least two others = unbaked. Also 2 fragments of a broken tablet. [all fragments are B]
18296B (none) (none) (none) Tablets. One complete [A] and fragments of at least two others = unbaked. Also 2 fragments of a broken tablet. [all fragments are B]
18093 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Bearded man standing full face: the hands held one above the other just below the bead. Body nude. Beard and hair very Egyptian in style. Body below waist missing.

Media: XNCF 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)
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)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur_Notes_v2_p159 Ur_Notes_v2_p159 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur_Notes_v2_p158 Ur_Notes_v2_p158 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur_Notes_v2_p021 Ur_Notes_v2_p021 (none)
Field Photographs Field Photographs GN0075 GN0075 (none)
Field Photographs Field Photographs GN0074 GN0074 (none)
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