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)
673B (none) (none) B15287.2 [A-F] 6 bronze anklets. Plain ends.
673A (none) (none) B15287.1 [A-F] 6 bronze anklets. Plain ends.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
664 (none) (none) (none) Bronze + iron. Rings + anklets a quantity of, mostly broken + all in very bad condition.
663B (none) (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian, with a few bugles + other shaped of paste, crystal, + lapis strung up in 2 strings. A Carnelian. B Mixed.
663A (none) (none) B15260 Beads. Carnelian, with a few bugles +other shaped of paste, crystal, + lapis strung up in 2 strings. A Carnelian. B Mixed.
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]
661 (none) (none) (none) Pot of creamy drab clay. Complete. [below] [crossed out]Type LXXIII. 252 = new 122 P. [inserted] Plate 77.
660 (none) (none) (none) Clay pot. Drab clay, wheelmade. [below] Type LXIX but the foot is less distinct + the neck has a New Bab. look (cf. Type LVII). The shoulder has "Persian" wheelmarkings. [circled] P.88
617 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Greenish-yellow clay. Wheelmade, with four wheel -turned lines (incised round the shoulder). [below] Photo 79. Type XII, but in the lower part more like TypeS XXXII and XLVIII.
616 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Greenish-yellow clay, wheelmade. [below] Type XLVIII = P.97
615 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Drab clay, wheelmade. Type XLVIII = P.97
614 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Greenish drab clay, wheelmade, mouth broken. [below] Type XXXII. Slightly hollow base. ? P 163
613 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Drab clay, wheelmade, with four wheelmade lines incised around the shoulder. [crossed out] Type XII [inserted] wrong.
558 (none) (none) (none) Glazed clay bowl. Faded green glaze over drab clay. Wheelmade, broken. (Below) Type LXXIX.
18723 (none) (none) (none) Glazed pot. Blue glazed pottery, the color partly bleached, but on the whole well preserved. Type 758 =157P [drawing 2:5]
18711 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Moulded. A god and goddess seated side by side and embracing: each wears a long flounced dress and flat cap. Intact.
18336 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone of Larsa type. Fragmentary.
18300 (none) (none) (none) Gate socket. Diorite. Of Gimil-Sin text partly obliterated.
18298 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of gaming board. Bitumen. Punched holes in the surface, some surrounded by circles of short radial lines (there are a good deal obliterated by rubbing) Roughly done. [drawing 1:1]

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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_p021 Ur_Notes_v2_p021 (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_p159 Ur_Notes_v2_p159 (none)
Field Photographs Field Photographs GN0074 GN0074 (none)
Field Photographs Field Photographs GN0075 GN0075 (none)
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