Diqdiqqeh | DQ - UrOnline

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Context Title:	Diqdiqqeh \| DQ
Context Name (Publication):	Diqdiqqeh
Context Name (Excavation):	Digdiggah; DQ
Context Name (Excavation):	Railway site
Context Description:	Essentially a suburb of the ancient city, this area is located about 2 km to the northeast of the ziggurat of Ur. The precise extents of Diqdiqqeh were never defined, but Woolley referred to it as the low ground between the main railway line and the branch that went to Nasiriyeh. The train lines no longer run in the same place they did in Woolley's day, but Corona images allow us to recreate their paths. This makes the general boundaries west, south, and east somewhat known but how far it stretched north is not completely clear. From the first season workers walking across this area picked up surface finds and brought them to Woolley. At that time the location did not have a fixed name in Woolley's mind and thus first season references sometimes say 'near the railway' or 'near Munshid's water engine.' In the second season Woolley decided to investigate more systematically, but after two days of excavation he decided there was not enough remaining architecture to reward further work. Instead, he continued to allow the workers to gather finds over the next ten seasons, and many later catalog cards state "brought in: Diqdiqqeh" The finds from Diqdiqqeh indicate that the ancient suburb played a role in manufacturing and perhaps in commerce. Canals seem to have met in the area and boats may have unloaded goods here. Many figurines, tools, moulds and other crafting items are among the finds, suggesting that Diqdiqqeh may have been an industrial area away from the main habitation. The so-called Treasury of Sin-Iddinam was also excavated in this general area in season 5. In the Antiquaries Journal of January 1925, Woolley described Diqdiqqeh as follows: A mile and a half NE. of the ziggurat, between the main railway line and the Nasiriyah branch, there is a patch of low-lying ground, occasionally cultivated, which the natives call Diqdiqqeh... a happy hunting-ground for treasure-seekers, and I took advantage of this fact to collect from the natives the scattered antiquities which they might bring to light.
Season Number:	01: 1922-1923

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
16437C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief Tambourine Player Type III B. A) Body broken across diagonally from rt. arm to l. thigh - actual ht. 013 Diqdiqqeh B) Fragment: broken away at waist: poor impression Diqdiqqeh C) Frag: head missing: poor impression ht 012 Diqdiqqeh D) Broken away just below the hands. ht 008 Diqdiqqeh
16437D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief Tambourine Player Type III B. A) Body broken across diagonally from rt. arm to l. thigh - actual ht. 013 Diqdiqqeh B) Fragment: broken away at waist: poor impression Diqdiqqeh C) Frag: head missing: poor impression ht 012 Diqdiqqeh D) Broken away just below the hands. ht 008 Diqdiqqeh
16438A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16438B	(none)	1931,1010.453	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16438C	31-43-388	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16438D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16438E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16438F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16438G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16438H	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16438J	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16438K	31-43-390	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16438L	31-43-392	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16438M	(none)	1931,1010.455	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hads upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16439A	31-43-376	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurine: nude female, Type III, c.a. (A) Complete, but the mould only taken to the knees, when the clay is rounded off. (B) Complete, the mould taken to the feet; (C) Complete down to the knees; (D) Complete, the mould taken to the ankles; (E) Complete, poor impression; (F) Fragment broken away at hips.
16439B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurine: nude female, Type III, c.a. (A) Complete, but the mould only taken to the knees, when the clay is rounded off. (B) Complete, the mould taken to the feet; (C) Complete down to the knees; (D) Complete, the mould taken to the ankles; (E) Complete, poor impression; (F) Fragment broken away at hips.
16439C	(none)	1931,1010.441	(none)	Terracotta Figurine: nude female, Type III, c.a. (A) Complete, but the mould only taken to the knees, when the clay is rounded off. (B) Complete, the mould taken to the feet; (C) Complete down to the knees; (D) Complete, the mould taken to the ankles; (E) Complete, poor impression; (F) Fragment broken away at hips.
16439D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurine: nude female, Type III, c.a. (A) Complete, but the mould only taken to the knees, when the clay is rounded off. (B) Complete, the mould taken to the feet; (C) Complete down to the knees; (D) Complete, the mould taken to the ankles; (E) Complete, poor impression; (F) Fragment broken away at hips.
16439E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurine: nude female, Type III, c.a. (A) Complete, but the mould only taken to the knees, when the clay is rounded off. (B) Complete, the mould taken to the feet; (C) Complete down to the knees; (D) Complete, the mould taken to the ankles; (E) Complete, poor impression; (F) Fragment broken away at hips.
16440	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurine. Nude female. Type III, c.t. (A) Complete, but a poor impression.
16441	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Relief of seated goddes; Type VI, 11 (A) fragment from waist upwards, much worn.
16442A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines. Moulded. Female figure, nude. Type III,e.1. (A) Broken away at knees and in bad condition; (B) Broken away at knees; (C) complete, same figure but from a different mould. Face rubbed all away. (D) Broken away at knees; (E) Feet missing, poor and damaged impression; (F) Head and legs below knees missing.
16442B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines. Moulded. Female figure, nude. Type III,e.1. (A) Broken away at knees and in bad condition; (B) Broken away at knees; (C) complete, same figure but from a different mould. Face rubbed all away. (D) Broken away at knees; (E) Feet missing, poor and damaged impression; (F) Head and legs below knees missing.
16442C	(none)	1931,1010.460	(none)	Terracotta Figurines. Moulded. Female figure, nude. Type III,e.1. (A) Broken away at knees and in bad condition; (B) Broken away at knees; (C) complete, same figure but from a different mould. Face rubbed all away. (D) Broken away at knees; (E) Feet missing, poor and damaged impression; (F) Head and legs below knees missing.
16442D	(none)	1931,1010.427	(none)	Terracotta Figurines. Moulded. Female figure, nude. Type III,e.1. (A) Broken away at knees and in bad condition; (B) Broken away at knees; (C) complete, same figure but from a different mould. Face rubbed all away. (D) Broken away at knees; (E) Feet missing, poor and damaged impression; (F) Head and legs below knees missing.