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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)
16449A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Man with flail(?): Type XI,B.4. (A) broken away at waist; (B) complete, but the figure moulded only to just below the knees; (C) broken away at knees. The eye has been added with a pellet of clay; (D) complete, behind the full length figure of the man (who is draped) is a squatting monkey; (E) Complete as moulded, but impressed only to the mans knees, head of monkey shown behind; (F) Head missing, exactly similar, but from a smaller mould; monkey rather different; (G) Fragment missing below mans knees (legs never mould); (H) Similar, the legs below the knees not moulded.
16449B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Man with flail(?): Type XI,B.4. (A) broken away at waist; (B) complete, but the figure moulded only to just below the knees; (C) broken away at knees. The eye has been added with a pellet of clay; (D) complete, behind the full length figure of the man (who is draped) is a squatting monkey; (E) Complete as moulded, but impressed only to the mans knees, head of monkey shown behind; (F) Head missing, exactly similar, but from a smaller mould; monkey rather different; (G) Fragment missing below mans knees (legs never mould); (H) Similar, the legs below the knees not moulded.
16449C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Man with flail(?): Type XI,B.4. (A) broken away at waist; (B) complete, but the figure moulded only to just below the knees; (C) broken away at knees. The eye has been added with a pellet of clay; (D) complete, behind the full length figure of the man (who is draped) is a squatting monkey; (E) Complete as moulded, but impressed only to the mans knees, head of monkey shown behind; (F) Head missing, exactly similar, but from a smaller mould; monkey rather different; (G) Fragment missing below mans knees (legs never mould); (H) Similar, the legs below the knees not moulded.
16449D	(none)	1931,1010.412	(none)	Terracotta relief. Man with flail(?): Type XI,B.4. (A) broken away at waist; (B) complete, but the figure moulded only to just below the knees; (C) broken away at knees. The eye has been added with a pellet of clay; (D) complete, behind the full length figure of the man (who is draped) is a squatting monkey; (E) Complete as moulded, but impressed only to the mans knees, head of monkey shown behind; (F) Head missing, exactly similar, but from a smaller mould; monkey rather different; (G) Fragment missing below mans knees (legs never mould); (H) Similar, the legs below the knees not moulded.
16449E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Man with flail(?): Type XI,B.4. (A) broken away at waist; (B) complete, but the figure moulded only to just below the knees; (C) broken away at knees. The eye has been added with a pellet of clay; (D) complete, behind the full length figure of the man (who is draped) is a squatting monkey; (E) Complete as moulded, but impressed only to the mans knees, head of monkey shown behind; (F) Head missing, exactly similar, but from a smaller mould; monkey rather different; (G) Fragment missing below mans knees (legs never mould); (H) Similar, the legs below the knees not moulded.
16449F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Man with flail(?): Type XI,B.4. (A) broken away at waist; (B) complete, but the figure moulded only to just below the knees; (C) broken away at knees. The eye has been added with a pellet of clay; (D) complete, behind the full length figure of the man (who is draped) is a squatting monkey; (E) Complete as moulded, but impressed only to the mans knees, head of monkey shown behind; (F) Head missing, exactly similar, but from a smaller mould; monkey rather different; (G) Fragment missing below mans knees (legs never mould); (H) Similar, the legs below the knees not moulded.
16449G	(none)	1931,1010.408	(none)	Terracotta relief. Man with flail(?): Type XI,B.4. (A) broken away at waist; (B) complete, but the figure moulded only to just below the knees; (C) broken away at knees. The eye has been added with a pellet of clay; (D) complete, behind the full length figure of the man (who is draped) is a squatting monkey; (E) Complete as moulded, but impressed only to the mans knees, head of monkey shown behind; (F) Head missing, exactly similar, but from a smaller mould; monkey rather different; (G) Fragment missing below mans knees (legs never mould); (H) Similar, the legs below the knees not moulded.
16449H	(none)	1931,1010.425	(none)	Terracotta relief. Man with flail(?): Type XI,B.4. (A) broken away at waist; (B) complete, but the figure moulded only to just below the knees; (C) broken away at knees. The eye has been added with a pellet of clay; (D) complete, behind the full length figure of the man (who is draped) is a squatting monkey; (E) Complete as moulded, but impressed only to the mans knees, head of monkey shown behind; (F) Head missing, exactly similar, but from a smaller mould; monkey rather different; (G) Fragment missing below mans knees (legs never mould); (H) Similar, the legs below the knees not moulded.
16483	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Man wearing short kilt, advancing right and carrying two fish. (A) Mans head missing. [drawing 1:1]
16909	31-43-447	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Man wearing kilt, advancing right over rough ground. (A) Fragment from waist upwards missing: good bold work. [drawing 1:1]
17150	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Man advancing right in profile. He wears a short kilt and carries a bird in his left hand and carries an object (? Boomerang) in his right. A = Fragment = head and lower legs missing.
16947	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Male(?) figure carrying a load of firing(?). (A) Fragment, broken below waist; a good deal defaced. [drawing 1:1]
17156	31-43-446	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Male figure bearded and clothed, facing left and grasping with both hands a tree(?). Another tree behind him. (A) Fragment, broken away at hips.
1745	(none)	(none)	B15642	Terracotta relief. Light red clay. Intact. Bearded male figure advancing right. Wears plain brimmed hat, vest and long cloak fringed down front and along bottom edge (which comes to calf) hands to chest, right hand holding throw-stick(?) in background a table with offerings(?) P.
1763	(none)	(none)	B15682	Terracotta relief. Light greenish clay. Moulded. Female figure, full face, flounced bodice and sleeves. High horned headdress, spiral curls on shoulders: hands raised above breasts.
16965	31-43-421	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Horned goddess, draped standing between two geese; streams of water; fish, suns and stars in background. (A) complete and good impression. [drawing 1:1]
16907A	(none)	1931,1010.391	(none)	Terracotta relief. Horned and bearded god carrying Litnus and a bag on a stick. (A) very flat poor modelling, fragment broken at waist. [drawing 1:1]
16907	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Horned and bearded god carrying Litnus and a bag on a stick. (A) very flat poor modelling, fragment broken at waist. [drawing 1:1]
16924	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Hand-modeled, very crude. A seated goddess(?) on a chair. [drawing 1:1]
16905	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Grotesque. Human figure. Very slightly modeled. [drawing]
16946A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Grotesque nude male figure. (A) Fragment from waist downwards. (B) Similar (penis removed); (C) complete example in fine condition. (D) Fragment from waist downwards. [drawing A 1:1]
16946B	(none)	1931,1010.436	(none)	Terracotta relief. Grotesque nude male figure. (A) Fragment from waist downwards. (B) Similar (penis removed); (C) complete example in fine condition. (D) Fragment from waist downwards. [drawing A 1:1]
16946C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Grotesque nude male figure. (A) Fragment from waist downwards. (B) Similar (penis removed); (C) complete example in fine condition. (D) Fragment from waist downwards. [drawing A 1:1]
16946D	31-43-429	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Grotesque nude male figure. (A) Fragment from waist downwards. (B) Similar (penis removed); (C) complete example in fine condition. (D) Fragment from waist downwards. [drawing A 1:1]
16904	31-43-459	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Grotesque and very rough. Draped human figure. [drawing 1:1]