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)
1598	(none)	1924,0920.89	(none)	Clay figurine drab clay: moulded Bare-headed figure, clothed, wearing necklace carrying animal. Height M. 0.105 photo Diqdiqqa
1571	33-35-29	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine fragment of, head and shoulders; drab clay; moulded. Bearded figure with turban-like headdress, holding animal to his breast, the head of which only remains. Height c. M. 0.066
843	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine of red clay, snowman technique. A goddess with elaborate headdress seated on chair; hands clasped below breasts. New Babylonian style. [drawing 1:1:]
12496	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine, Pig. Very crudely modeled; hollow. Larsa period? [drawing]
1527	(none)	(none)	B15689	Clay Figurine. Fragment of, head and shoulders only, drab clay: moulded. Bearded figure in high horned headdress. P.
1578	(none)	1935,0113.45	(none)	Clay figurine. fragment of, bust only; drab clay; moulded. Female figure with necklace, high headdress, & curled locks of hair; (chipped and weathered).
1114	31-43-350	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. modelled : drab clay [drawing]
1104	(none)	(none)	B15690	Clay Figurine. Fragment of head, breasts, and left shoulder. moulded; drab clay. [drawing 1:1]
1113	31-16-910	(none)	B19317	Clay Figurine. Fragment of. below waist downwards; seated. moulded. drab clay [drawing 1:1]
1107	31-16-911	(none)	(none)	Clay Figurine. Fragment of. Breast downwards. moulded: pinkish clay [drawing 1:1]
1103	(none)	(none)	B15678	Clay Figurine. Fragment of. From waist upwards. Moulded: pinkish clay. [drawing 1:1] P
1108	31-16-912	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. fragment of. neck downwards. moulded: greenish clay [drawing]
1781	(none)	(none)	B15684	Clay figurine. Drab clay, head and torso only, with mitre and braided hair. [drawing 1:1]
2554	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Figurine. Drab clay. Clothed figure legs and feet only: carrying monkey. [drawing 1:1]
1352	31-16-852	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. Drab clay. Moulded, head broken off. Female figure.
1175	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Figurine. Drab clay. Woman nursing child. Very roughly modeled (broken). [drawing 1:2]
2641	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. Drab clay: female with flounced costume: seated: weapon about head. [drawing 1:1]
2658	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. Drab clay: female with hands on breasts [drawing 1:1]
3063	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. Drab clay: head only: mitred and bearded. [drawing 1:1]
3062	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. Drab clay: male in profile carrying whip. Head and torso only. [drawing 1:1]
1333	(none)	(none)	B15674	Clay figurine. Drab clay: moulded. Female head in high relief, wearing band over forehead. P.
1723	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. Drab clay: moulded. Nude female figure, with necklace.
2630	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. Drab clay: seated goddess with left hand raised: Flounced dress: head and torso only. [drawing 1:1]
1624	(none)	1924,0920.80	(none)	Clay figurine. Drab clay; modeled. Seated figure, with necklace.
1652	31-16-923	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. Drab clay; moulded. Bearded figure with horned headdress and pleated skirt, holding emblems; weathered.