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)
2507	(none)	(none)	(none)	Earring. Gold. Crescent lunar type. Heavy - hollow metal. [drawing]
2508	(none)	1927,1003.64	(none)	Spindle whorl. Black steatite. [drawing 1:1]
2510	(none)	1927,1003.249	(none)	Finger ring. White shell (much decayed) Oblong bezel with flower rosette and traces of leaf on either side. [drawing 1:1]
2511	(none)	(none)	(none)	Mask. Terracotta. Pierced for suspension, grotesque bearded head. [drawing]
2512	31-16-938	(none)	(none)	Mask. Terracotta. Pierced for suspension, grotesque head, much broken. [drawing 1:1]
2513	(none)	1935,0113.48	(none)	Figurine. Drab clay. Nude female, head and torso only. [drawing 1:1]
2514	(none)	(none)	(none)	Figurine. Buff clay. Nude female, mitred and with necklace. Legs missing below the knee. [drawing 1:1]
2515	(none)	1927,1003.156	(none)	Figurine. Buff clay. Seated goddess facing left: pleated skirt: right hand raised left hand holding bottle: headdress missing. [drawing 1:1]
2516	(none)	(none)	(none)	Figurine. Red clay. Male with necklace, head and torso only, headdress missing. [drawing 1:1]
2517	(none)	1935,0113.49	(none)	Figurine. Drab clay. Nude female, head and trunk only. [drawing 1:1]
2519	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weight. Basalt. Inscribed. [inscription] : igi 6 gal = 1/6. Type I
2520	(none)	1927,1003.36	(none)	Clay cone. greyish color. Inscribed. Fragment. Half of second column. Restoration of temple and ?? III Ur Dynasty. Ink drawing.
2521A	(none)	1927,1003.22	(none)	Clay cone. Canal inscription of UR-ENGUR. Yellow reddish clay, slightly baked. One complete and two fragments : For Nannar - his king - Ur-Engur - the valiant hero - king of Ur - king of Sumer and Akkad - the ID - NUN (grand canal) - his beloved canal - he has dug out. 11 lines. Ink drawing.
2522	(none)	(none)	(none)	Lion's head. Lightly fired drab clay. Fragment. Showing muzzle only. Hand modeled in the round. [drawing]
2525	(none)	(none)	(none)	Red clay figurine. Female with flounced skirt, holding bottles. Head missing. [drawing 1:1]
2526	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring. Crescent shaped, plate on core; cracked round edge. [drawing 1:1]
2527	(none)	1927,1003.230	(none)	Gold wire earring. [drawing 1:1]
2529	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Soapstone. Slightly concave. Recut. Rough inscription added. [inscription represented here] Perhaps, sal-me zu: thy salme. A special class of votary. The scene represents an introduction to a seated goddess. About 2400 BC. Inscription more recent. [drawing]
2530	31-16-907	(none)	(none)	Drab clay figurine. Male with flounced dress. Head missing. [drawing 1:1]
2531	(none)	(none)	(none)	Carved shell head. Male, shaven. Neck pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
2532	(none)	1927,1003.62	(none)	Duck weight. Black stone. Type VI [drawing 1:1]
2533	(none)	(none)	(none)	Figurine. Drab clay. Seated figure with flounced dress, stars either side and dog at right foot, and monkey to left. Upper part missing. [drawing 1:1]
2534	(none)	(none)	(none)	Carved shell mask. Mother-of-pearl. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
2535	(none)	1927,1003.262	(none)	Obsidian nail. [drawing 1:1]
2536	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone plumb-bob. [drawing 1:1]