Enunmah | TTB | ES

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Context Name (Publication):	E-nun-mah
Context Description:	That its foundation goes back behind the Third Dynasty of Ur is certain, for fragments of walls and pavements in pIano-convex brick (PI. 30a) prove the fact, but of the character of that original structure nothing can be said. Ur-Nammu was responsible for the temple in its existing form; he built it in mud brick, or at any rate made much use of that material, and his work was added to and probably completed by his son Dungi. Bur-Sin replaced with burnt brick the mud-brick walls of his grandfather and Gimil-Sin added further details. The temple was completely overthrown by the Elamites on the occasion of the downfall of Ibi-Sin and under the Isin Dynasty was rebuilt by Gimil-ilishu, who faithfully followed the lines of the Third Dynasty ground-plan. Ishme-Dagan, Nur-Adad, and Sin-idinnam all in turn undertook repairs of its structure and Kudur-Mabug seems to have done some more radical restoration, but his building was destroyed by the Babylonians in the time of Samsu-iluna. It was probably restored after a fashion not much later, but the first actual record of its re-establishment is that of Kuri-Galzu; the Kassite ruler still kept to the original plan, but added a few new features. His building was repaired, without any noticeable alterations, by Marduk-nadin-ahhe in the 11th century B.C. Nebuchadnezzar was the first to tamper seriously with the ancient ground-plan; his reconstruction involved a complete change of character corresponding to a change of ritual in the temple services, and in the temple as he left it the old E-nun-mah is barely recognisable. Nabonidus repaired but does not seem to have modified his predecessor's work. Finally we find, above the Nabonidus level, remains of a further reconstruction which we can attribute only to Cyrus of Persia.¹
Context Description:	The building was an almost exact square measuring some 57.00 m. in either direction; its angles were, as usual, orientated to the cardinal points of the compass. It was surrounded by a wall 2.70 m. thick strengthened by double buttresses, of which there were five on each side, and the area thus enclosed was raised to form a platform about 2.00 m. above the level of the ground outside; this wall is fairly well preserved on the NE (v. Pis. 28b., 29b), has suffered a good deal, and is partly masked by subsequent additions in the SE (PI. 29a), could be traced only by its foundations on the SW, where the building has been remodelled, and on the NW it has been completely eradicated by a drain of Nebuchadnezzar. There is a doorway in the SE wall which, however, would seem to have led only into two small chambers having no communication with the rest of the building. In view of the denudation of the walls, which here do not rise above floor level, it is not possible to assert definitely that such communication never existed, but the facts that the wall between rooms 17 and 18 is whereas in almost every other case the doorways can be distinguished even at this level (rooms 8, 9, and 10 are the sole exceptions), and that no hinge-box or doorsocket stone was found here, make the theory of a door hazardous. Probably the real entrance to the building was in the NW front.¹

[1] UE6 p.45

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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)
269	(none)	(none)	B14944, B14944	Fragment of alabaster jar. Inscribed with the name and titles of Dungi.
2690	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Date: When king Gungunu introduced the great copper statue of the temple of nannar Month: Ne-ne- Text: 90 qa sesame oil, delivered for rubbing on head of? spent by the ga-dub-ba (archive depot). Tablet Ka(?) Nannar. H.C.
2696	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Reverse weather worn. Date of Gungunu (year 10?) when he introduced 2 emblems in the temple of nannar. Month Du-azag. Text: Oil? spent by the e-dub-ba (depot of tablets). Tablet (receipt) of Azag - Nannar raim (or la-el?) H.C.
2697	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Date: When the high priest of Nin-Sun-zid was raised to his functions Gungunu 13th year - month: Su-numuna? Text: 10 gin sesame oil for Me(il-a-ku-il) the servant weaver (who is) ill? Spent by the E-dub-ba (house of tablets) Tablet of Azag-nannar la-im (or raim?) H.C.
2698	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Date: Gungunu: year after the high priest? Month Gu(d)-si. Text oil. For the sick driver (ulu-usi)(spent by) the Edubba (House of tablets) H.C.
2699	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Fragment. Date Gungunu: Year after the igh priest of d? was elected by signs. The following year. Text: Oil? monthly ration (cult?) H.C.
270	(none)	(none)	B14940, B14940	Stone fragment of dish. Beginning of last two lines of a dedication. Joined to U.249. Placed in IN/No. 1
2700	47-29-341, 47-29-341	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Fragment. Dated: Time of Gungunum. Text: Butter, Cheese, dates rations (nigaku) of ? from ga-nun-mah dNin-subur?, has received?
2703	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Date: When the king Gungunu introduced the great copper statue of the temple of Nannar? Month of Sig? Text: 10 gin sesame oil to U-ba-ni-tim servant weaver, who is sick? Spent by the E-dub-ba
2704	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Broken. Date: Gungunu year 15th when he cut the irrigation trenches of Anipada canal Month: Se ger kud. Text: Sesame oil for ? who is ill. Spend by the Ni-dub-nun. Tablet of Azag Nannar -- Seal impression of ( )nannar, scribe, son of Idind ( ).
271	(none)	(none)	B14941, B14941	Fragment of stone dish. Dedication by a priest of Nannar, "thy son"
2712	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Date: When king Lipit-ishtar elected by signs the high priest of N(i)-sun-zid, the high priest of nin-ezan? In Ur Month of Ab-e. Text: Fine sesame oil, sesame oil, for? ( )dNingal, from the (Ni-dub)-num? ( )-en-na has received. Seal of Ba-sa-i-li-su, scribe.
2713	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Weather worn. Date: When Gungunu a copper statue with pedestal(?);? Months Du-azag and gis-apin. Text: List of expenses (sesame oil ) for -bar-zid../ Ab-ku-de?/ Azag(?) dNin-gis-a-da/? na-i-li/ ?ra-ni/ who are ill. From the depot ni-dub-nun it was spent. H.C. of Reverse only.
272	(none)	1923,1110.16	(none)	Fragment of alabaster bowl. Ends of lines of a rudely scratched inscription. Placed in IN/No. 1.
273	(none)	1923,1110.32	(none)	Fragment of black and white stone vase. Inscribed. Duplicate of U.244. Copied. Placed in IN/No. 1.
2732	(none)	1927,1003.58	(none)	Statue of Da-da-i-lum. Fragment of bust. Inscription of 2 lines on right shoulder: Da-da-i-lum Si-lim ilZu-fa = Dadailum Protection of Sin. Name is semitic and also the prayer Silu(m) protection, and the writing to Zu-en (= Sin) H.C.
274	(none)	1923,1110.29	(none)	Burnt fragment of alabaster vase. Dedicated by a patesi of UD.NUN.KI. Placed in IN/No. 1.
275	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of alabaster bowl. Inscribed in rude manner. Placed in IN/No 1.
2753	(none)	(none)	(none)	Door-socket of Kurigalzu. Surface recut on an older (Ur Engur?) Door-socket and partly destroyed. (To Nan)nar, his (king), (Ku)-ri-gal-(zu), (shak)-kanak of En(lil), the (E)-kis-sir-gal [his erased] ( ) [of erased] his [wall erased] (? written ki-bad-a-ni), he built... Usual lecture w: e-ki-ag-a-ni: his beloved house. H.C.
2757	(none)	1927,1003.9	(none)	Clay cylindrical column of Sin-balatsuigbi. Copy of inscriptions of Bur-Sin recording the foundation of 3 statues Ivth column in Semitic: Copy of bricks from? Ur work of Bur-Sin king of Ur, (which) when searching for the plan lines of Egish-shirgal, Sinbalatsuigbi, vice regent of Ur (has found). Nabushumiddina son of Idin-an-ni-u. priest (kal-lu) of Sin, for inspection has singled and inscribed. On the top: (In front) of the shrine of Enlil. H.C. (A15, p384)
2758	(none)	(none)	(none)	Kudurru. Property: House of Sin-she-me Column I - 28 lines - Almost all defaced. Column II - 28 lines - [curses] good. Column III - 15 lines - half defaced. (Celephon. Illegible) Cassite period. Found with U.2760. H.C.
276	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of alabaster jar. Fragment of one sign remains. Placed in IN/No. 1.
2761C	(none)	(none)	B16676	Ur-Nammu Stela. Stone stele fragments. Fine limestone: six fragments, [following text is struck through] giving horizontal division of stele. Upper two bear lower part of skirt & two finely modelled feet & conventional river of Ea, seated on throne. Lower register divine headdress, spear (?) & tree. Whole of fine workmanship. Upper register fragg. A. & C.: lower B. [end strike-through] For details see following page. In text: Ur-Nammu Stela and Kassite period 4. (A) Division between registers, one foot of top register figure and top of tree in lower register. (B) do. With part of throne top register & god's headdress in lower. (C) 2nd foot & part of skirt & throne of top register fig. (D) part of throne top register. (E) Lower part of headdress of god (2nd reg.) & hair. (F) Rest of god from 2nd reg. seated on throne before conventional tree in pot into which king is pouring libation (this connects with U.3264A) 3rd reg. upper parts of 3 figg: minor deity introducing king who bears mason's tools supported behind by priest or slave.
2767	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Neo-Babylonian Period. Incantation by Samas, king of heaven and earth, the great judge. Obverse: 11 lines. Lower part broken. Reverse: defaced. H.C.
2768	(none)	(none)	(none)	Door-socket of Ur-Engur king of Ur who built the house of Nannar.

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