Enunmah | TTB | ES
| Context Title: | Enunmah | TTB | ES |
| Context Name (Excavation): | TTB; TTB.W; TTB.ES; TTB.SS; ES |
| 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 |
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2548 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Inscribed. Dated on Libit-Ishtar the Vth king of ISIN about BC 2090. "Year when L. the king put to order in Sumer and Accad [Akkad]... Month HEN-HEN-E. Text: "60+40... maneh 2 shekels 20 grains silver 7 shekels 1/4 grain silver, from the E Dul-LA-UR-SHAR-BU-DIM; E-DUB-BA NAM-SHAG-TU GA-NUN-MAH sheep of the regular sacrifice (sattukku) of dNANNAR, of d.NINGAL, have been paid. Copy. Tablet (small abstract) of the priest of NANNAR. Ink drawing. |
| 255 | (none) | 1923,1110.23 | (none) | Alabaster fragment of jar. Inscribed. |
| 2555 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pot. Fragment. Blackish stone with series of incised rings. Type XLI =RC.30b |
| 256 | (none) | (none) | B14947, B14947 | Stone fragment of vase. Inscribed with a dedication by a priest of Nannar. Copied. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 2561 | (none) | 1927,1003.74 | (none) | Fragment of burnt alabaster jar with borings for colors of which blue and yellow still distinguishable. [drawing 1:1] |
| 257 | (none) | 1923,1110.15 | (none) | Alabaster fragment of jar. Inscribed. Dedication by [crossed out] for (?) [annotated] Dungi. Part of same bowl as U.248. Joined to U.248 and 260. Copied and Transliterated Placed in IN/No. 1 |
| 258 | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| 2581 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Inscribed clay tablet. Fragment. Receipt: goods (seeds, oil? Measures of capacity ga )? and 4 qa?, (for) the throne of the shrine of Nannar (AB dNannar), from the great depot (GA-NUN-MAH) A-z-dug-ga, the [transcribed] has received month of Aiar, year after that, when the high priest of (Babbar) as designed by pressage, the second year after. Seal impression. About BC 2170 ? Larsa dynasty. H.C. |
| 2582 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Receipt of goods: oil, sesame wine, barley for the regular daily and monthly offering to dNingal and to dAb-hal. Delivered by the great depot (GA-NUN-MAH) to Ba-sah-ilishu Month of Adar Year when Ga-un-gu-nu-um, the king introduced the great statue of bronze in the temple of Nannar? Obverse 6 lines. Reverse 9 lines. H.C. About BC 2165. |
| 2583 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. With seal impress. of "Libit-Ishtar (Isin Dynasty about BC 2095) powerful king, king of the land, and of Idin-Dagan the --- his servant." Oil, a present, portion of Ningal (to the priest of Ninni-ishtar - from Lugulezen the diviner seal of receipt of Idin-Dagan. Obv. 7 lines. Rev. 2 " H.C. |
| 2584 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Dated: month Bar-zag-gar ( = Nisan) year when the trench of the bank of the canal Anni-pad-da was ?(e gu-id?) Probably Larsa dynasty about BC 2100. Text: 1 gur 60 qa ( =145 / 44) of oil from the great depot (GA-NUN-MAH) For the bolts of the shrines of Enlil, Ninlil, Nannar, Nin-ezen. lal(?), Ninni and ( ), the day..., Li-tar-Nannar, royal messenger. Obverse 7 lines. Reverse 6 lines. H.C. |
| 2586 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Dated: Year after that the high priest of Babbar (sun god of Larsa) had been elected by signs. Perhaps Gungunu of Larsa, about BC 2170. Text: 5/6 qa - 5 gin honey, 3 1/3 qa sesame oil, 7 ?qa of ( ), 19 qa of dates, from the depot E-dubba, the day when the divine statue of Nannar. Obverse 6 lines. Reverse 7 lines. H.C. |
| 2587 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Dated: Mouth of Siwan Year when King Gungunum (of Larsa, about BC 2170) introduced the great bronze statue into the temple of Nannar. Seal impression of a servant of Idin Dagan powerful hero, powerful king, king of the land? (of Isin dynasty) Text: (oil grain) daily and monthly offering to Ea god of Eridu, from the great depot, Azag-Nannar has received. Obverse 7 lines. Reverse 7 lines. H.C. |
| 2588 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Date: Month of Tamuz - Year after that, when the high priest of Babbar (sun god of Larsa) was elected by signs. Probably time of Gungunu. About BC 2170. Text partly preserved ?10 gin of butter for the emblem that Sumulanis has planted ... 30 ga of dates for the gate ... spent by (order) of the king. Obverse. 7 lines. Reverse 7 lines. H.C. |
| 2589 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Date: "Year when Libit-Ishter (king "of Isin about BC 2095) was elected by "signs priest of ---, priest of Nin-ezen "at Ur." Text: Butter, cheese, dates regular offerings for months of Shabat, Addar 1st, and Addar 2nd, to the goddesses Ninni and Nana in Uruk. Delivered by Lugal-Azaggi, received by Nur-ilishu. H.C. |
| 258A | (none) | 1923,1110.24 | (none) | [A-B] Two alabaster jar fragments. Inscribed in a rude way with a primitive text. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 258B | (none) | 1923,1110.24 | (none) | [A-B] Two alabaster jar fragments. Inscribed in a rude way with a primitive text. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 259 | (none) | (none) | B14935, B14935 | Alabaster fragment of vase. Inscribed with a text mentioning the destruction of ninni-IB [Crossed out] Erin-Ki (i.e. Susa) and the dedication of the vase from the booty. Copied and transliterated. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 2592 | (none) | 1927,1003.110 | (none) | Copper (?) sword. Bent in three. Handle missing. [drawing 1:10] |
| 2593 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Large clay tablet - Fragment. Date: Month of Aiiar, 30 full date year when the basin? (E) in the bank of the canal (An)-ni-pad-da was filled. Text: Cow butter (ia- cream, butter, cheese) from the dairy (e-tur-ra), brought by the cowmen (utulla) to the great depot (ga-nun-mah). Details for each cowman. Time of Larsa Dynasty About BC 2100. H.C. |
| 2596 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Fragment. Text: Receipt for goods from probably GA-NUN-MAH - the great depot. Date: Month of Du-azag. Year "when Libit-Ishtar (Isin dyn "about BC 2090), was elected by signs "priest of: nin-sun-zid, high priest of "dNin-ezen, in Ur." H.C. |
| 260 | (none) | 1923,1110.15 | (none) | Fragment of alabaster vase.Inscribed. Dedication by a SAL.ME priestess. Joined to U.248 and 257. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 2601 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Only reverse preserved. Dated on king Gungunu of Larsa Year when the great bronze statue was introduced in to the temple of Nannar. Goods spent by the great depot. GA-NUN-MAH. H.C. |
| 2602 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Dated: When king Gungunu introduced the great bronze statue into the temple of Nannar. Month: Shu-numuna? Receipt for GA-NUN-MAH, the great depot by Ba-sah?, of (butter, cheese or other) regular offerings to the deities. |
| 2603 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Date: Gu-un(-gu-nu?) in Isin month of Aiiar - Gungunu king of Larsa about BC 2150. Text: Pay list. Amount total: 1/3 maneh 6 1/3 shekel silver (about 177 Gr.) Salary of 45 persons. Two are paid in goods with the silver value in regard. 1 crescent of the moon: weight 1/3 shekel;. 1 ring: value (1/3?) shekel. Many Semitic names. H.C. |
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ur Excavations IX; The Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods | Ur Excavations IX; The Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods | 1962 | Woolley, L. and Mallowan, Max | (none) |
| Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period | Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period | 1974 | Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0003 | GN0003 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0004 | GN0004 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0004a | GN0004a | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0005 | GN0005 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0006 | GN0006 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0007 | GN0007 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0008 | GN0008 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0009 | GN0009 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0010 | GN0010 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0011 | GN0011 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0012 | GN0012 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0013 | GN0013 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0014 | GN0014 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0015 | GN0015 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0018 | GN0018 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0019 | GN0019 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0020 | GN0020 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0021 | GN0021 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0026 | GN0026 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0028 | GN0028 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0029 | GN0029 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0030 | GN0030 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0030A | GN0030A | (none) |
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Sibling Locations
AH Site | AH - City Wall | CLW - DP - Dublalmah | LL - EH Site | EH - Ehursag | HT - EM Site | EM - ESB - FH - Giparu | KP - Great Nanna Courtyard | PD - Harbor Temple - House 34/1 - House 34/2 - House Site - Kassite Fort - KPS Site | KPS - LT - LW - Mausoleum Site | BC - Neo-Babylonian Housing | NH - NNCF - NTB - P/103 - Palace of Bel-Shalti-Nannar | AD - Pit F - Royal Cemetery | PG - SM - Temenos Wall | TW - TTC - XNCF - Ziggurat Terrace | ZT
Child Locations
ES - Room 1 - Room 10 | TTB.16 - Room 11 | TTB.16/17/19 - Room 12 | TTB.16/17 - Room 13 | TTB.19 - Room 14 | TTB.20 - Room 15 | TTB.21 - Room 17 - Room 19 - Room 2 - Room 21 - Room 22 | TTB.31 - Room 23 - Room 25 - Room 3 - Room 32 - Room 33 - Room 34 - Room 35 - Room 36 - Room 5 | TTB.10 - Room 6 - Room 7 - Room 8 | TTB.14 - Room 9 | TTB.13 - TTB
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References
Woolley, Leonard. (1974) Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period, Oxford: Oxford University Press.