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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 402 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine (top missing) a bed, wheren a female figure in flounced shirt, hands to hearts, headless in seated attitude. [drawing] |
| 403 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Terracotta bed. Moulded: fragment. of 2 legs and half of bed left. Mattress represented by curved and zigzag lines in low relief. |
| 404 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bead. Half of. in black obsidian. Globular, the surface inscribed reads "(Ur-En)gur.... King of Ur." |
| 406 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase-lid. Fr of. The top surface cloisonne for inlay with central rosette and liver pattern round edge. [drawing 1:1] |
| 410 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bronze drill? Shaft square in section, point broken: butt end broadened out but now shapeless. TTB1-34 |
| 414 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Broken. Female type. Usual whitish drab clay. [drawing 1:1] |
| 415 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Rock crystal cylinder seal. Fragment of. Subject: Gilgamesh and the lions: 2 columns of inscription. Poor scratchy work. |
| 416 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Alabaster bowl. Perfectly plain: rim chipped. Otherwise complete. Part of a foundation deposit (?) Type |
| 417 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bronze bolt. Rectangular shaft, flat head. [drawing 1:1] |
| 418 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bronze chisel. Square section. [drawing 1:1] |
| 419 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bronze kohl-stick. Top broken. [drawing 1:1] |
| 421 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU. |
| 423 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Basalt hinge-socket of UR-ENGUR. |
| 424 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Basalt hinge-socket of UR-ENGUR. The stone had been cut down and re-used between the Nebuchadnezzar and the Persian periods: its connection with the door was not certain. |
| 425 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Broken top and bottom. Found TTB9. See U339. Dated. See U.339. Year when Maskan-Sabrim.... Probably in reign of Sin-Idinnam, King of Larsa. Cf RA XV 1924. |
| 426 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Top of. Found TTB 9. See U339. Dated. |
| 427 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of tablet. Found TTB17 See U.376. |
| 428 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Badly damaged. TTB 17. See U.376. |
| 429 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment of large. TTB 17. See U.376. |
| 430 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment of. TTB17 See U.376. | |
| 431A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-H] Nine fragments from TTB 25. See U388 [crossed out] See U.434-U.435. Placed in packing case B. |
| 432A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-K] Twelve fragments of tablets from TTB13. See U. 433 [4 unclear in this number]. Placed in packing case B. |
| 433 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Nearly complete. from TTB 13. See U433. Dated 9th year of Bur-Sin I. |
| 434 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Bottom broken. Found TTB 25. See U431. Dated (illegible) |
| 435A | 52-30-277, 52-30-277 | (none) | (none) | Tablet, nearly complete. Found TTB 25, see u431. Dated. |
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period | Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period | 1974 | Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| 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) |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v2_p030 | Ur_Notes_v2_p030 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v2_p164 | Ur_Notes_v2_p164 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p141 | Ur_Notes_v4_p141 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p142 | Ur_Notes_v4_p142 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p143 | Ur_Notes_v4_p143 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p144 | Ur_Notes_v4_p144 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p146 | Ur_Notes_v4_p146 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p147 | Ur_Notes_v4_p147 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p148 | Ur_Notes_v4_p148 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p149 | Ur_Notes_v4_p149 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p150 | Ur_Notes_v4_p150 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p151 | Ur_Notes_v4_p151 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p152 | Ur_Notes_v4_p152 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p153 | Ur_Notes_v4_p153 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p154 | Ur_Notes_v4_p154 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p155 | Ur_Notes_v4_p155 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p156 | Ur_Notes_v4_p156 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p157 | Ur_Notes_v4_p157 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p158 | Ur_Notes_v4_p158 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p159 | Ur_Notes_v4_p159 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p160 | Ur_Notes_v4_p160 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p161 | Ur_Notes_v4_p161 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Ur_Notes_v4_p162 | Ur_Notes_v4_p162 | (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.