PJ
| Context Title: | PJ |
| Context Name (Excavation): | PJ |
| Context Name (Excavation): | Jemdet Nasr Cemetery |
| Context Description: | The excavation area abbreviation PJ originally referred solely to Pit J, later renamed Pit Y. The abbreviation then came to represent the expansion of the Royal Cemetery to the south from Pit Y, called Pit X. Pit Y uncovered many graves earlier than the Royal Cemetery that Woolley believed to come from the Jemdet Nasr period. This gave rise to the southern extension being conceived of as a Jemdet Nasr cemetery for which Woolley began assigning PJ numbers. From the beginning of Pit X, Woolley assigned PJG numbers rather than PG numbers. He quickly recognized that these upper graves were actually a continuation of the Royal Cemetery Akkadian burials and when he began to see the burials of the main Royal Cemetery period, he switched to PJB numbers. Below these he assigned JNG numbers to graves, continuing the sequence from Pit W excavated in the preceding year. Then he renumbered early graves in Pits Y and Z (dug 4 years prior) to follow the Pit X JNG sequence. There are very few references to the original Pit J. In fact, all catalog cards that utilize the PJ abbreviation come from the final season of excavation and all refer to Pit X. Any artifacts that have only the PJ designation and no further refinement of grave number come from the general area of Pit X and were not associated with a specific grave. These often have further notes such as 'upper levels' or other indication that they are from the dumping grounds near the surface of Pit X. |
| Season Number: | 08: 1929-1930 |
| Season Number: | 11: 1932-1933 |
| Season Number: | 12: 1933-1934 |
Files
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18999 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Eagle grasping 2 gazelles. |
| 18973 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. One seated and 3 standing gods. |
| 19126 | (none) | 1935,0112.51 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. One seated and one standing figure. 3 columns of inscription. Inscription: Ninmar-ka-ishag, son of Mukabbur (C.J.G.) |
| 18972 | (none) | 1935,0112.38 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Seated deity and 3 standing figures. |
| 18964 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Seated deity and two standing figures, and two columns of inscription. Inscription: Ur-ses-GIR, son of Ur-girenna (C.J.G.) |
| 19188 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Seated god and 2 standing figures. Inscription: Ibkusha, son of Lu-Enlilla (C.J.G.) |
| 18870 | 35-1-12 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Seated goddess and two standing figures. |
| 18889 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Seated Nin-gal, worshipper and symbols. |
| 18898 | (none) | 1935,0112.46 | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Dark steatite. Two lions attacking two gazelles. |
| 18791 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Two men fighting a lion. Poor work. |
| 18883 | (none) | 1935,0112.50 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Two men fighting beasts (the latter partly chipped away) and a standing god holding thunderbolt(?). |
| 18896 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Two seated figures and a palm tree(?). |
| 19003 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Glazed frit(?) Hunter with gazelles. |
| 18919 | 35-1-22, 35-1-22 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Green steatite (?) with copper caps. Two standing gods shaking hands: two men killing a kneeling prisoner: two columns of inscription supported by an animal. Good work. | |
| 18981 | 35-1-21 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Green stone. 2 heroes fighting lions. |
| 19118 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Green stone. Three standing gods and two trees. |
| 18916 | (none) | 1935,0112.48 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Greenish-grey steatite. Seated deity and two standing figures, and a tree. |
| 18927 | 35-1-10 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and 2 worshippers and goat. |
| 19006 | (none) | 1935,0112.45 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and three standing figures. |
| 18847 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and two standing figures, and two columns of inscription. Much worn. |
| 19002 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and two standing figures. |
| 19120 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Two spread eagles. |
| 18921 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Men fighting animals. |
| 18849 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Hard black steatite. Worshipper and minor god before Nin-gal; behind her, a small figure of a god standing on an animal. Photo +. |
| 18979 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Hunter and four animals; a column of inscription. |
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ur Excavations IV; The Early Periods | Ur Excavations IV; The Early Periods | 1955 | Woolley, L. | (none) |
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Sibling Locations
Burnt Burial - Larsa Graves - PG/B - Pit A - Pit B - Pit C - Pit D - Pit E - Pit G - Pit H - Pit W - Pit Z - Private Graves 1001-1100 - Private Graves 1101-1200 - Private Graves 1201-1300 - Private Graves 1301-1400 - Private Graves 1401-1500 - Private Graves 1501-1600 - Private Graves 1601-1700 - Private Graves 1701-1800 - Private Graves 1801-1850 - Private Graves 501-600 - Private Graves 601-700 - Private Graves 701-800 - Private Graves 801-900 - Private Graves 901-1000 - Private Graves Area | PGA - Royal Cemetery | PG1931 - Royal Cemetery | PG1932 - Seal Impression Strata | SIS - TTA - TTD - TTE - TTF - TTG
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Context
Ur > Royal Cemetery | PG > PJ
References
Woolley, L. . (1955) Ur Excavations IV; The Early Periods, Oxford: Oxford University Press.