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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 19196 | (none) | 1935,0112.40 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Calcite. Broken and mended, the surface a good deal perished. Fighting animals. |
| 19197 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylidner seal. Shell. Partly decayed. Hero fighting animals. |
| 19198 | (none) | 1935,0112.95 | (none) | Bronze harpoon. Arrow type 4a. | |
| 19199 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bronze axe. Type _ (new type for the cemetery). The socket decorated with rope pattern. |
| 19200 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Lapis, small balls and ovals and date-shaped. |
| 19201 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White limestone. Type 47. |
| 19202 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Grey steatite. Type 37b. |
| 19203 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings and one flattened rectangular, small tubes, ovals and date-shaped. These were strung together in groups, about 8 of each together. |
| 19204 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 89 |
| 19205 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Translucent greenish calcite. Two registers: above, banquest scene. Below, men and animals. The stone somewhat decayed and the seal partly defaced by adhering copper. |
| 19206 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin. With lapis ball head capped with gold. The stem broken. |
| 19207 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bronze spearhead. Type 5b. |
| 19208 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 61b. |
| 19209 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. 4 standing figures. |
| 19211 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. The inside is black and it seems to have been used for kohl. Type 40. |
| 19212 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Goblet on tall stem. [drawing] RC.110 |
| 19213A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Gold double conoids, lapis double conoids. (B) Copper pin, Type 1, with lapis ball head capped with gold; broken. (C) [Not assigned] (D) Limestone bowl. Type 47. (E) White calcite bowl. Type 54: imperfect. |
| 19214 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White calcite. Two registers: above, a hero fighting beasts. Below, a row of animals. The stone somewhat blistered and distorted. |
| 19215 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay model boat. 4 seats. High stem and bow. |
| 19216 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. The surface partly decayed. Two registers of fighting animals. |
| 19217 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite, carniated. Hero fighting animals. |
| 19218 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold earring. Small lunate type, solid metal. |
| 19220 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White limestone. Type 47. The rim slightly nicked. |
| 19221 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Veined calcite. Type 16a. (in fragments). |
| 19223 | (none) | 1935,0112.81 | (none) | Beads. Lapis tubes & ovals, quartzite double conoids; also a quantity of shell rings, and some small shells pierced as beads. |
| 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.