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Context Title:	AH Site \| AH
Context Name (Excavation):	AH; Abraham's Housing
Context Name (Publication):	AH Site
Context Description:	In the southeast portion of the mound of Ur, Woolley excavated a large horizontal extent of domestic space roughly 115 x 85m. near the surface he found scattered Neo-Babylonian and Kassite remains and intrusive graves of the late periods but he did not publish these in detail nor are there any extant notes covering them. Instead, Woolley's main goal was to uncover the best preserved floorplans of houses. These he found several meters down, houses of the Isin-Larsa/Old Babylonian period. Because the Old Babylonian period was typically that associated with the potential time of Abraham, Woolley used the abbreviation AH (Abraham's Housing) to refer to this excavation area. In the course of excavation of the Isin-Larsa/Old Babylonian levels Woolley numbered 27 'houses,' or excavation units. He renumbered the houses for publication based on the overall plan, preserved walls, and doors onto streets. In this way he showed there were 52 individual houses within his 27 excavation areas. However, houses were frequently altered throughout period, as families would knock out walls or block up doors, and thus true house numbers are difficult to establish. Woolley mentions phases of rebuilding, but states that he sought the best preserved floor plan and published the excavation of a particular house based on that plan alone. In some cases he noted deeper remains that may have gone back to the Ur III period. These levels he partially uncovered as he excavated graves beneath the Larsa period floors. A great deal of baked brick was in use for walls of the Isin-Larsa/Old Babylonian period. Some houses used it in the lowest portion of a wall, but others used it for entire walls up to 3 meters in height. Town planning was not evident, as streets tended to wander in narrow and winding paths. Corners where streets met were often rounded, leading Woolley to surmise that this was to prevent problems with laden donkeys catching their wares on corners. Many houses had a domestic chapel within, often with family burials beneath the floor. Communal chapels were also noted, at least four being identified in the area. Finally, Woolley believed that some buildings were specifically used for commercial activities (shops), though this is difficult to prove.

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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)
16587	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. (reverse missing) Concerning a house adjoining that of En-lil-nada(?) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16084	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Commercial. Date: year when Gimil-Sin became king. -Gimil-Sin 1 (SAKI 234) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16513	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Date: Year when Ibi-Sin, king of Ur, made from Inanna the drum (called ) Nin-igi-zi-bar-ra Ibi-Sin? (Ur Inscription 212). [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16505	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Commercial. Date: mu ugnim unu^KI Gis tukul ba-an-sig Year when the host of Ereck was smitten with arms. Rim-Sin 15 (orthog. variant of Ur Inscription 253). [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16080	(none)	1948,0423.85	(none)	Clay tablet. Commercial. Date: Year when the exalted stela of Nin-lil was set up. Apparently a variant of Gimil-Sin 6 (SAKI 234) H.C. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16564	(none)	1953,0411.165	(none)	Clay Tablet. Commercial. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16093	(none)	1953,0411.198	(none)	Clay tablet. Date Nu-warad d...sin lugal-Warad-Sin. UET/V:587 [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16508	(none)	1953,0411.152	(none)	Clay tablet. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16058A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Clay tablets (fragments) UET/V:231 [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16058B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Clay tablets (fragments) UET/V:231 [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16100A	52-30-85	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Clay tablets UET/V:112a [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16100B	(none)	1931,1010.424	(none)	[A-B] 2 Clay tablets UET/V:112a [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16523A	42-30-156	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 clay tablets. See U.16823. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) ...; (B)...; (C)...;
16523B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 clay tablets. See U.16823. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) ...; (B)...; (C)...;
16523C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 clay tablets. See U.16823. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) ...; (B)...; (C)...;
16523G	52-30-156	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 clay tablets. See U.16823. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) ...; (B)...; (C)...;
16593A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 clay tablets.[CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Fifth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (B) Sixth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (C) i.q. (a).
16593B	(none)	1953,0411.142	(none)	[A-C] 3 clay tablets.[CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Fifth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (B) Sixth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (C) i.q. (a).
16593C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 clay tablets.[CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Fifth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (B) Sixth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (C) i.q. (a).
16507A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) mu-us-sa 4-kam i-(si)-in ba-(an-ky), inventory of cattle (B) mu^id mu-ba-al, (cf. Rim-Sin (b), SAKI 237, note a ?) (C) no date; (D) no date,
16507B	(none)	1953,0411.178	(none)	[A-D] 4 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) mu-us-sa 4-kam i-(si)-in ba-(an-ky), inventory of cattle (B) mu^id mu-ba-al, (cf. Rim-Sin (b), SAKI 237, note a ?) (C) no date; (D) no date,
16507C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) mu-us-sa 4-kam i-(si)-in ba-(an-ky), inventory of cattle (B) mu^id mu-ba-al, (cf. Rim-Sin (b), SAKI 237, note a ?) (C) no date; (D) no date,
16507D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) mu-us-sa 4-kam i-(si)-in ba-(an-ky), inventory of cattle (B) mu^id mu-ba-al, (cf. Rim-Sin (b), SAKI 237, note a ?) (C) no date; (D) no date,
16596A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-E] 5 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Fourth ? year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin; (B) Fourth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin; (C) i.q. (A)...Seal; (D) Fifth year after Isin was conquered Rim-sin. (E) no date.
16596B	(none)	1953,0411.140	(none)	[A-E] 5 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Fourth ? year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin; (B) Fourth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin; (C) i.q. (A)...Seal; (D) Fifth year after Isin was conquered Rim-sin. (E) no date.

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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 VII; The Old Babylonian Period	Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period	1976	Woolley, L. and M. Mallowan	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p183	Ur_Notes_v3_p183	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p182	Ur_Notes_v3_p182	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p181	Ur_Notes_v3_p181	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p176	Ur_Notes_v3_p176	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p175	Ur_Notes_v3_p175	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p174	Ur_Notes_v3_p174	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p173	Ur_Notes_v3_p173	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p172back	Ur_Notes_v3_p172back	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p172	Ur_Notes_v3_p172	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p171	Ur_Notes_v3_p171	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p170	Ur_Notes_v3_p170	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p169	Ur_Notes_v3_p169	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p168	Ur_Notes_v3_p168	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p167	Ur_Notes_v3_p167	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p166	Ur_Notes_v3_p166	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p165	Ur_Notes_v3_p165	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p164	Ur_Notes_v3_p164	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p163	Ur_Notes_v3_p163	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p162back	Ur_Notes_v3_p162back	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p162	Ur_Notes_v3_p162	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p161	Ur_Notes_v3_p161	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p160	Ur_Notes_v3_p160	(none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards	Woolley's Field Note Cards	Ur_Notes_v3_p158	Ur_Notes_v3_p158	(none)