Context Title: PG/800     
Context Name (Publication): PG 800 (Royal Tomb)     
Context Description: This is the death pit that Woolley associated with the tomb chamber of Queen Puabi (PG/800B), though the floor of that chamber is about 2.5 meters lower in depth. The death pit held the remains of more than 20 people as well two oxen, a cart and a potential wardrobe chest. Woolley believed the wardrobe chest had been centrally placed in order to hide the looting hole made into the roof of the PG/789 chamber below.     
Nissen Date: Mk     

Objects: PG/800 Export: JSON - XML - CSV Toys and Gaming

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
10478A (none) (none) (none) Gaming-Board. With men and dice. [A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are [C] 7 white and [B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was [D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a [E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found. Found behind the chariot.
10478B (none) (none) (none) Gaming-Board. With men and dice. [A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are [C] 7 white and [B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was [D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a [E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found. Found behind the chariot.
10478C (none) (none) (none) Gaming-Board. With men and dice. [A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are [C] 7 white and [B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was [D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a [E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found. Found behind the chariot.
10478D (none) (none) (none) Gaming-Board. With men and dice. [A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are [C] 7 white and [B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was [D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a [E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found. Found behind the chariot.
10478E (none) (none) (none) Gaming-Board With men & dice [A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are [C] 7 white and [B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was [D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a [E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found
  • 5 Objects

Media: PG/800 Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Media Media Title Title Label Author Omeka Label
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p177 Ur Notes v11 p177 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p177_v Ur Notes v11 p177_v (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p178 Ur Notes v11 p178 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p179 Ur Notes v11 p179 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p179_v Ur Notes v11 p179_v (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p180 Ur Notes v11 p180 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p181 Ur Notes v11 p181 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p182 Ur Notes v11 p182 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p183 Ur Notes v11 p183 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p184 Ur Notes v11 p184 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p185 Ur Notes v11 p185 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p186 Ur Notes v11 p186 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p187 Ur Notes v11 p187 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p188 Ur Notes v11 p188 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p189 Ur Notes v11 p189 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p190 Ur Notes v11 p190 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p191 Ur Notes v11 p191 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p192 Ur Notes v11 p192 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p193 Ur Notes v11 p193 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p193_v Ur Notes v11 p193_v (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p194 Ur Notes v11 p194 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p194_v Ur Notes v11 p194_v (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p195 Ur Notes v11 p195 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p196 Ur Notes v11 p196 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v11 p197 Ur Notes v11 p197 (none)

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