18484http://www165.123.244.137/subject/18484/Object TypeGeometric/Plant ShapedMuseumBritish MuseumSeason Number09: 1930-1931TechniqueIncisedTechniqueInscribedObject TypeAmulets and PendantsMaterialSteatiteU Number17223Description (Archival)Description Dark greyish-green chlorite Lamashtu amulet with crudely engraved figures on one side, and two lines of lined cuneiform inscription on the reverse above the engraved profile of a seated dog facing right; polished surfaces and small laterally perforated suspension lug at the top. Inscriptions Inscription Type: inscription Inscription Comment: two lines. Dimensions Height: 4.3 centimetres Width: 3.4 centimetres Thickness: 0.5 centimetres Diameter: 0.2 centimetres (perforation) Condition Fair Curator's comments A separate Lamashtu amulet is given under the number U.17223A in 'Ur Excavations' vol. VIII, p.106, pl.28 and reported to be in Philadelphia (cf. KARI I, nos 85-87).Description (Catalog Card)Steatite plaque-pendant (with holder at top perforated for suspension. Phoenician inscription. Not illustrated. [drawing]Woolley's descriptionFind Context (Catalog Card)AH. House 7, G.87.A.Material (Catalog Card)SteatiteMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (BM Big Number)122999Museum Number (BM Registration Number)1931,1010.67Data collected by British Museum research team.Measurement (X)43Measurement (Y)34