Title: Ur Excavations Texts I: Royal Inscriptions     
Date: 1928     
Author: Gadd, C.J., Legrain, L., Smith, S., Burrows, E.R.     
Publisher: Oxford University Press     
Publication place: Oxford     

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
3315A (none) (none) B16473 Brick Sin-idinnam. 30 lines inscription. Has rebuilt the old In-dub and to nannar the temple of his majesty cf. SAKI. P.210 d) H.C.
3315B (none) (none) B16474 Brick Sin-idinnam. 30 lines inscription. Has rebuilt the old In-dub and to nannar the temple of his majesty cf. SAKI. P.210 d) H.C.
6300 (none) (none) B16217, B16217 Foundation TABLET of SHULGI. Soapstone. Together with Copper Figure U.6301. "To dDim-tab-ba, his lady, Shulgi, the "mighty hero, the king of Ur, the king of "Sumer and Akkad, has built her house." CF. U.6157, U.6302, U.6304. E. Text: Dim-tab-ba Temple (2) E
7840 (none) 1928,1009.421 (none) Stone bowl. Calcite. Inscribed A-gir-gal. Type 39 new. HC.43 [drawing]
8416 (none) (none) B16870 Cylinder seal. Steatite. Green. Small piece missing near one end. Inscribed. Slightly concave. Two rampant lions back to back. Each is attacked by a naked bearded and horned hero. Between the 2 lions tails 3 vertical lines with rounded heads standing above a pair of spread wings? - thus [drawing]
8513 (none) (none) B16869 Cylinder seal White shell, much decayed, but preserving an inscription in the upper register [drawing of inscription]
6358 (none) (none) B16206, B16206 Alabaster vase of Ishme-Dagan. To Nannar - eldest son of Enlil, his king Ishme Dagan -- (rest is same text as the brick U.2566)-- beloved husband of Innana, for his life, he has presented it. E. H.C.
261 (none) (none) B14970 Fragment of alabaster vessel. Inscription "Votive offering for Nannar." Copied. Placed in IN/No. 1.
262 (none) (none) B14948, B14948 Fragment of stone bowl. Dedication to a god by Mu-da-da... Son of Sarrum-... on behalf of Ishme-Dagan. Copied and transliterated. Placed in IN/No. 1.
270 (none) (none) B14940, B14940 Stone fragment of dish. Beginning of last two lines of a dedication. Joined to U.249. Placed in IN/No. 1
3249K (none) (none) (none) [A-M] 13 Clay cones of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. To Nin-gal the great lion of E-gish-shir-gal the lady of the beloved crown (Nin-men-na) of Ur, his lady, Sin-balatsu-iqbi, vice regent of Ur, has built anew the Gig-par shrine of Nin-lil, the beloved bride of Sin. A statue representing Nin-gal he had made. In the shrine of dHU-DU (the god who knows = her husband?) he introduced it. In E-nir- (or E-nun) the place erected for her rites, he fixed it. H.C.
26 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. In very bad condition. Inscribed [Annotated] illegible. Votive tablet dedicated to a goddess, dNin-a-[drawing of cuneiform], by Lu-dug(ga) for the life of A-annipada. [Annotated] =Al Obeid book Plate 1x Placed in IN/No.2.
2701 (none) 1927,1003.24 (none) Cone of Ur-Engur. Fragment. Cp.2520. Column I: Text: (To ), his ( ), (Ur d)engur, mighty (hero), (king of Ur). Column II: ?of ancient days I let shine abundance of water was ordered, it was made into a place growing all kinds of vegetables, the boats Magan I restored into his hand. H.C.
164 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Baked clay. Inscribed [Annotated] contract dated in reign of Ishme-Dagan. Year when I.D. the king set up a throne for Enlil (and) a shrine of gold weighing?. +7 shekels. (Same forumla as U.352)
165 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Baked clay. Inscribed (corner chipped) [Annotated] account tablet dated in reign of Ishme-Dagan.
206 (none) (none) B14933 Mace-head, Alabaster half of Decorated with rope moulding in relief & inscribed: [Annotated] "To Sin, Rimush king of the world, when he had overthrown Elam and Barahse dedicated this from the Elamite booty" Duplicate of an inscription found at Nippur on a vase. See SAKI p. 162 (c) Vase C. [Annotated] Phil Photo 15 [Annotated] Duplicates - 206 [Crossed out] U.236
208 (none) (none) (none) Mace head. White marble. Complete, but top moulding and one side chipped, and part of inscription missing. [Annotated] Dedication of mace head to Nannar bu Ur-Engur for his life. (1) Nannar. (2) lugal-a-ui. (3) Ur-Engur. (4) mtah-kal-gu. (5) lugal Uri-ki-ma. (6) lugal Ki-en-gi ki-uri ge. (7) (uam ti) - la-ui-su. (8) (um) - na-du. [Annotated] Baghdad
209 (none) (none) B14938, B14938 Cone, black and white veined marble. Only the lower part preserved. Inscribed: [Annotated] Dedication to the goddess Ningal for the life of Ur-Engur by a priest of Nannar. [Annotated] Duplicate of 249 [Annotated] Copied and transliterated. Placed in P.R.
212 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone. Fr of base of, With remains of inscription below. [Annotated] Building inscription of Kudur-Mabug of U.188. [Annotated] Placed in IN.No. 3
221 (none) (none) B14936 Mace. Head. Fr. of, in green crystal, jade color. Inscribed. [Annotated] Dedication by a king, name broken, who smashed the head of Warka and Ur [Annotated] Copied and trans-literated. Placed in P.R. [Annotated] UR R1 6
223 (none) (none) (none) Tablet of dark steatite. Broken across. Inscribed on both flat face and rounded back: on the face 8 1/2 lines of broken text remain, on the back 7 and a small bit. [Annotated] Dedication to Adad by Rim-Sin. [Annotated] Copied and transliterated. Placed in P.R. [Annotated] Sent to Baghdad.
231 (none) 1923,1110.41 (none) Stone vase. 4 fragments (of which 2 fit together) of a straight-sided bowl of dark steatite. On the outside, mythological scenes carved in relief - two-headed monster holding the horns of an ibex: another figure fighting serpentine beast: a lion: scorpions: fish, etc. On the inside, inscription. [Annotated] Drawing only [Annotated] Reg. Ins. 9
232 (none) 1923,1110.17 (none) Stone vase. 3 fragments (2 of which joined together) of limestone bowl. On the outside, carved in relief, a seated goddess with 2 children and a standing god, and 5 figures of adorants. Also an inscription. [annotated] Drawn: see photo.
244 (none) 1923,1110.30 (none) Limestone fragment. Inscribed by priest of Nannar named en-an-ni-pao-da. Duplicate U.245, U.237. [Annotated] Copied: placed in IN/No 1.
245 (none) 1923,1110.33 (none) Limestone fragment. Inscribed with a duplicate text of U.244. [Annotated] Copied: Placed in IN/No. 1