Description (Media Properties): Ur Excavation photo negatives Provisional     
Title: British Museum Photo Negatives     
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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)
779 (none) 1923,1110.9 (none) Clay Cone, base of larger. Inscription of Arad-Sin. Recording the king's building of a temple to the war-god Ilbaba, in gratitude for victory over his enemies.
369 (none) 1923,1110.11 (none) Clay cone. Fragment of base. Inscription records the building of a temple for NIN-E-GAL for the life of Rim-Sin "and his own life." Shaft cut away. Partial duplicate c.f. SAKI p.218 Steintafel B. Placed in IN/No.3
642 (none) 1923,1110.6 (none) Large clay cone. On base 2 col inscription, damaged top right and bottom right corners, 17+19 lines. On shafts, parts of 2 column inscription. Inscription of R-Sin of Larsa.
781 (none) 1923,1110.10 (none) Large clay cone, shaft broken. Inscription of [three words crossed out] Rim-Sin. Dedicated to Nannar. Commemorating the king's building of edifice [written above crossed out word 'temple'] called E-ginabtum (some sort of storehouse, cf. P.A.XV. P.18.n10) to the god, and containing laudatory epithets applied to the moon.
640 (none) 1923,1110.8 (none) Large clay cone. On base, 2 column inscription, 2nd column nearly all broken away. 1st col. 14 lines. On shaft, single column 28 lines. Inscription of Rim-Sin of Larsa. Recording his building of a temple? Called E-erim-kud-kud, for his own life and for that of his father Kudur-Mabug. The temple was dedicated to the war-god Nergal, to whom the king prays for success in battle.
752 (none) 1923,1110.12 (none) Clay cone. 2 col inscription on base, damaged at bottom. Single column on shaft, nearly complete. Rim-Sin. Recording the king's building of a temple called E-eshbar-zida for the god Ninsianna.
780 (none) 1923,1110.7 (none) Large clay cone. Inscription of Rim [written above; Arab is scratched out] -Sin, dedication to Tammus. Recording the king's building of a temple called Ka'-li-sud for Tammuz, the rustic god, and praying that he may prosper and increase the flocks and herds.
325 (none) (none) (none) Cone. Base of. Fragment of. Inscribed. Kudur-Mabug. Duplicate of 188 [presumably U.188]. All shaft gone. Placed in IN/No. 3
333 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone. Base of. Broken. Inscription of Endur-Mabug. Duplicate of U.188. Placed in IN/No. 3
19 (none) 1935,0113.628 (none) Clay truncated cone. (broken). Inscribed on base and barrel. [Annotation] Building inscription of Warad-Sin SAKI-212c. Duplicates:U.334; U.753; U.700; U.878; U.751 [Annotation] Recording the king's building of E-temen-ni-gur-ru, for his life and that of his father Kudur-Mabug. (restores and completes a previously known insription) Placed in IN/No.3. Ur Texts I:R.I.131
700 (none) 1935,1110.629 (none) Large clay cone, nearly complete. Base 2 column inscription, top right corner damaged 25 + 25 lines. Repeated on shaft, complete. Arad-Sin. Duplicate of U.19
202 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone. Fragment. Inscription: recording of the building of the canal of Ur. Duplicate of 169 [probably U.169]. Placed in IN/No. 4 [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
701 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone, nearly complete. Inscription of Ur-Engur concerning building of E-temen-ni-il. See U.201
872 (none) (none) (none) Small complete clay cone. Inscription of Ur-Engur, recording the building of a canal. C.f. 169 [presumably U.169]
918 (none) (none) (none) Small clay cone, base and side slightly damaged. Inscription of Ur-Engur recording his digging of a canal called ID-UN. Placed in IN/No. 4.
770 (none) (none) (none) Clay statuette. Snowman technique. [drawing]
777 (none) 1923,1110.112 (none) Terracotta mask fr. of. in pinkish-drab clay. [drawing 1:1]
837 (none) (none) (none) Clay figurine. In snowman technique, parrot face, rider on horseback; only man's figure left and of it the arms are gone.
843 (none) (none) (none) Clay figurine of red clay, snowman technique. A goddess with elaborate headdress seated on chair; hands clasped below breasts. New Babylonian style. [drawing 1:1:]
915 (none) 1923,1110.97 (none) Clay relief. Goddess seated on a chair: flounced skirt, horned headdress, 2 pegs behind to make it stand up. [drawing]
310 (none) (none) (none) Agate bowl. Intact. Lathe-turned, the center lathe-hole filled up with a strong peg. Plain rib moulding on outside. Very beautiful stone.
573 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of jar sealing with a single seal impressed 3 times.
743 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of seal impression. Northern type, similar to and part of another impression. Placed in IN/No. 8.
1102 (none) (none) (none) Clay figurine. Moulded. Lower part missing. Pinkish-drab clay. [drawing 1:1]
1357 (none) (none) (none) Gate socket of Ur-Nammu, with inscription duplicate of the bricks from the Ziggurat. SAKI p.186a.

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