12609
| Description (Catalog Card): | Terracotta head. Of female (deity?) Missing below chin. On the head a wig held in position by a bandeau. Wig forms an apex in middle of the forehead below the bandeau and curves downwards on either side so as to pass over the ears. At right ear heavy double lunate earring; left ear missing. Hair parted in the middle. On top of head the hair is indicated by finely incised parallel lines running obliquely to the parting: heavier radial incisions indicate lower portion of wig below bandeau. Pronounced arched eyebrows: pellet eyes. Nose and mouth no longer in condition.1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | PD. Below surface. NE side of PD. |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Clay2 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | H. 55mm, W. 55mm |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Nanna Courtyard | PD | The meaning of this two-letter designation is unclear. It may derive from Woolley's search for Shulgi's palace and may thus stand for Palace of Dungi. Woolley came to realize, however, that it was an enormous courtyard surrounded by rooms, and at times in the excavation it was simply referred to as the Ziggurat Courtyard. The path through the court led to the ziggurat terrace and eventually to the temple atop it. The court was likely a gathering place for special occasions of worship to the moon god (whose name Woolley read Nannar, but which we read today as Nanna). Therefore, Woolley eventually dubbed this space the Great Nannar Courtyard. Area PD is the large space to the east of the ziggurat terrace, substantially lower in elevation than the base of the ziggurat. It had many floors over many periods. It consisted of a large paved courtyard (some 50 x 75 meters) surrounded by rooms that may have been used for storage. Because of indentations in some of the wall faces, Woolley believed there was once an inset wooden colonnade along some of the walls. | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Legrain Note Card | Leon Legrain Note Card | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:53 Page:235 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:53 Page:235 | (none) |
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