12821 | 1935,0113.644
| Description (Catalog Card): | Seal impression. On large clay sealing (geometrical pattern etc.).1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | PG1237 area |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Clay2 |
| U Number: | 12821 |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Object Type: | Seals, Stamps, and Sealings >> Seal Impression |
| Season Number: | 07: 1928-1929 |
| Description (Modern): | Matthews (1993) p. 66 no. 34: 'U12821. BM 1935113.644. Not previously published. PG1237 area. H >2.8, L >8.0. Two rollings. Symbols: ?, edinnu, ?AB. Sealing 8.5 x 7.4 x 4.2. All reverse faces broken. Functional type: ?' Merlin: 'Description Unbaked clay sealing with seal-impression; incomplete?; cracked; partially repaired; loose flakes. Dimensions Length: 8.5 centimetres (circa.) Width: 7.5 centimetres (circa.)' |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Clay >> Unfired |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 138225 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1935,0113.644 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PG/1237 | Woolley called this the 'Great Death Pit' because it is the largest of all the death pits in the royal cemetery. He found 74 bodies within but did not find a built chamber, an aspect he believed essential to royal tombs. Woolley declared the chamber must have been completely looted away and pointed to small amounts of rubble as evidence of this, but in fact the large size of this death pit and the particular wealth displayed by Body 61 may indicate that the primary burial was among the attendants in this case. | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cities, Seals, and Writing: Archaic Seal Impressions from Jemdet Nasr and Ur | Cities, Seals, and Writing: Archaic Seal Impressions from Jemdet Nasr and Ur | 1993 | Matthews, R. J. | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:54 Page:210 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:54 Page:210 | (none) |
- 2 Media