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U Number:
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16429BB1
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Object Type:
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Weights and Measures >>
Balance Pan Weights
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Season Number:
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09: 1930-1931
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Museum:
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British Museum
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Description (Modern):
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Description
Oval grey stone weight; elongated and marked with three incised lines.
Dimensions
Length: 1.66 inches
Height: 0.75 inches2
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Description (Modern):
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Tan-green stone, fine to medium grain, some brown speckling, polished. Flat base, ends round. Top flattened as well. Indented scratch at top. Inscribed at rounded edge up from base in center of long axis with three short vertical lines.
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Material:
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Inorganic Remains >>
Stones and Minerals
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Museum Number (BM Registration Number):
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1932,1008.55
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Museum Number (BM Big Number):
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128460
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Measurement (Length):
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42
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Measurement (Width):
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20
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Measurement (Height):
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17
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Measurement (Weight):
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24.2
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Notes:
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There are weights in British Museum records that are associated with the field number U.16429 but for which no field cards exist. Perceived as duplicates, Woolley frequently gathered together similar objects (especially ones brought in by workers from outside Ur) under one number and it could well be that he assigned more weights to this field number than he recorded.
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