6775 | 1927,0527.210
| Description (Catalog Card): | PAP-SU-GAL. Mud figures. Traces of whitewash remain. Bearded male figure. Right arm attached and held parallel with the ground. Close fitting cap.1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | Found in same place as rest of collection of mud figurines. KP |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Mud3 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | L. 150mm |
| U Number: | 6775 |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Object Type: | Figural Objects >> Figurines >> Anthropomorphic |
| Season Number: | 04: 1925-1926 |
| Description (Modern): | Figurine, bearded male with pointed cap |
| Description (Modern): | Sun-dried clay foundation figure of striding male figure with beard, wearing pointed cap and outstretched right arm.2 |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Clay >> Unfired |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Clay >> Fired 2 |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 118713 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1927,0527.210 |
| Start Date: | 650BC2 |
| End Date: | 600BC2 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Data collected by British Museum research team. |
| [3] Material as described by Woolley |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giparu | KP | The excavation area given the abbreviation KP was eventually found to be the site of the ancient building known as the giparu (alternatively e-gig-par or gig-par-ku). Mostly dedicated to the goddess Nin-gal, Nanna's consort, it was also in various periods the residence of the entu priestess. The abbreviation KP, however, stands for King's Palace because Woolley initially thought this might be the site of Shulgi's palace, the ehursag. The giparu was a very long-lived building, though it underwent many changes over many centuries. Most striking were the changes in the Neo-Babylonian period when Woolley shows it combining with the dublalmah to the east. He believed that by this point the building was not sufficient to house the Ningal temple and the entu priestess together, and thus the so-called Palace of Belshaltinannar was constructed outside the temenos specifically to house the priestess herself. At times Woolley refers to the giparu as the Great Ningal Temple, which can be confusing as the Kassite and Neo-Bablyonian Ningal temples had moved onto the ziggurat terrace to the north of the giparu (Area HD). Furthermore, parts of the giparu were excavated under area abbreviations other than KP in season 3 when the full extents of the building were only just coming to light. The northern portion originally carried the abbreviation HDB and the southeastern portion, SF. | (none) |
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| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | British Museum Photo Negatives | British Museum Photo Negatives | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Leon Legrain Note Card | Leon Legrain Note Card | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| Provisional Field Photo Album | Provisional Field Photo Album | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Ur Excavations VIII; The Kassite Period and the period of the Assyrian Kings | Ur Excavations VIII; The Kassite Period and the period of the Assyrian Kings | 1965 | Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:33 Page:208 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:33 Page:208 | (none) |
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Ur >> Giparu | KP
References
British Museum Photo Negatives, .
Provisional Field Photo Album, .