6988
| Technique: | Decoration >> Subtraction >> Impressed |
| Iconography: | Animal/Zoomorphic >> Bird |
| Iconography: | Type >> Animal Scene |
| Description (Catalog Card): | Seal. Amethyst. Blue-violet. Flat on one side, convex on the other but not completely rounded, apex top. Hawk with spread wings, legs crossed in middle of breast. Neo-Babylonian. E.1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | Found at S end of KP near Neo-Bab copper tombs. Surface dirt |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Amethyst2 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | L. 21mm, Greatest W. 19mm, Th. of base 3mm, H. 10mm |
| U Number: | 6988 |
| Museum: | University of Pennsylvania Museum |
| Object Type: | Seals, Stamps, and Sealings >> Stamp Seals |
| Season Number: | 04: 1925-1926 |
| Description (Modern): | Purple amethyst stamp seal. Flat stamp surface and a convex back. Pierced lengthwise for suspension. |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Mineral >> Semi-precious >> Quartz >> Amethyst |
| Museum Number (UPM B-number): | B16302 |
| Measurement (X): | 25 |
| Measurement (Y): | 21 |
| Measurement (Z): | 13 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] 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) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ur Excavations X; Seal Cylinders | Ur Excavations X; Seal Cylinders | 1951 | Legrain, Leon, and Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:34 Page:130 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:34 Page:130 | (none) |
- 2 Media