Architectural Elements

Architectural Elements is a large category that encompases building material such as bricks, elements of buildings such as door/gate sockets and drain pipes, and decorations including wall cones of various sizes and styles. This larger category also includes models of columns, houses, shrines, and tombs. They are constructed from all materials and date to all periods.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
18838	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay foundation cone. Unusually samll, inscribed on the stem only. Tip missing and a chip off the base but only about 2 signs damaged and the text otherwise complete.
18878	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay foundation cone, fragment of. Lower part of the stem and fragment of the surface of the base. Inscribed on base and stem.
18894	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay foundation cone, tip of stem of.
18895	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay foundation cone, fragment of. A little more than one-half split away from the lower part of the stem.
19482	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone (complete) only the stem inscribed
19488B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone. Part of. Inscribed on the base and stem : about half of the text on the base preserved
20069	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone. Imperfect. Inscribed on base only : about half the text preserved.
18784B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay foundation cones, two, similar: (A) All the base preserved with text complete and the stem to the length of 40mm, with about half its text. (B) Base chipped with edge of inscribed area damaged: of the stem c. 60mm remains with half the inscription.
18808B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay foundation cones, fragments of three, similar: only the stem inscribed. (A) Lower part, half of, with remains of 10 columns of text.; (B) Top part of stem with 13 columns of text partly preserved.; (C) One side only from base upwards. Part of 6 columns of text preserved.
18808C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay foundation cones, fragments of three, similar: only the stem inscribed. (A) Lower part, half of, with remains of 10 columns of text.; (B) Top part of stem with 13 columns of text partly preserved.; (C) One side only from base upwards. Part of 6 columns of text preserved.
19488A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone. Part of. Inscribed on the base and stem : about half of the text on the base preserved
19488C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone. Part of. Inscribed on the base and stem : about half of the text on the base preserved
2833B	(none)	(none)	B16547	Brick of Silli-Adad. Broken -Inscription complete (cf. U.2669) :To Nannar, his king, Si-li dAdad who takes care of Nippur, patesi of Ur, Larsa Lagash, and the land og Gish-ta-al-laki (or Semetic: Is-ta-atla?), the foundation of E-Temen-ni-ilm I ordered to its place, I restored. H.C.
2878B	(none)	(none)	B16529	Brick of Ur-Engur. To Nin azag-nun-na, built her house (shrine). H.C.
2880C	(none)	(none)	B16536	Brick of Dungi. "Dun-gi, mighty hero, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, E-har-sag, his beloved house, has built." H.C.
2882B	(none)	(none)	B16550	Brick of Kudur-Mabug. To Nannar, his king. Kudur-ma0bu-uk-adda of the Martu land, son of Si-im-li-shi-il-ba-ak, when Nannar had exauced [sic?] his prayers, he built the Ga-nun-mah of nannar, for his life and that of his son Warad-Sin, king of Larsa. H.C. text: E-nun-mah (8)
3081A	(none)	(none)	B16531A	[A-D] Brick of Ur-Engur. To Anu king of gods, his king, Ur Engur, king of Ur, has planted the great orchard, the shrine the pure location, he has builtt. Cf. SAKI p.186F. H.C.
3081B	(none)	(none)	B16532	[A-C] Brick of Ur-Engur. "To Anu, king of gods, his king, ur-engur king of ur has planted the great orchard the shrine." the pure location he has built of SAKI p. 186.F
3133B	(none)	(none)	B16528	Ur-Engur bricks. Inscript of SAKI p.186 Backstein C. Several samples. H.C.
3297D	(none)	(none)	B16556A	Sinbalalsuiqbi 1/2 brick 2 stamps, side and face. Same text as U. 3250. Variant U. 6-7: E-ashur "The place of his royalty."
3297E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Sinbalalsuiqbi 1/2 brick 2 stamps, side and face. Same text as U.3250 Variant U.6-7: "E-ashur the place of his royalty"
3298D	(none)	(none)	B16557	Sinbalatsuiqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps side and face. same text as U.3250. Except variant 11.6-7: "E-sag-dug-ga, the shrine of his Enlil-ship. (=Lordship)"
3299C	(none)	(none)	B16558	Brick of Sin balalsu iqbi 2 stamps: face and side. Same text as U.3250. Except var. 11.6-7: "E As-an-bur, the shrine of Enlil."
3315B	(none)	(none)	B16474	Brick Sin-idinnam. 30 lines inscription. Has rebuilt the old In-dub and to nannar the temple of his majesty cf. SAKI. P.210 d) H.C.
704B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] 6 fragments. Possibly belonging to Cones found here. Placed in box numbered.