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)
(none)	87-28-27	(none)	(none)	unknown
(none)	31-16-760A	(none)	(none)	unknown
(none)	31-16-163	(none)	(none)	unknown
3133A	(none)	(none)	B16458	Ur-Engur bricks. Inscript of SAKI p.186 Backstein C. Several samples. H.C.
3133B	(none)	(none)	B16528	Ur-Engur bricks. Inscript of SAKI p.186 Backstein C. Several samples. H.C.
3134	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ur-Engur Cones. Some 40 examples from Terrace of E-temen-ni-il. Cf. SAKI. P.188-A.
2855	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ur-Engur door-socket. Usual text: builder of E-Nannar.
2772	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ur-Engur Door-socket. Bluish stone. Usual inscription. In text: 3rd Dynasty Terrace(12)
3032	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ur-Engur Door-socket. Common in scripot: builder of E-Nannar. In text: Kassite period(13)
3103	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ur-Engur Door-socket. Same old inscription: Iron hinge still on stone.
3261	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ur-Engur Door-socket. Usual inscription.
3172	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ur-Engur Door-socket. Usual inscription. In text: Kassite period (14)
17654A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Wall cones. Two [A-B] of Warad-Sin = complete. Cf. Ur inscription 131. (A) is intact (B) is broken, and a large flake has come away from the stem, so that about 1/3 of the inscription is missing: this happened before the cone was set in the wall.
17117A	31-43-194	(none)	(none)	Wall-cones of white calcite. A. blunt point: a roughly incised line round the stem near the head. B. plain. C. Similar to (B), head broken.
17117B	31-43-195	(none)	(none)	Wall-cones of white calcite. A. blunt point: a roughly incised line round the stem near the head. B. plain. C. Similar to (B), head broken.
17117C	(none)	1931,1010.189	(none)	Wall-cones of white calcite. A. blunt point: a roughly incised line round the stem near the head. B. plain. C. Similar to (B), head broken.
2863A	(none)	(none)	B16494	[A-B] 2 bricks of Nabonidus. Building of E lugal malga-si-di the Ziggurat of E-gish-shir-gal at Ur. H.C.
2863B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 bricks of Nabonidus. Building of E lugal malga-si-di the Ziggurat of E-gish-shir-gal at Ur. H.C.
2862A	(none)	(none)	B16495	[A-B] 2 bricks of Nabonidus. Building of E-nun-mah the fortress (bit himilisi and not ul-si) in side of Egish-shir-gal for Ningal his lady. H.C.
2862B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 bricks of Nabonidus. Building of E-nun-mah the fortress (bit himilisi and not ul-si) in side of Egish-shir-gal for Ningal his lady. H.C.
3145A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 examples. Second broken. [moulded brick?] [drawing 1:8]
3145B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 examples. Second broken. [moulded brick?] [drawing 1:8]
1200A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Portions of large baked clay cone of Warad-Sin, king of Larsa, commemorating his building E-temen-ni-gur. (A) Consistent of the base, complete, and part of the shaft. (B) Is small piece from one side of top of shaft. Inscription duplicate of U.19 and U.700. R1 No 131
1200B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Portions of large baked clay cone of Warad-Sin, king of Larsa, commemorating his building E-temen-ni-gur. (A) Consistent of the base, complete, and part of the shaft. (B) Is small piece from one side of top of shaft. Inscription duplicate of U.19 and U.700. R1 No 131
10149B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Brick Inscription on side Kurigalzu ded. to Ningal. new. (- f. U. 3202.) H.C .6