Games and Music

This category includes objects, or the remainders of objects used to create music.

Objects: Games and Music Export: JSON - XML - CSV

U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
6018G	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Knucklebones (12)
6018H	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-L] 12 knucklebones.
6018I	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-L] 12 knucklebones.
6018J	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-L] 12 knucklebones.
6018K	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-L] 12 knucklebones.
6018L	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-L] 12 knucklebones.
12436B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper objects. A pair. Of thin metal, shaped thus, the two lying one on top of the other, close to the remains of the harp with the copper calf's head. The form recalls the musical instruments (?) shown in the Kish inlays and on the gold cylinder seal from PG1054, where also they are associated with harps.
11162L	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Gaming-board. Set in silver. Shell plaques engraved with lapis borders engraved with animal scenes, except for 2 in rosettes. Only part of it was found, giving in all: 13 plaques of which 6 were still in their setting and 7 loose: these have been reset, those in original order in the top 2 rows, the rest below, and one rosette piece omitted. Orig. W. 120mm(?); plaques 32 x 40mm; 35mm square. With this must go: (B) Gaming pieces, of white shell, square with engraved scenes, in all 9 and one half piece. (C) Gaming pieces, circular, of balck shale with 5 white dots, diam. 25mm, 3 in all. (D) one white disk with blue spot. (E) Small balls of lapis, 8 in all. (F) 23 small white balls (these are perhaps counters)? (G) 3 lapis dice, of usual solid triangle with inlay dots at 2 points. (H) 6 square men, black and white spots. (NB: Some of the gaming pieces B & C were found in Chamber B.) [I] [Not assigned] (J) [J, L-M] 3 slender rods, square in section, of ivory (?) with engraved patterns on one edge and concentric circles on the other. L. 65mm, W. 4mm (K) in the inside of the board (a box) was a complete set of men, 7 white and 7 black, the former with animal scenes, the latter with 5 white dots.
11162M	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Gaming-board. Set in silver. Shell plaques engraved with lapis borders engraved with animal scenes, except for 2 in rosettes. Only part of it was found, giving in all: 13 plaques of which 6 were still in their setting and 7 loose: these have been reset, those in original order in the top 2 rows, the rest below, and one rosette piece omitted. Orig. W. 120mm(?); plaques 32 x 40mm; 35mm square. With this must go: (B) Gaming pieces, of white shell, square with engraved scenes, in all 9 and one half piece. (C) Gaming pieces, circular, of balck shale with 5 white dots, diam. 25mm, 3 in all. (D) one white disk with blue spot. (E) Small balls of lapis, 8 in all. (F) 23 small white balls (these are perhaps counters)? (G) 3 lapis dice, of usual solid triangle with inlay dots at 2 points. (H) 6 square men, black and white spots. (NB: Some of the gaming pieces B & C were found in Chamber B.) [I] [Not assigned] (J) [J, L-M] 3 slender rods, square in section, of ivory (?) with engraved patterns on one edge and concentric circles on the other. L. 65mm, W. 4mm (K) in the inside of the board (a box) was a complete set of men, 7 white and 7 black, the former with animal scenes, the latter with 5 white dots.
(none)	30-12-542	(none)	(none)	[Unknown]
(none)	31-16-969	(none)	(none)	[Unknown]
12353A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Harp with [A] inlaid sounding box, mosaic imprints, silver top bar, decorated with a [B] bull's head, beaded, in gold, below which are [C] shell plaques.
12353C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Harp with [A] inlaid sounding box, mosaic imprints, silver top bar, decorated with a [B] bull's head, beaded, in gold, below which are [C] shell plaques.
(none)	(none)	1928,1010.749	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1935,0113.317	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1935,0113.318	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1935,0113.319	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1935,0113.320	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1928,1009.387	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1931,1010.480	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1931,1010.486	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1931,1010.507	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1931,1010.508	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1928,1009.491	(none)	(none)
8509P	(none)	1928,1009.401	(none)	Set of buttons? [A-I] 9 black stone roundels, 8 of them inlaid with white dots, six round the edge and one central one: the 9th roundel plain. [J-O] And 6 bone squares, plain, one engraved. See field notes.[drawing] [P] And with them a bone rod with engraved lines.