Jars
This category includes vessels that have cylindrical bodies and closed rims.
A Jar is a type of vessel that has an approximately cylindrical body and is used for cooking or storage purposes. By using Anna Shepard's criteria, a jar is a closed form where the height is greater than the diameter. The angle of the sides from the base are between 45 and 90 degrees and it has an apparent neck. A Jar may or may not have handles. If It has a spout, it is listed under Spouted Jar.
This category matches Woolley's published ceramic typology Nos. 43-48; 54-176; 186-203; 217-222; 250-253. It matches the metal vessel typology Nos. 52-79 and Stone vessel typology Nos. 60-92.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 149 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. of Reddish clay, wheelmade, with drab engobbage surface. Type XXI. |
| 183 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase (broken). Greenish ware. Type XXIX. cf. RC.74 [drawing 1:2] |
| 211 | (none) | (none) | B14967 | Stone vase. Fr. of. Fine-grained black stone. On the outside, carved in low relief an animal strongly resembling a pig, but with a bushy tail stands on its hind legs (L), one front paw resting on a conventional mountain. The work is rather crude but vigorous. The vase is of unusual form for a stone vase, section more or less, thus [referencing drawing], the foot being made in a separate piece. [drawing] |
| 224 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Dark Steatite vase. fr. of rim. On the outside, carved in relief in very fine and free style: a male figure kneeling on l knee, body l, face front, holds up 2 vases of water each vase being grasped round the neck by the hand of other figures (mostly missing) in similar positions. |
| 231 | (none) | 1923,1110.41 | (none) | Stone vase. 4 fragments (of which 2 fit together) of a straight-sided bowl of dark steatite. On the outside, mythological scenes carved in relief - two-headed monster holding the horns of an ibex: another figure fighting serpentine beast: a lion: scorpions: fish, etc. On the inside, inscription. [Annotated] Drawing only [Annotated] Reg. Ins. 9 |
| 232 | (none) | 1923,1110.17 | (none) | Stone vase. 3 fragments (2 of which joined together) of limestone bowl. On the outside, carved in relief, a seated goddess with 2 children and a standing god, and 5 figures of adorants. Also an inscription. [annotated] Drawn: see photo. |
| 239 | (none) | (none) | B14968, B14968 | Steatite vase. Fr of On the outside, a bull carved with the body in low relief, the head projecting in the round: behind, hind quarters of a second bull (there were presumably 4 on this vase). The body of the bull and the field of the vase are decorated with bone inlay, trefoils and dots, the moon, the sun and geometrical figures. Very fine work indeed. Underneath, on the base, remains of one side of a column of inscription. | |
| 244 | (none) | 1923,1110.30 | (none) | Limestone fragment. Inscribed by priest of Nannar named en-an-ni-pao-da. Duplicate U.245, U.237. [Annotated] Copied: placed in IN/No 1. |
| 245 | (none) | 1923,1110.33 | (none) | Limestone fragment. Inscribed with a duplicate text of U.244. [Annotated] Copied: Placed in IN/No. 1 |
| 247 | (none) | 1923,1110.14 | (none) | Fragment of large alabaster mace head. Inscribed with a dedication to the moon-god, the oldest son of Enlil. Joined to U.250. |
| 248 | (none) | 1923,1110.15 | (none) | Fragment of Alabaster jar. Inscribed with a dedication to dNin-Kul [Crossed out] Contains curses on any who write their names on the object, in which Nin-sun and Lugal-banda are invoked. Dedication for (?) Dungi by a SAL-ME priestess. [Annotated] Part of same bowl as U.257. [Annotated] Joined to U.257 and U.260 |
| 249 | (none) | (none) | B14940, B14938 | Limestone fragment. Inscribed with a votive inscription probably a duplicate of that on the stone cone of Ur-Engur. Joined to U.270. [Annotated] Copied and transliterated. Placed in IN/No 1. |
| 250 | (none) | 1923,1110.14 | (none) | Fragment of alabaser vase or mace head. Inscribed with a dedication recording the fact that it was dedicated in E-Gis-Sir-Gal. [Annotated] Joined to U.247. |
| 251 | (none) | 1923,1110.20 | (none) | Fragment of stone jar. Inscribed by a king of the Akkad dynasty. |
| 252 | (none) | (none) | B14943, B14943 | Fragment of alabaster vase. Inscribed. Dedicated by Ur-Engur. Placed in IN/No 1. |
| 253 | (none) | 1923,1110.20 | (none) | Fragment of stone jar. Inscribed by Rimush of Agade. Placed in IN/No 1. |
| 254 | (none) | 1923,1110.27 | (none) | Fragment of alabaster jar. Inscribed. Dedicated to dDungi by his daughter ME-dEnlil. Copied and Translated. Placed in IN/No.1 |
| 255 | (none) | 1923,1110.23 | (none) | Alabaster fragment of jar. Inscribed. |
| 256 | (none) | (none) | B14947, B14947 | Stone fragment of vase. Inscribed with a dedication by a priest of Nannar. Copied. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 257 | (none) | 1923,1110.15 | (none) | Alabaster fragment of jar. Inscribed. Dedication by [crossed out] for (?) [annotated] Dungi. Part of same bowl as U.248. Joined to U.248 and 260. Copied and Transliterated Placed in IN/No. 1 |
| 259 | (none) | (none) | B14935, B14935 | Alabaster fragment of vase. Inscribed with a text mentioning the destruction of ninni-IB [Crossed out] Erin-Ki (i.e. Susa) and the dedication of the vase from the booty. Copied and transliterated. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 260 | (none) | 1923,1110.15 | (none) | Fragment of alabaster vase.Inscribed. Dedication by a SAL.ME priestess. Joined to U.248 and 257. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 263 | (none) | 1923,1110.21 | (none) | Fragment of alabaster vase. Inscription of Rimus king of Agade, duplicate of U.206. Placed in IN/ No. 1. |
| 264 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Body and base of large white stone jar, top broken, Inscribed "Rimush, king of the world." |
| 266 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of alabaster vase. Rudely inscribed, only first sign of three lines remain. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
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