Stones and Minerals

Stone is the term we use for the overarching category of minerals and rocks. Stones are hard substances that come from the ground and is used in many different objects, from building to small stones in jewelry.

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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)
2661	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. grey limestone. Rampant lion attacked by two figures of Gilgamesh. About BC 2600-2300. [drawing]
2666	(none)	(none)	(none)	Flint arrowhead. Finely chipped. [drawing 1:1]
2667	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone weight. Graded grey stone. Type II. [drawing 1:1]
2670	(none)	(none)	(none)	Carved relief. Limestone, with figures of Ea and attendant gods. 3rd Dynasty period.
2671	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone phallus. Carefull carved from white pebble. [drawing 1:1]
2673	(none)	(none)	(none)	Door-socket of dGimil-dSin, beloved of Enlil, the king whom Enlil has chosen as the delight of his heart, the mighty king, king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world, his god, Lugal-ma-gur-gur-ri, the commandment of the fortress, patesi of Ur, his servant has built his beloved temple. (Another example in Berlin VA.3302)
2675	(none)	(none)	(none)	Door-socket of Ur-Engur with the usual inscription: UrdEngur, king of Ur who has built the temple of Nannar?
2684	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal cylinder. Weather worn. Soapstone. [drawing]
2694	(none)	(none)	(none)	Statue fragment. Diorite, from lower part of figure, showing fringe of robe. Sketch [drawing 1:2]
2716	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone weight. Dark grey pebble of extended oval shape. Type II.
2727	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal cylinder. Broken. Weather worn. Volcanic ashes. Basalt? [drawing]
2734	(none)	(none)	B16279	Statue fragment. Black basalt, showing hair conventionall treated. Sketch. [drawing]
2735	(none)	(none)	(none)	Statue fragment. Blue diorite; lower part of figure only, showing skin and back of skirt fringe; feet also broken off. [drawing 1:1]
2740	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster bowl fragment. From shallow bowl, scalloped on outside.
2745	(none)	(none)	(none)	Flint arrowhead. Blue flint: barbed and finely worked. [drawing 1:1]
2746	(none)	(none)	(none)	Plumb-bob. Dark grey stone. [drawing 1:1]
2749A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Diorite Door-socket.; (B) Copper pole shoe} Both same inscription: Ur Engur, king of Ur, who has bult the house of Nannar. in text: 3rd Dynasty Terrace (13)
2750	(none)	(none)	(none)	Door-socket of Ur Engur. ?king of Ur, who has built the house of Nannar.
2753	(none)	(none)	(none)	Door-socket of Kurigalzu. Surface recut on an older (Ur Engur?) Door-socket and partly destroyed. (To Nan)nar, his (king), (Ku)-ri-gal-(zu), (shak)-kanak of En(lil), the (E)-kis-sir-gal [his erased] ( ) [of erased] his [wall erased] (? written ki-bad-a-ni), he built... Usual lecture w: e-ki-ag-a-ni: his beloved house. H.C.
2756	(none)	(none)	(none)	Inscribed alabaster vase. Fragment. About BC 2800. H.C. [drawing]
2758	(none)	(none)	(none)	Kudurru. Property: House of Sin-she-me Column I - 28 lines - Almost all defaced. Column II - 28 lines - [curses] good. Column III - 15 lines - half defaced. (Celephon. Illegible) Cassite period. Found with U.2760. H.C.
2760	(none)	(none)	(none)	Votive mace head. Black diorite, uninscribed. Sketch roughly 1:4 showing central boring. Close to U.2758. [drawing 1:4]
2761A	(none)	(none)	B16676	Ur-Nammu Stela. Stone stele fragments. Fine limestone: six fragments, [following text is struck through] giving horizontal division of stele. Upper two bear lower part of skirt & two finely modelled feet & conventional river of Ea, seated on throne. Lower register divine headdress, spear (?) & tree. Whole of fine workmanship. Upper register fragg. A. & C.: lower B. [end strike-through] For details see following page. In text: Ur-Nammu Stela and Kassite period 4. (A) Division between registers, one foot of top register figure and top of tree in lower register. (B) do. With part of throne top register & god's headdress in lower. (C) 2nd foot & part of skirt & throne of top register fig. (D) part of throne top register. (E) Lower part of headdress of god (2nd reg.) & hair. (F) Rest of god from 2nd reg. seated on throne before conventional tree in pot into which king is pouring libation (this connects with U.3264A) 3rd reg. upper parts of 3 figg: minor deity introducing king who bears mason's tools supported behind by priest or slave.
2763	(none)	(none)	(none)	Grotesque mask. Limestone : very roughly carved and pierced for suspension [drawing 1:1]
2766	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal cylinder. Diorite. Weathered. Lugal--/son of?/shephard. [drawing]