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)
236	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck weight. Black, in dolerite (?). Type VI.
240	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone duck weight. Type VI.
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
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.
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.
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
258A	(none)	1923,1110.24	(none)	[A-B] Two alabaster jar fragments. Inscribed in a rude way with a primitive text. Placed in IN/No. 1.
258B	(none)	1923,1110.24	(none)	[A-B] Two alabaster jar fragments. Inscribed in a rude way with a primitive text. 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.
267	(none)	1923,1110.18	(none)	Fragment of mace-head, limestone. Inscribed. Dedication by Ur-Engur for his own life. Copied. Placed in IN/No. 1.
268	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of large alabaster bowl. Last line of a dedication.
272	(none)	1923,1110.16	(none)	Fragment of alabaster bowl. Ends of lines of a rudely scratched inscription. Placed in IN/No. 1.
273	(none)	1923,1110.32	(none)	Fragment of black and white stone vase. Inscribed. Duplicate of U.244. Copied. Placed in IN/No. 1.
274	(none)	1923,1110.29	(none)	Burnt fragment of alabaster vase. Dedicated by a patesi of UD.NUN.KI. Placed in IN/No. 1.
275	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of alabaster bowl. Inscribed in rude manner. Placed in IN/No 1.
276	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of alabaster jar. Fragment of one sign remains. Placed in IN/No. 1.