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)
6742	(none)	1928,1009.2	(none)	Diorite door-socket. To nannar, king of Ur, dEnlilla-mishag, patesi of Niffer (the ? has restored?) E. H.C.
6744	(none)	(none)	(none)	Door-Socket of Ur-Nammu. Bluish diorite? Badly dammage - Same inscription as U.2736 to Innina with a variant 1.2 Nin-azag-nun-na. ? See text
6751	(none)	1927,0527.174	(none)	Cylinder seal. Marble. Red and white with copper top. Worshipping goddess hands raised in attitude of prayer. E. 1st Babylonian Pre-Kassite about 1900 BC.
6753	(none)	1927,0527.175	(none)	Cylinder seal. Quartz. Violet? Color. Plain. E.
6755	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed. Gilgamesh and Enkidu attacking rampant lion. Inscription: Ilu Shamash Idin (Udina) son of Ur-gish-ku E-dan-a. Larsa about 2100 BC. B
6756B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Rams. Grey gypsum. Protomoi. (1) E [UPM or BM] (1) B [Baghdad]
6776B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Vase. Alabaster. White. Inscribed. En-an-ni-pad-da, priest of Nannar son of Ur Bau, patesi of Lagash. Type II. (JN 19 near) Enter in Larsa catalog [last word may be incorrect] B.
6777B	(none)	1927,0527.70	(none)	NOB. Steatite and gold rosette. Fragmentary. Burnt. [drawing 1:1]
6779B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seated goddess. Ur-Bau? Black diorite. One goose on either side of throne and one under each foot.
6780	(none)	1927,0527.182	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Scene of worship. Worshipper introduced by minor goddess to seated Nannar. Attributes: Crescent moon. 3rd Ur Dynasty about 2200 BC.
6783	(none)	1927,0527.47	(none)	Weight. Hematite. Green. E. Type ?.
6786	(none)	1927,0527.55	(none)	Stone casket. Complete with lid. Black. Burnt and broken but complete. Divided into 2 compartments. Grooves to receive lid and 8 holes in tiers for gold nobs? Also one in lid. E.
6791	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Crystal. Plain. B.
6794	(none)	1927,0527.129	(none)	Necklace. Containing crystal, carnelian and lapis lazuli beads with a lapis fish. 33 beads in string. E.
6795	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lazuli, gold and paste.
6796	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Carnelian beads. E.
6797	(none)	(none)	(none)	Pendant. Silver. Set with Lapiz lazuli. E.
6798	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lazuli. Large collection.
6802	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Silver and lapis lazuli with one paste bead and one paste ring.
6806	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Limestone? Grey. Geometrical and floral decoration. Decorated with heavily incised concentric circles and petals. E. [drawing]
6807	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Pink. Unpierced. Figure between 2 posts. Attributes: 2 gazelles. Sacred horn? Half moon. B.
6823	(none)	(none)	(none)	Lapis lazuli bead. Mussel shaped. E. [drawing 1:1]
6831	(none)	1927,0527.34	(none)	Plaque. White limestone. 2 registers. Square hole perforated through middle. Religious scene. Above, King enthroned, draped in flowing garment, plain, holding vase to breast, cup-bearer pouring libation over altar and 3 sons? Of king. Below cup-bearer pouring libation over altar, and 3 figures two of whom carry lambs to sacrifice. Before 3000 BC. E.
6832	(none)	1927,0527.38	(none)	Ram. Black diorite. Fragment. Part of one horn alone remains. E.
6833	(none)	(none)	(none)	Frog bead. Black steatite? B. [drawing 1:1]