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)
6678B	(none)	(none)	(none)	3 Necklaces (A) Agate beads 45 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B. (B) Amethyst and gold beads 66 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B. (C) Carnelian beads 27 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B.
6678C	(none)	(none)	(none)	3 Necklaces (A) Agate beads 45 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B. (B) Amethyst and gold beads 66 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B. (C) Carnelian beads 27 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B.
6684	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone-palette? Rectangular. Slightly convex. E.
6687	(none)	(none)	B16310, B16310	Cylinder seal. Black hematite. Inscribed. Shamash, worshipper and goddess. Servant of Sin and servant of Nin-Shah. E. 1st Babylonian dynasty 2000 BC.
6691	(none)	(none)	B16682	Stela. Blue grey. Fragment. Above: 3 male fig[ure]s in relief, body full face, head arms and legs in profile, clothed in flounced kaukanes sheep skin coats. Right hands over breast, heads turned to the left but faces are lost. Traces of finely cut hair on back of head of middle figure. Dress typically Sumerian. Below waist consists of 2 tiers of wide flounces, 6 pleats covering front of body. Above waist garment rendered by fine and numerous parallel wavy lines. Below the male figs is a second tier of female figures of which only 2 remain. Primitive inscription above heads. Female figs are in the same attitude as male; head in profile, body full face. Figs badly mutilated and lost below breast. Heads look to left, hands of first female crossed over breast, fingers pointing up to shoulders. Both shoulders covered by garment represented by fine wavy lines as on upper portion of male figs. Hair tucked up in a bunch round right ear and flowing down side. Traces of unsmoothed edges & holes indicate that outline of figs was made by a drill. cf. Stela of the Vultures Pre-Sargonid. Broken inscription: ...ka, he has filled abundantly, the Eanaka, he has replenished. H.C. Linear writing of Ur Nina of Lagash. (Found out of position). E. [A note appears on the back of the catalog card, writing largely illegible]
6698	(none)	(none)	B16298	Cylinder seal. Inscribed. Grey steatite. Introduction of worshipper by goddess to Nannar: smaller figure behind throne of Nannar holding big club. Below and behind throne small figure pulling dragon by the wing; similar figure attacks dragon in front. Attributes: crescent moon resting on post. Balance and pot. Squat monkey (close to knees of Nannar). Inscribed: Ilu-Shamash, Ilu-Aa 1st Babylonian Dynasty. E.
6699	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed. Introduction scene. Fighting god with hatchet worshipped by male figure introduced by assistant goddess. Attributes: Crescent moon, squat monkey, balance and rampant lion. Inscribed: Ilu Shamash Ilu Aa 1st Babylonian Dynasty about 1900 BC. B.
6702	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of Obsidian Cup. Inscription broken. ?, his seed?, maybe?., the goods of the sons?, raise?, from the days?, the treasure house? 3rd Ur Dynasty. H.C. B.
6703	(none)	(none)	(none)	Inscribed (d?)En-men-an-na. =Lord of the heavenly crown Pr. Name or name of Nannar? H.C. B.
6722A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Door-socket of ^(d)Gimil-^(d)Sin. His own beloved house. Same inscription U.3337. 2 to B. 1 to E. H.C.
6726	(none)	1927,0527.28	(none)	Black stone bowl. Of En-mah-gal-an-na en dnannar Cf. the date of the 4th year of Bur-Sin. E. [drawing]
6735	(none)	(none)	(none)	Inscribed Soapstone bed. Fragments. To Nin(gal)?. And the sea, his servant, has presented IIIrd Ur Dynasty? H.C. B. [drawing]
6736	(none)	(none)	(none)	Inscribed steatite dish. "For the life of dShulgi, the god of his land, king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world-----. H.C. B
6737	(none)	(none)	B16210, B16210	Fragment of steatite stamp for bricks. (E)-gu-bu?. About BC 2700. E.
6738	(none)	(none)	B16566, B16566	Door-socket. To dGimil iluSin King of Ur? etc? his god, (Ni?)-kal-la shakkanak his servant has built his house (shrine, temple?). H.C.
6739	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weight of 20 manehs (8.08 kil) ? Material Its weigh, 20 ma-na, property (? Sa-al) of Tutu, son of Sa-ma-an-ni. Type V. H.C. B [drawing]
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.
6752	(none)	(none)	B16283	Cylinder seal. White crystal. Plain. E.
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
6756A	(none)	(none)	B16569	[A-B] 2 Rams. Grey gypsum. Protomoi. (1) E [UPM or BM] (1) B [Baghdad]
6756B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Rams. Grey gypsum. Protomoi. (1) E [UPM or BM] (1) B [Baghdad]
6763	(none)	(none)	B16221	Bowl. Oolite stone. Mottled. Type XLIV. E.