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)
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.
269	(none)	(none)	B14944, B14944	Fragment of alabaster jar. Inscribed with the name and titles of Dungi.
270	(none)	(none)	B14940, B14940	Stone fragment of dish. Beginning of last two lines of a dedication. Joined to U.249. Placed in IN/No. 1
271	(none)	(none)	B14941, B14941	Fragment of stone dish. Dedication by a priest of Nannar, "thy son"
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.
277	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone fragment. Only traces of an inscription remain. Placed in IN/No. 1.
278	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone fragment of vase or jar. Fragment of one sign. Placed in IN/No. 1.
279	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster fragment of bowl. Beginning of second line of royal inscription. Placed in IN/No. 1.
280	(none)	1923,1110.34	(none)	Fragment of black stone vase. With circular depressions for inlay on side and bottom. The inlay remains in two cases. Four rows decreasing in size on side. Above bottom rim an inscription reading "Dungi, the mighty man, king..."
281	(none)	1923,1110.33	(none)	Fragment of stone vessel. Showing lip and five rows of depressions for inlay. Shaped [drawing of shape]. Inscribed ".....king of Ur."
282	(none)	(none)	B14951	Fragment of stone vase. On side, decoration of concentric circles. On base, inscription, "(Na)ram-S(in)"
283	(none)	(none)	B14952, B14952	Fragment of stone vase. One side, decoration of concentric circles. On base ends of lines of a column of inscription.
284	(none)	(none)	B14937, B14937	Broken mace head. Alabaster. Inscription. Only first line showing, reads "Naram"-(Sin?). Placed in IN/No. 1.
285	(none)	1923,1110.28	(none)	Fragment of vessel or mace head, white marble. Inscribed in probably early characters with a dedication to En-(lil)? Placed in IN/No. 1
286	(none)	1923,1110.16	(none)	Fragment of limestone pot, from rim. Traces of long inscription showing long line on right-hand side. Placed in IN/No. 1.
287	(none)	(none)	B14946, B14946	Alabaster fragment of jar. Inscribed with a dedication to Nin-arag-nun-na (probably Ningal). Placed in IN/No 1.
288	(none)	(none)	B14945, B14945	Fragment of Alabaster jar. End of first 3 lines of a dedication to Nannar. Placed in IN/No. 1.