Igneous
This group of rocks are formed by the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
This group of rocks are formed by the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3225 | (none) | 1927,1003.207 | (none) | Square seal. Diorite. Early Sumerian, Before BC 3200. [drawing] |
| 3231 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of statue. Diorite. Few signs of an inscription. Time of 3rd Ur Dynasty. H.C. |
| 3237 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Diorite. IIIrd Ur Dynasty. [drawing] |
| 3253 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Head of statue. Black diorite:: head of young person, finely modeled, broken off at base of skull: nose broken. Sketch. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (8) but date is probably 3rd Dynasty or earlier. [drawing] |
| 3279 | (none) | 1927,1003.77 | (none) | Fragment of stone vase. White obsidian finely polished. |
| 3291 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl - Diorite. Fragment. Inscription of: (To the god?) Ri-m(u-us), king of Kish, when (he defeated Elam?) |
| 3355 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of inscribed slab. Black diorite. Royal inscription? king of Larsa? H.C. |
| 3359 | (none) | 1927,1003.203 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Diorite. About BC 2500. [drawing] |
| 3360 | (none) | 1927,1003.66 | (none) | Polished weight. Of green volcanic stone: sectional cut roughly oblong. Type V. [drawing 1:1] |
| 40 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Obsidian saw. Flake and chip. |
| 404 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bead. Half of. in black obsidian. Globular, the surface inscribed reads "(Ur-En)gur.... King of Ur." |
| 420 | (none) | (none) | B15324, B15324 | Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU. | |
| 421 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU. |
| 422 | (none) | (none) | B15323 | Basalt hinge-socket of UR-ENGUR. |
| 423 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Basalt hinge-socket of UR-ENGUR. |
| 424 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Basalt hinge-socket of UR-ENGUR. The stone had been cut down and re-used between the Nebuchadnezzar and the Persian periods: its connection with the door was not certain. |
| 523 | (none) | 1923,1110.36 | (none) | Fragment of obsidian vase. Inscribed with dedication(?)... of Ba(u). |
| 6002 | (none) | (none) | B16287 | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Below, figure Gilgamesh? prostrate above, offering to Ea, heraldic animals, etc. c. BC 2300. ? Brick. VII | |
| 6005 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black and brown pebble diorite much worn; design practically lost. B |
| 6006 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bead. Roughly cylindrical black diorite inscribed - Cut out of cylinder seal. B. |
| 6085 | 35-1-610 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Nannar, swan, minor god, votary, swan and scorpion. About BC 2400. E. |
| 6130 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black diorite. Incompletely pierced. Spread eagle siezing two lions. B. |
| 6276 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pedestal of status. Black diorite. Fragmentary. Partially originally the base of the black diorite statue of King Dungi found nearby. Text: Dim-tab-ba temple(3) |
| 6306 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Diorite STATUE of SHULGI. Mutilated. King standing with hands clasped as a worshipper. "To Nannar, his king, Shulgi, the mighty one "King of Ur (king of S and A), for his life, has "presented it. This statue: Nannar the wall (_________ so is the name of the statue)." King is dressed with a fringed shawl passing over the left shoulder. B. Photo 558 H.C. Text: Dim-tab-ba Temple(3) |
| 6331 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Black diorite. About BC. 1900 (?) Inscription much defaced. B. [drawing 1:1] |
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