University of Pennsylvania Museum

The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is an educational and research institution dedicated to the understanding of cultural diversity and the exploration of the history of humankind. This museum funded half of the Ur excavations, and as such has approximately 1/4 of the objects from Ur.

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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)
1485	(none)	(none)	B15770	Miniature bowl. Light clay; wheelmade(?) Rim chopped. ?P.37. P. [drawing 1:1]
1486	(none)	(none)	B15776	Miniature bowl. Drab clay; handmade. Chipped. Like U.1485. P.
1489	(none)	(none)	B15714	Miniature jar. Greenish clay; handmade. Broken at neck. P. [drawing 1:1]
1490	(none)	(none)	B15782	Jar. Yellowish clay; handmade. [drawing 1:1]
1497	(none)	(none)	B15777	Miniature bottle. Drab clay; handmade. P. [drawing 1:1]
1504	(none)	(none)	B15729	Stone weight(?) grey-black stone. Flattened on underside. Incised marks (possibly Aramaic letters) Type I. P. [drawing].
1507	(none)	(none)	B15731	Stone weight. Mottled black stone. Like U.1506 (more elongated). Type II. P. [Philadelphia]
1517	(none)	(none)	B15613	Clay cone of Ur-Nammu. Inscription duplicate of U.1515. P.
1524	(none)	(none)	B15702	Bedstead (or chair) Drab clay. 2 legs and back missing. Decorated with 6(?) panels in relief, like the quarterings of a shield. P.
1527	(none)	(none)	B15689	Clay Figurine. Fragment of, head and shoulders only, drab clay: moulded. Bearded figure in high horned headdress. P.
1528	(none)	(none)	B15654	Figurine. Fragment, waist upwards only. Red clay, yellow surface: moulded. Figure in horned headdress. P.
1529	(none)	(none)	B15679	Figurine. Drab clay: moulded. Female figure with necklace, partly clothed, with flat headdress. Legs broken. P.
1531	(none)	(none)	B15655	Figurine. Fragment., below waist upwards only: drab clay: moulded. Female figure, same type as U.1530. P.
1532	31-16-880	(none)	(none)	Figurine. Fragment. Waist upwards only. Yellow clay: moulded. Female figure, with necklace, weathered. P. 31-16.880
1535	(none)	(none)	B15692	Clay Head. Red drab clay: modeled, wearing low cap, the eyes separately attached. P.
1537	(none)	(none)	B15667	Figurine. Drab clay: moulded. Female figure holding circular object like U.1374. P.
1553	(none)	(none)	B15663	Figurine. Drab clay: moulded. Female figure, nude, with 4-strand necklace; feet broken off. P.
1557	(none)	(none)	B15758	Bronze ring. Plain circle. P.
1559	(none)	(none)	B15722	Amulet. Small duck. Clay, with traces of green glaze. Pierced vertically for suspension. P.
1566	(none)	(none)	B15651	Figurine. Fragment, waist upwards only. Drab clay: moulded. Female(?) figure with headdress and garment on left shoulder, the right arm raised. P.
1571	33-35-29	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine fragment of, head and shoulders; drab clay; moulded. Bearded figure with turban-like headdress, holding animal to his breast, the head of which only remains. Height c. M. 0.066
1579	(none)	(none)	B15646	Figurine. Red clay, light surface; moulded. Female figure, seated, with flounced skirt, horned headdress, and with rays behind head. P.
1580	(none)	(none)	B15704	Clay Lion's head with traces of glaze. P. [drawing 1:1]
1584A	(none)	(none)	B15754	[A and B] Bronze models (?) In shape of canoes. 2 adhering, one inside the other, and fragment of others. [drawing 1:1]
1585	(none)	(none)	B15611	Lower part of broken stone foundation tablet of one of the kings of the 3rd Dynasty of Ur. (P. two boats) [drawing 1:1] [CARD MISSING]