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)
1780	(none)	(none)	B15662	Figurine. Red clay. Female, nude with necklace. [drawing 1:1]
1781	(none)	(none)	B15684	Clay figurine. Drab clay, head and torso only, with mitre and braided hair. [drawing 1:1]
1782	(none)	(none)	B15630	Figurine. Buff clay. Bearded male, legs and feet missing. [drawing 1:1]
1783	(none)	(none)	B15639	Figurines. Red clay. Flounced robes, with raised hands and carrying pots, heads and feet missing. [drawing 1:1]
1784	(none)	(none)	B15637	Figurine. Drab clay. Male, bearded and mitred bearing maces. Head and torso only. [drawing 1:1]
1785	(none)	(none)	B15649	Figurine. Red clay. Male. Head and trunk only. Cracks in head and beard. [drawing 1:1]
1786	(none)	(none)	B15701	Stool. Buff clay, one leg and corner missing. Rush seat. [drawing 1:1]
1787	(none)	(none)	B15697	Chair back. Red clay, two birds flanking trees. [drawing 1:1]
1788	(none)	(none)	B15773	Miniature goblet. Red clay, part of lip and side missing. [drawing 1:1]
2566A	(none)	(none)	B16467	Baked brick of ISHME-DAGAN. Fragment. Ishme-Dagan, who takes care of Nippur, who exalts the head of Ur, the .... of Eridu, the lord of Uruk, the powerful king, (king of Isin, king of Sumer and Akkad, the beloved husband of the goddess Ninni Only lines 1 to 7 are preserved. c. BC 2110.
2566B	(none)	(none)	B16468A	Baked brick of ISHME-DAGAN. Fragment. Ishme-Dagan, who takes care of Nippur, who exalts the head of Ur, the .... of Eridu, the lord of Uruk, the powerful king, (king of Isin, king of Sumer and Akkad, the beloved husband of the goddess Ninni Only lines 1 to 7 are preserved. c. BC 2110.
2566C	(none)	(none)	B16539	Baked brick of ISHME-DAGAN. Fragment. Ishme-Dagan, who takes care of Nippur, who exalts the head of Ur, the .... of Eridu, the lord of Uruk, the powerful king, (king of Isin, king of Sumer and Akkad, the beloved husband of the goddess Ninni Only lines 1 to 7 are preserved. c. BC 2110.
2566D	(none)	(none)	B16540	Baked brick of ISHME-DAGAN. Fragment. Ishme-Dagan, who takes care of Nippur, who exalts the head of Ur, the .... of Eridu, the lord of Uruk, the powerful king, (king of Isin, king of Sumer and Akkad, the beloved husband of the goddess Ninni Only lines 1 to 7 are preserved. c. BC 2110.
2569A	(none)	(none)	B16542	Baked brick. Stamp for En-an-na-tum, the beloved priest of Nannar, high-priest of Nannar, in Ur, son of Ishme Dagan, king of Sumer, and Akkad. (6 lines) Ishme-Dagan, king of Isin about BC 2100. H.C. Brick (28) x 18 1/2 x 8 from cruciform building. Brick 28 x 28 x 8 cm. Stamp 76 x 45mm. H.C.
2570	(none)	(none)	B16496, B16496	Baked brick. Broken. Drawing resembles cuneiform sign for wall tomb [drawing 1:2]
2578	(none)	(none)	(none)	Inscribed black clay tablet of circular form? Fragment of school exercise or litany has 2 on obverse. 3 lines on the reverse. The name; dNannar ( ) About BC 2100?
2583	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. With seal impress. of "Libit-Ishtar (Isin Dynasty about BC 2095) powerful king, king of the land, and of Idin-Dagan the --- his servant." Oil, a present, portion of Ningal (to the priest of Ninni-ishtar - from Lugulezen the diviner seal of receipt of Idin-Dagan. Obv. 7 lines. Rev. 2 " H.C.
2622	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cone of Arad-Sin. Nearly complete. Cf. U.2528, U.2565, U.2612, U.2613, U.2617
2624A	(none)	(none)	B15327	Brick of Ur-Engur. 2 columns. Text: To Nannar his king, Ur-engur king of Ur, has built his temple, has built the wall [transcribed inscription] of Ur. [drawing]
2624B	(none)	(none)	B16461	Brick of Ur-Engur. 2 col. Text: "To Nannar his king, ur-engur, king of Ur, has built his temple, has built the wall of ur"
2624C	(none)	(none)	B16530	Brick of Ur-Engur. 2 col. Text: "To Nannar his king, Ur-Engur, King of Ur has built his temple, has built the wall of Ur"
2625	(none)	(none)	B16530	Clay tablet. Date: Year when king Libit-Ishtar made a golden throne for Nin-in-si-na, and Nin-in-si-na with heart rejoicing was placed in the e-gal-mah Month: second Addar. Text: 36 qa sesame oil; 74 qa sour milk; regular offering to Ningal - From Lugal-nannar. Basha x has received. H.C.
2728	(none)	(none)	B16562	Broken brick with graphic plan or game? P.35. In text: 3rd Dynasty Terrace (13) and Fig. [drawing 1:2]
2734	(none)	(none)	B16279	Statue fragment. Black basalt, showing hair conventionall treated. Sketch. [drawing]
2761A	(none)	(none)	B16676	Ur-Nammu Stela. Stone stele fragments. Fine limestone: six fragments, [following text is struck through] giving horizontal division of stele. Upper two bear lower part of skirt & two finely modelled feet & conventional river of Ea, seated on throne. Lower register divine headdress, spear (?) & tree. Whole of fine workmanship. Upper register fragg. A. & C.: lower B. [end strike-through] For details see following page. In text: Ur-Nammu Stela and Kassite period 4. (A) Division between registers, one foot of top register figure and top of tree in lower register. (B) do. With part of throne top register & god's headdress in lower. (C) 2nd foot & part of skirt & throne of top register fig. (D) part of throne top register. (E) Lower part of headdress of god (2nd reg.) & hair. (F) Rest of god from 2nd reg. seated on throne before conventional tree in pot into which king is pouring libation (this connects with U.3264A) 3rd reg. upper parts of 3 figg: minor deity introducing king who bears mason's tools supported behind by priest or slave.