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)
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.
2610	29-174-20	(none)	(none)	Clay watering pot. Hand moulded, with spout and holes in top. [drawing 1:1] Type as U.1892
2620	29-174-26	(none)	(none)	Glazed bowl. Reconstructed: with lotus design in relief outside: inside traces of flower design in color. =new type 2 (p) [drawing 1:2]
2621	29-174-27	(none)	(none)	Glazed bowl. Reconstructed: drab clay, on low base: straight-sided. [drawing 1:2]
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.
2635A	29-174-17	(none)	(none)	Pottery vase. Unglazed greenish buff clay. Type CXXIX =L. (not p) Associated with U.2654
2654A	29-174-22	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Clay vases. Buff clay, unglazed. B fragmentary & greenish. Type CXXXII. (not p) Assocd with U.2635 A & B.
2685	33-35-252	(none)	(none)	Grotesque mask. Drab clay, with pierced eyes. [drawing 1:1]
2691	87-28-10	(none)	(none)	Model stool. Drab clay with conventional rush hatching with a border: one leg missing.
2700	47-29-341, 47-29-341	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Fragment. Dated: Time of Gungunum. Text: Butter, Cheese, dates rations (nigaku) of ? from ga-nun-mah dNin-subur?, has received?
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.
2779	(none)	(none)	B16498	Baked brick with drawing diagram or game (Cp. U.2728) Two finger deep holes about 4cm. [drawing 1:2]
2797B	29-174-8	(none)	(none)	[A-C] Clay pot. Yellowish drab ware with rounded base. A and B straighter-sided than type. Type XI. =RC.81 (not p)
2797C	29-174-7	(none)	(none)	[A-C] Clay Pot. Yellowish drab ware with rounded base A and B staighter-sided than type.
2798	29-174-11	(none)	(none)	Pottery vase. Red ware with pronounced shoulders and rounded base. Type CXLIX =RC.48 (not p)
2817	(none)	(none)	B16544, B16544	Brick of En-an-na-tum-ma. Fragment. Same inscription as U.2569 except line 3 which is omitted. H.C.
2833A	(none)	(none)	B16475	Brick of Silli-Adad. Broken -Inscription complete (cf. U.2669) :To Nannar, his king, Si-li dAdad who takes care of Nippur, patesi of Ur, Larsa Lagash, and the land og Gish-ta-al-laki (or Semetic: Is-ta-atla?), the foundation of E-Temen-ni-ilm I ordered to its place, I restored. H.C.