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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)
3903 47-29-249 (none) (none) Not Assigned
3905 47-29-143, 47-29-146 (none) (none) [Card Missing]
3913 47-29-106 (none) (none) Not Assigned
3919 (none) (none) (none) [Card Missing]
3920 (none) (none) (none) [Card Missing]
3921 (none) (none) (none) [Card Missing]
3924 47-29-360 (none) (none) Not Assigned
3925 47-29-63 (none) (none) [Card Missing]
3926 (none) (none) (none) Not Assigned
3929 (none) (none) (none) [Card Missing]
3930 47-29-160 (none) (none) Not Assigned
3931 47-29-152 (none) (none) Not Assigned
3937 (none) (none) (none) [Card Missing]
3938 47-29-133 (none) (none) Not Assigned
3939 47-29-280 (none) (none) Not Assigned
3941 47-29-131 (none) (none) Not Assigned
3942 (none) (none) (none) [Card Missing]
4246 47-29-275 (none) (none) U number not assigned in field
4824 47-29-141 (none) (none) U number not assigned in field
4944 47-29-201 (none) (none) No catalog card exists for this object: U.4930-U.4950 fell unassigned between Seasons 3 and 4. According to Jacobsen 1953 (AJA 57:128) citing information from Leon Legrain, they were assigned to tablets found in Season 5 in areas EM, SM, and TTB (Jacobsen's note says TTE near Dublalmah, but only TTB was near Dublalmah). Little evidence of these tablets exists currently in museums, but most are indicated in Ur Excavations Texts vol. 3.
6001 (none) (none) (none) Rectangular label. Black steatite. Inscribed with text in 6 vertical columns on side, 8 on other. Pierced vertices. Dated Shilgi year 36 (=48). Basket of tablets: barley issued from the wood-store; cash from the income office, barley balance presented to the farmer; sesame seed; thread; dates brought in and balance of interest. There are 11 clay tablets, 1 total of gifts. The 13th month after the building of Duramati. H.C. In text: 9h3 [drawing 1:1]
6002 (none) (none) B16287 Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Below, figure Gilgamesh? prostrate above, offering to Ea, heraldic animals, etc. c. BC 2300. ? Brick. VII
6009 (none) (none) B16359 Pin. Bone. Square in section with knob head. [drawing 1:1]
6017 (none) (none) B16387 8 shaped colored beads, including crescent shaped agate pendant, shell and carnelian.
6019 (none) (none) B16231, B16231 Clay foundation of Ur Nammu. Stem only. Chipped. Same inscription as U.2701, U.202. Records digging of a canal called Canal of Ur. P. Text: 9H(3)

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