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)
7719	(none)	(none)	B17227, B17227	Clay cone of Rim-Sin to Nergal. Inscribed in dupliate on head and stem. Inscription on stem of U.640 apparently corresponds (acc. to the photograph) to col. 2 of U.7719. = dupl. of 640. HC.19.
7770B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Contract (excellent condition). dated 2nd year of Cambyses.
7802N	(none)	1953,0411.216	(none)	[A-V] 22 tablets, complete and incomplete. Mostly accounts. HC.48. (A) List of fields. (B) accounts (with new? date) (C) Accounts (gardener's) (D) Accounts (of wood?) (E) Accounts (Payments of silver) (F) List of 9 semantic Proper Names (G) Account of silas of - payed on successorship (H) Account of Silas pays by various patrons[?] (I) Account of ammts received from 2 person on kelens [?] [J is skipped] (K) Payments of -, and proper names (semetic) (L) Delivery [?] of 68 Mas-Gir Goats.
7802Q	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-V] 22 tablets, complete and incomplete. Mostly accounts. HC.48. (A) List of fields. (B) accounts (with new? date) (C) Accounts (gardener's) (D) Accounts (of wood?) (E) Accounts (Payments of silver) (F) List of 9 semantic Proper Names (G) Account of silas of - payed on successorship (H) Account of Silas pays by various patrons[?] (I) Account of ammts received from 2 person on kelens [?] [J is skipped] (K) Payments of -, and proper names (semetic) (L) Delivery [?] of 68 Mas-Gir Goats.
7804G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablets [A-R] Tablets. 18 tablets, envelope, and fragments X A and B contain dates: not identified. X B=Rim Sin3 7804C cf. 7832 K.K? But in text In this lot is a text relating to Gilgamesh and Lugal-bande.
7810U	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablets and envelopes. Tablets belonging with U.7809 with evnelopes and seal imp. Fragments of envelopes with seal imp. Tablets belonging with U.7809 with seal imp. Marked 7810A to Z or simply with the letters. A Tablet with fragmentary envelope. Date: mu-gu-za ^dEn-lil-la ba-dim = Bur Sin 3. Seal: Between worshipper and seated divinity: Lugal-?; dub(?)-(sar(?)) dumu Lugal-a(?) -ni(?)-? cf. S. B Tablet in envelope: (fragment) Date: mu-us-sa e-bi(?) (on tabl inside) Seal: Warad? N(annar)?; dub(?)-(sar(?)); dumu Ses-? C Tablet with fragmentary envelope. Date: muen ^dNannar(mes-e) ia-pad = Dungi 41. Seal: He-bi(l); dub-zu; dumu mi na hi cf. F. D Tablet with fragmentary envelope. Date: mu en^dNannar mas-e ni-pad = Dungi 41 Seal? E Tablet in envelope. Date: as D. Seal: Ba-sa(g); dumu mi... F Tablet in envelope. Date: as C. Seal: as C. Divinity, worshipper and crescent. G Fragment of envelope. Date: as D. Seal: ? H Fragment of envelope. Seal: En-nir-zi; En ^d...; Saguls...; dumu... cf. Q. I Tablet in fragmentary envelope. Date: mu us ... ^dNannar. Seal: worshipper, patron, divinity. lu-ma-bil; dumu lu Ninni(?). cf. P. [J] [Not assigned] K Fragmentary envelope. Date: ? Seal: Ur- dumu Ur ^d... L Tablet in fragmentary envelope. Date: mu-us)-sa ... e ^d... an(?)-du-a, Dungi 38. Seal: seated divinity and - na-na-mu. IGI ^d... M [No description] N [No description] O Tablet. Date: as D. Seal: Da-da-lu ... i-zi(d) (?) cf. X. P Tablet. Date: as D. Seal: as T. Q Fragm - Env. Date: Mu bad ma-da[^ki] ba-du. = Dungi 35. Seal: Seated div. and worshipper. En-tir Zid^d dub; en^d; dumu; Sagub ni (?) warad. R Tablet. Date: mu-us-sa ki-mas ba-hul = Dungi 44. Seal: Nin-uri-da; Nu-gig-gal Uri ^ki n(a); lugal - ma-bi. S Tablet. Date: ... Seal: Lugal? dub-(sar? dumu cf. A T Tablet with fragmentary envelope. Seal: Lu dingir-ra; Nu-banda-; dumu lugal ^d Ninni Sukkal. [U] [Not assigned] V Tablet. Seal: seated divinity and worshipper. Ba-bur?; dub-sar; dumu Ur ^dNinni. [W] [Not assigned] X Tablet. Date: as D. Seal: Da-da; Dumu i-zi(d)?. cf. O. [Y] [Not assigned] Z Tablet. Seal: seated divinity and worshipper. Ur ^dLugal banda (da); Dumu lu ^d...; Bi- ^dNin-?ka.
7814J	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablets. Fragments of some larger account-tablets found with the collection of small accounts U.7809 (probably). Some of these go with those from Destruction Dump (cf. 7838B, 8832) 7814 A and A belong together? 7814 B and B belong together?
7814K	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablets. Fragments of some larger account-tablets found with the collection of small accounts U.7809 (probably). Some of these go with those from Destruction Dump (cf. 7838B, 8832) 7814 A and A belong together? 7814 B and B belong together?
7814L	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablets. Fragments of some larger account-tablets found with the collection of small accounts U.7809 (probably). Some of these go with those from Destruction Dump (cf. 7838B, 8832) 7814 A and A belong together? 7814 B and B belong together?
7814N	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablets. Fragments of some larger account-tablets found with the collection of small accounts U.7809 (probably). Some of these go with those from Destruction Dump (cf. 7838B, 8832) 7814 A and A belong together? 7814 B and B belong together?
7818A	(none)	(none)	B17244	[A-D] Gate sockets (four). Inscription of Marduk-nadin-ahi. c. 1116-1101. HC.40
7818C	(none)	(none)	B17244	[A-D] Gate sockets (four). Inscription of Marduk-nadin-ahi. c. 1116-1101. HC.40
7827O	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-X] Tablets. Contracts and accounts of Larsa - Bab I period. (cf. also U.7832). Dates: (A) Sumuilum 1; (B) Sumuilum 1; (C) Rim-Sin 49; (D) Samsuiluna, etc. fc. (M) (N) lists of names. many fragments: p.p.p.) fragments of one large tablet cf. U.7836W (or 8806A); t.t.) seem to belong together; Q) seal impression; S) contract with many fragments of its envelope (with seal impression); W) cf. U.7832L; X) cf. U.7832B.
7836Q	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-U] Tablets. Principally contracts. [lettered on card in lower case Greek, transliterated in order written from a-s, skipping j] (A) contract dated to 36th year of Rim-Sin. NB envelope marked alpha goes with this) (B) multiplication table: 4 times. (C) (fragment of envelope in lot U.7837 goes with this?) (D) date: Rim-Sin 55. (E) date apparently (a variety?) of Hammurabi (mu H)a-am-mu-ra-bi; (nu-u)h-ush-ni-shu- mu-un-ba-a(l) (F) _ (G) contract beginning with 18 or more nom. prop. of witnesses. date = ?... (H) Rim-Sin 36. (I) _ [J] [Not assigned] (K) _ (L) _ (M) _ (N) _ (O) _ (P) _ (Q) _ (R) same date as s. (S) same date as r. (T) Rim-Sin 12. (U) others. with omega cf. U.7827p.p.p. HC.59 (seal impressions) (the copies restored from many impressions. When from cover, verification from inner tablet required)
7856	(none)	(none)	B17418	Copper axe. Rather slender example. One side of the socket has decayed and broken away exposing remains of wooden haft.
7858	(none)	(none)	B17471	Copper reticule. A cone with ball end, containing 4 small copper toilet utensils fastned on to a ring. [drawing]
7866	(none)	(none)	B17459	Copper chopper. Thin metal: convex cutting end: other end tapered and curved round for attachment. [drawing]
7867	(none)	(none)	B17515	Copper chopper. Haft end broken away. Convex cutting end. Thin metal.
7888A	(none)	(none)	B16963	[A-B] Two copper rings. Made of a fairly thick rod bent round with the ends just overlapping.
7894	(none)	(none)	B16881	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Scene of worship. Votary led by the hands by minor deity towards seated Nannar. Nannar and minor deity wear flounced kaunakes skirt and low head dress. Votary shaven and shorn wearing long skirt fringed in front. Behind votary a rampant lion between 4 vertical lines, which may represent the doors of a shrine? Attributes: crescent moons one against the other as on the burnt bricks of Sin-Iddinam.
7896	(none)	(none)	B16883	Cylinder seal. hematite. Black. Hero wearing conical cap and short garment which only falls to the knees, and carrying a bird? in his left hand approaches a standing deity wearing high headdress and flounced kaunakes skirt. Behind the hero, naked Ishtar.
7901	(none)	(none)	B17241	Clay vase. Glazed. Originally green, bleached white and yellow. Pomegranate shaped. Part of rim missing. Type CCCI or RC.17.
7916	(none)	(none)	B16906	Stamp flat seal. One side convex. Calcite. Greyish. Above a reclining beast, possibly a jackal? and below a second beast with big head.
7917	(none)	(none)	B16905	Flat seal. Hemispherical. Calcite. Greyish. Animal? design.
7920	(none)	(none)	B16900	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Scene of worship before Nannar. Enthronoed Nannar wearing horned headdress extends right hand to greet 2 standing gods also wearing horned headdress and with left arm upraised. Attributes: crescent moon and spear? with a shaped top.