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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)
6085 35-1-610 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Nannar, swan, minor god, votary, swan and scorpion. About BC 2400. E.
16268P 35-1-61 (none) (none) [G-N] Stone pounders. Pebbles, mostly natural shape, of hard stone, of different sorts, several of them bearing marks when they have been used for hammering gold, or where gold has been hammered on them. Most have been split by the heat when the temple was burnt. Amongst them are [O-Q] 3 worked tools, pounders. [drawing]
19464 35-1-609 (none) (none) Stone bowl. White limestone. Type JN 10
20075 35-1-608 (none) (none) Clay vase. Grey ware (smothered). Imitation of stone form. JN 28 (59) In fragments = JN 35 (clay) new
19702 35-1-607 (none) (none) Stone vase. Diorite. In fragments
19465 35-1-606 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Dark steatite. Type JN 6
19842 35-1-605 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Basic diorite. JN 13
19403 35-1-604 (none) (none) Stone bowl. diorite. Type JN 43 (badly broken)
19463A 35-1-603 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Diorite. in fragments (3 bowls, 2 of type JN 24, one probably JN 4)
19604 35-1-602 (none) (none) Stone bowl. White limestone. Type JN 4
19819 35-1-601 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Diorite. Type JN 17
19759 35-1-600 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Diorite. JN 11
(none) 35-1-60 (none) (none) (none)
18914 35-1-6 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers: above, two heroes each fighting with two beasts below, seated and standing figures.
19890 35-1-599 (none) (none) Stone bowl. White limestone. JN 17
19606 35-1-598 (none) (none) Stone bowl. White limestone. JN 6
20008 35-1-597 (none) (none) Stone bowl. White limestone. JN
19222 35-1-596 (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 64. (in fragments).
19735 35-1-595 (none) (none) Stone bowl. White limestone. JN 10
19813 35-1-594 (none) (none) Stone bowl. White limestone. Type _
19383 35-1-593 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Pink limestone. Type JN 12
19553 35-1-592 (none) (none) Clay pot. Light red clay, Type The body is decorated all over with horizontal lines in the middle and at top and bottom vertical incised lines. in fragments
19654 35-1-591 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Diorite. JN 5
19912 35-1-590 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Diorite. JN 13 (broken)
18778F 35-1-59 (none) (none) Stone weights A-F a set of five [Actually six]. (A) pebble colored, inscribed. [drawing of weight and inscription] Type XXI. [drawing] (B) oval, grey pebble, inscribed. Weight 1015.65, ratio 2m, unit 8.46 [drawing of inscription] (C) Same shape as B, inscribed grey pebble. [drawing of inscription] (D) Same shape as B, inscribed grey pebble. [drawing of inscription] (E) duck weight, inscribed grey pebble. [drawing of inscription] Type VI. Weight 169.62, ratio 20s, unit 8.48 1/3 Mina (F) duck weight, dark pebble, inscribed. [drawing of inscription]

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