University of Pennsylvania Museum

This museum is located in Philadelphia, PA, US.

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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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
34B (none) (none) B15246 Beads in gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian: found loose and restrung as follows (A) Gold ram: small figurine in thin metal, hollow, pierced for threading. Fine work. Photo no. 39 length 0.016 (B) String of lapis and gold beads thus [refers to drawing], graded in size, 43 gold and 45 lapis, and a circular rosette pendant of open work gold. [drawing] Photo no. _ length 085 (C) String of carnelian beads, 40 in all, 2 gold ring terminals, 4 gold pear pendants, 2 carnelian pear pendants on gold, one plate pendant of carnelian with white design on gold. Photo no. 39 length 008 (D) String of 10 gold and 20 lapis nasturtium-seed beads with six lapis pear pendants on gold and one lapis fly amulet. photo no. _ length 0155 (E) String of small lapis beads strung in 2 rows with lapis spacers at ends of 8 gold mulberry(?)-leaf pendants, a triangular gold spacer, one lapis beads bound with gold wire and a triple gold beads (these 2 as a pendant) Photo. No. 39. length 0.165
34D (none) (none) B15246 Beads in gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian: found loose and restrung as follows (A) Gold ram: small figurine in thin metal, hollow, pierced for threading. Fine work. Photo no. 39 length 0.016 (B) String of lapis and gold beads thus [refers to drawing], graded in size, 43 gold and 45 lapis, and a circular rosette pendant of open work gold. [drawing] Photo no. _ length 085 (C) String of carnelian beads, 40 in all, 2 gold ring terminals, 4 gold pear pendants, 2 carnelian pear pendants on gold, one plate pendant of carnelian with white design on gold. Photo no. 39 length 008 (D) String of 10 gold and 20 lapis nasturtium-seed beads with six lapis pear pendants on gold and one lapis fly amulet. photo no. _ length 0155 (E) String of small lapis beads strung in 2 rows with lapis spacers at ends of 8 gold mulberry(?)-leaf pendants, a triangular gold spacer, one lapis beads bound with gold wire and a triple gold beads (these 2 as a pendant) Photo. No. 39. length 0.165
66 (none) (none) B15183 Clay plaque. Fr. of, With figure of god moulded in relief. [drawing 1:1] [Annotated] Phil
67B (none) (none) B15239 Clay seals 2. From wheat-sack fastening cords each bearing stamps of oval seals. on (A) pegasus, lion, stag. on (B) lion(?), Bucranium, etc. [Annotated] B and Phil
72 (none) (none) B15192 Clay mask. The eyes are pierced right through and filled with paste, originally blue: there is a hole at the top for suspension. [drawing 1:1] [Annotated] Phil
86 (none) (none) B15390 Clay pot. With wheel-turned grooves on shoulder. Much of rim missing. Type XXXVI. [Annotated] Phil
106 (none) (none) B15379 Clay vase. of red clay. Wheelmade, with hematitic engobbage. Fine ware. Rim partly missing. Type X. [Annotated] Phil
109 (none) (none) B15286 Bronze object. Resembling double axe: very thin metal. [drawing 1:1] [Annotated] Phil
123 (none) (none) B15280 Bronze bowl. Upper part on one side broken, but virtually all frs. there and fitting together. Metal in good condition. Near the rim on the outside is a sun and moon pattern. [drawing]
137 (none) (none) B14966 Torso of statue. White limestone. Eyes originally inlaid. Surface a great deal worn and the soft parts of the stone decayed, destroying much of the original character. [drawing]
143 (none) (none) B15381 Clay vase. Elongated goblet form, of greenish drab paste, wheelmade and well turned one of a pair. Type XVI. =RC.73.=L.68
148 (none) (none) B15382 Clay jar. of Yellowish clay, wheelmade, the surface covered with matte haematitic wash. Type XX.
166 (none) (none) B15616 Tablet. Unbaked clay. Frs of Inscribed and with seal impressions.
170 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. Unbaked. Inscribed. [Annotated] Account tablet. Dated. [Annotated] Placed in IN/No 2
171 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. Fr of. Inscribed: [Annotated] Account Tablet.
176 (none) (none) B14959 Fragment of a wig of a statue (??) dolerite [drawing 1:1] [Annotated] Phil
194 (none) (none) B14960 Granite pick-head. Broken. Ceremonial votive offering. [drawing].
196 (none) (none) B14962 Stone hammer-head. Fr of Probably part of ceremonial or votive object. [drawing] 3rd Dynasty Uruk-Kuri-Galzu floor of E-nun-mah
203 52-30-271 (none) (none) Clay tablet. Complete. [Annotated] Contract tablet concerning a deal in corn, of the Persian [crossed out] Kassite period dated to the 4th year of Kash-tili(ash)
206 (none) (none) B14933 Mace-head, Alabaster half of Decorated with rope moulding in relief & inscribed: [Annotated] "To Sin, Rimush king of the world, when he had overthrown Elam and Barahse dedicated this from the Elamite booty" Duplicate of an inscription found at Nippur on a vase. See SAKI p. 162 (c) Vase C. [Annotated] Phil Photo 15 [Annotated] Duplicates - 206 [Crossed out] U.236
207 (none) (none) B14932 Mace-head Alabaster. Complete, except that top moulding is chipped away. Inscribed: [Annotated] Rimush king of Kish.
209 (none) (none) B14938, B14938 Cone, black and white veined marble. Only the lower part preserved. Inscribed: [Annotated] Dedication to the goddess Ningal for the life of Ur-Engur by a priest of Nannar. [Annotated] Duplicate of 249 [Annotated] Copied and transliterated. Placed in P.R.
211 (none) (none) B14967 Stone vase. Fr. of. Fine-grained black stone. On the outside, carved in low relief an animal strongly resembling a pig, but with a bushy tail stands on its hind legs (L), one front paw resting on a conventional mountain. The work is rather crude but vigorous. The vase is of unusual form for a stone vase, section more or less, thus [referencing drawing], the foot being made in a separate piece. [drawing]
221 (none) (none) B14936 Mace. Head. Fr. of, in green crystal, jade color. Inscribed. [Annotated] Dedication by a king, name broken, who smashed the head of Warka and Ur [Annotated] Copied and trans-literated. Placed in P.R. [Annotated] UR R1 6
227 (none) (none) B15232 Faience stand. Bright green glaze, much perished (broken and mended.) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]

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