British Museum

Museum in London, UK. Co-sponsor of the expedition to Ur.

Museum founded in 1753 in London, UK, the first national public museum in the world. Opened to the public in 1759. Entry was free and given to ‘all studious and curious Persons’. The collections represent cultures from around the world. A pioneer of Mesopotamian archaeology. The museum is a public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.  http://www.britishmuseum.org/

 

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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)
14073 (none) (none) (none) Beads: a few lapis double conoids; carnelian ring beads and a pear-shaped rock crystal pendant.
14120 (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Part of account tablet (practically nothing legible) (preserved for the same reason as 14119).
14836B (none) (none) (none) Seal Impression. Parts of an elaborate design (Some resemblacne to signs in park, but these not worshipiable. and another piece
14899 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Fragment. HC.2S58.
15027 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Round School exercise. HC.1003.
15028 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Fragment. Ur III. Accounts. HC.513
15033 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Oval. 2 payment(?) by weight (Agade??) HC.311
15036 (none) (none) (none) Seal impression. Linear pattern. from cylinder seal and from stamp.
15044 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Considerable fragment of business document (perhaps before Ur III Dyn.) little legible.
15072 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Fragment (Ur 3 writing?). [annotated] not yet copied.
15084 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Large round tablet with a few signs only.
15085 (none) (none) (none) "Spindle whorl" Fragment of contract & envelope (Larsa period).
15098 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Fragment. Semitic letter.
16030 (none) (none) (none) Clay Tablet. Business document. One face missing. HC.30/VII, 1. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16033 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. Fragment of a large thick tablet. historical? contains name of Lukani, patesi of Lagash, and reference to (K)ar-zida. Possibly also fo Ur-bau. HC..[CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16070 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. Commercial. Date: Year after Simurru was destroyed for the thrid time?- Dungi 31 (SAKI 231) (Text varies from SAKI 231 in the order of the words) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16073 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. Commercial. Date: Year when Ibi-Sin, King of Ur, made for Inanna the drum (called) Nin-igi-zi-bar-ra Ibi-Sin? (Ur Inscription 212) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16076 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. Commercical. Date: see 16075 [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16510 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. Date:... [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16513 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. Date: Year when Ibi-Sin, king of Ur, made from Inanna the drum (called ) Nin-igi-zi-bar-ra Ibi-Sin? (Ur Inscription 212). [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16514 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16523A 42-30-156 (none) (none) [A-C] 3 clay tablets. See U.16823. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) ...; (B)...; (C)...;
16527D (none) (none) (none) [A-I] 9 Clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Babylonian letter to: Su-mu-um-li-ib-si and UD.KA.BAR-... From: E-a-na-sir & Ilu-su-ellat-su. H.C. 30/X,1. (B)... UET/V:689; (C)....; (D)..., UET/V:65; (E)...; (F)...; (G)...; (H)...; (I)... (O)...,UET/V:72
16561B 19311010.33 (none) (none) Seal impressions. Uninscribed.
16561E 31-43-88 (none) (none) [A, C-O] 14 seal impressions. Ibku-Adad, Son of Zazani, Servant of Adad.: H.C. 30/II, 15

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