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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3793 | (none) | 1948,0423.389 | (none) | [Card Missing] |
| 4579 | (none) | 1948,0423.388 | (none) | U number not assigned in field |
| 4412 | (none) | 1948,0423.387 | (none) | U number not assigned in field |
| 3478 | (none) | 1948,0423.386 | (none) | No catalog card exists for this object: U.3400-U.4929 [possibly an error for U.3400-U.3989 since little evidence for tablets with numbers after U.3989 exists] fell unassigned between seasons 3 and 4. They were later used for tablets found in Season 3 in areas PD, TTB, and ES (Jacobsen AJA 57:128). |
| 4753 | (none) | 1948,0423.385 | (none) | U number not assigned in field |
| 7229 | (none) | 1948,0423.384 | (none) | No catalog card exists for this object: U.7146-U.7284 fell unassigned between seasons 4 and 5. They were later used for tablets found in Season 4 in areas KP, EH, and possibly HT (Jacobsen AJA 57:128). |
| 4935 | (none) | 1948,0423.383 | (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. |
| 3846 | (none) | 1948,0423.382 | (none) | [Card Missing] |
| 3036 | (none) | 1948,0423.381 | (none) | Large clay tablet. Only part of one face preserved. Much broken. Comptability: list of various kinds of cloth and name of the workman or merchant. Time of Ibi-Sin. |
| 9398 | (none) | 1948,0423.380 | (none) | No catalog card exists for this object: U.9366-U.9500 fell unassigned between seasons 5 and 6. They were later used for tablets found in Season 5 in area SM. They were originally part of U.7809, a large group of tablet fragments that were later separated and given individual numbers (Jacobsen AJA 57:128). |
| 3755 | (none) | 1948,0423.38 | (none) | U.3400-U.4929 [possibly an error for U.3400-U.3989 since little evidence for tablets with numbers after U.3989 exists] fell unassigned between seasons 3 and 4. They were later used for tablets found in Season 3 in areas PD, TTB, and ES (Jacobsen AJA 57:128). |
| 10618 | (none) | 1948,0423.379 | (none) | Tablet Fragment of list of offerings of cattle from the palace and cook-house (Ur Dyn. III). HC..114 |
| 4170 | (none) | 1948,0423.378 | (none) | U number not assigned in field |
| 4660 | (none) | 1948,0423.377 | (none) | U number not assigned in field |
| 3477 | (none) | 1948,0423.376 | (none) | No catalog card exists for this object: U.3400-U.4929 [possibly an error for U.3400-U.3989 since little evidence for tablets with numbers after U.3989 exists] fell unassigned between seasons 3 and 4. They were later used for tablets found in Season 3 in areas PD, TTB, and ES (Jacobsen AJA 57:128). |
| 9414 | (none) | 1948,0423.375 | (none) | No catalog card exists for this object: U.9366-U.9500 fell unassigned between seasons 5 and 6. They were later used for tablets found in Season 5 in area SM. They were originally part of U.7809, a large group of tablet fragments that were later separated and given individual numbers (Jacobsen AJA 57:128). |
| 9397 | (none) | 1948,0423.374 | (none) | No catalog card exists for this object: U.9366-U.9500 fell unassigned between seasons 5 and 6. They were later used for tablets found in Season 5 in area SM. They were originally part of U.7809, a large group of tablet fragments that were later separated and given individual numbers (Jacobsen AJA 57:128). |
| 4601 | (none) | 1948,0423.373 | (none) | U number not assigned in field |
| 4701 | (none) | 1948,0423.372 | (none) | U number not assigned in field |
| 16082 | (none) | 1948,0423.371 | (none) | Clay tablet. Commercial. (Underlying seal-impressions) Date: Year after the wall of the West was built.- Gimil-Sin 5 (SAKI 234) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] |
| 13662 | (none) | 1948,0423.370 | (none) | Tablet. Dungi 45 clothing stuff??? and sheep ?? from Adab. HC.506. |
| 3664 | (none) | 1948,0423.37 | (none) | No catalog card exists for this object: U.3400-U.4929 [possibly an error for U.3400-U.3989 since little evidence for tablets with numbers after U.3989 exists] fell unassigned between seasons 3 and 4. They were later used for tablets found in Season 3 in areas PD, TTB, and ES (Jacobsen AJA 57:128). |
| 4939 | (none) | 1948,0423.369 | (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. |
| 13100 | (none) | 1948,0423.368 | (none) | Tablet contract. |
| 7179 | (none) | 1948,0423.367 | (none) | No catalog card exists for this object: U.7146-U.7284 fell unassigned between seasons 4 and 5. They were later used for tablets found in Season 4 in areas KP, EH, and possibly HT (Jacobsen AJA 57:128). |
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