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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2636 | (none) | 1927,1003.120 | (none) | Clay flower(?) pot. Pinkish ware, unglazed : pierced at bottom. Type CXXX. Type drawing in album. [drawing] | |
 | 2637 | (none) | 1927,1003.39 | (none) | Clay cone. Fragment of stem. Half of column II(?) Date ?? King of Larsa. Text: (x--) babbar Ab (ancient?) of E-Babbar / Fix destiny / decisions / --- / army of Larsa / may? / its food prosper / its good? / its harvester.. / be prosperous? H.C. |
| 2643 | (none) | 1927,1003.72 | (none) | Stone seal. Flat seal, pierced for suspension: design obliterated. Roughly circular. |
| 2648 | (none) | 1927,1003.12 | (none) | Clay cone of Ur-Engur. Text: To Nannar strong bull of heaven, eldest son of Enlil, his king, has Ur-Engur, the mighty hero, the king of Ur built E-temen-ni-il Found in position in a mud brick. |
| 2648A | (none) | 1927,1003.14 | (none) | Cone, inscribed |
| 2648D | (none) | 1927,1003.15 | (none) | Cone, inscribed |
| 2648E | (none) | 1927,1003.13 | (none) | Cone, inscribed | |
| 2657 | (none) | 1927,1003.152 | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Primitive female: arms outstretched: buttocks pronounced : snowman technique. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 2665 | (none) | 1935,0113.51 | (none) | Figurine fragment. (Terra-cotta) Part of leg and foot, wearing boot with toes protruding. Sketch 1/1 [drawing 1:1] | |
| 2668 | (none) | 1927,1003.232 | (none) | Gold crescent. Thin sheet metal. [drawing] |
| 2669 | (none) | 1927,1003.267 | (none) | Brick of Silli-Adad. Fragment. Text: To nannar, his king. Si-li dAdad caretaker of Nippur, patesi of Ur, Larsa, Lagash, and the land ( )-al-lakia (the E)temen-ni-il?. Silli-Adad of Larsa predecessor of Arad Sin about BC 2168 (Th.D) H.C. |
| 2672 | (none) | 1927,1003.264 | (none) | Obsidian arrowhead (?) Roughly chipped. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2674 | (none) | 1927,1003.60 | (none) | Door-socket of Sin-balatsu-iqbi (time of Ashurbanapal) shakkanak (vice regent) of Ur son of Ningal-iddinna. Restoration of Elemen-ni-gur. In particular of the gate-way to Esag-dili (the Ziggurat). The gate was built in the middle of the terrace of the temenos, on the procession way (! e hal-la-ta du-a). The door was of boxwood, fixed with bronze pegs in massive walls, had a gold USH, a silverlock, silver plated bronze binding (?). See notes. H.C. |
| 2676 | (none) | 1927,1003.40 | (none) | Clay cone. Fragment. Time of Arad Sin? ?dNannar gi-ne-es? Ka in-pa(d)-da ?(Uri)kima? gar? ga |
| 2679 | (none) | 1927,1003.47 | (none) | Cone of Kudur-Mabug. Fragment. Column I: 1-3, Column II: 1-19. Cp. U.2611, U.2616. Noter the variant: to Nannar my king ? the ga-nun-na, the house of gold and silver, the huge festival ward, that was built in ancient days and had perished, I built for my life and that of Warad-Sin my son king of Larsa. H.C. |
| 2683 | (none) | 1927,1003.201 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Carnelian. Time of Assyr influence about BC 700. [drawing] |
| 2692 | (none) | 1935,0113.52 | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Buff ware: female, mitred, with forearms raised to shoulders: head and trunk only. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 2693 | (none) | 1935,0113.53 | (none) | Clay dog (?). Fragmentary, in act of barking: legs and tail missing. | |
| 2695 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Pillow shaped. Roughly moulded, unbaked 3 finger print at the back. Dated on Cambyses king of Babylon king of the whole land. (10th year?) | |
| 2701 | (none) | 1927,1003.24 | (none) | Cone of Ur-Engur. Fragment. Cp.2520. Column I: Text: (To ), his ( ), (Ur d)engur, mighty (hero), (king of Ur). Column II: ?of ancient days I let shine abundance of water was ordered, it was made into a place growing all kinds of vegetables, the boats Magan I restored into his hand. H.C. |
| 2702 | (none) | 1948,0423.22 | (none) | Clay tablet. Fragment. Date: Dungi? When Simurum was destroyed Text: 229 gur 130 qa of barley ration of the 5th month. Issued from the Ga-num: the depot. ( ) 34 gur 90 qa - month of the feast of Ninazu. |
| 2705 | (none) | (none) | (none) | [U.2705 through U.2711 were listed on the same catalog card] Clay tablets. Fragments. Persian Period -- probably Cambyses. U.2705: Comptability: barley, corn, etc. | |
| 2714 | (none) | 1927,1003.205 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Rock crystal. Broken. Unusual scene. About BC 2300. [drawing] |
| 2721 | (none) | 1927,1003.235 | (none) | Shell mask. Grotesque, pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2723 | (none) | 1927,1003.119 | (none) | Clay pot. Miniature, of wheel-made buff ware. Lip broken. Type CXXXV = RC.131 =P108b |
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