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)
1174 (none) 1924,0920.150 (none) Clay model stool. red clay Having on all four sides roughly incised saltire in rectangle. [drawing 1:1] Height M. 0.028 length of sides M. 0.032
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]
16010 (none) 1948,0423.169 (none) Clay Tablet. business document(?) Date: Year when Idi-Sin, King of Ur made for Nannar a gods (?) seat. (Ur Inscription 198) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16009 (none) 1953,0411.58 (none) Clay Tablet. business document. Date: Year when Ganhar was laid waste (22 year of Dungi) (SAKI p.230) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16068 (none) 1953,0411.88 (none) Clay tablet. Commercial. Date: i.q. 16-067 UET/V:151 [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16080 (none) 1948,0423.85 (none) Clay tablet. Commercial. Date: Year when the exalted stela of Nin-lil was set up. Apparently a variant of Gimil-Sin 6 (SAKI 234) H.C. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16564 (none) 1953,0411.165 (none) Clay Tablet. Commercial. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16093 (none) 1953,0411.198 (none) Clay tablet. Date Nu-warad d...sin lugal-Warad-Sin. UET/V:587 [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16565 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. No date. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16508 (none) 1953,0411.152 (none) Clay tablet. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16100B (none) 1931,1010.424 (none) [A-B] 2 Clay tablets UET/V:112a [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)...;
16593B (none) 1953,0411.142 (none) [A-C] 3 clay tablets.[CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Fifth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (B) Sixth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (C) i.q. (a).
16507B (none) 1953,0411.178 (none) [A-D] 4 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) mu-us-sa 4-kam i-(si)-in ba-(an-ky), inventory of cattle (B) mu^id mu-ba-al, (cf. Rim-Sin (b), SAKI 237, note a ?) (C) no date; (D) no date,
16596B (none) 1953,0411.140 (none) [A-E] 5 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Fourth ? year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin; (B) Fourth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin; (C) i.q. (A)...Seal; (D) Fifth year after Isin was conquered Rim-sin. (E) no date.
16592A (none) 1953,0411.167 (none) [A-F] 6 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin; (B) Fourth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (C) i.a.(a) Rim-Sin (D)...th year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. SEal: dSamas ^dA-a. (E) Seventh year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (F) i.q.(b).
16592C (none) 1953,0411.168 (none) [A-F] 6 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin; (B) Fourth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (C) i.a.(a) Rim-Sin (D)...th year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. SEal: dSamas ^dA-a. (E) Seventh year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (F) i.q.(b).
16592F (none) 1953,0411.138 (none) [A-F] 6 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin; (B) Fourth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (C) i.a.(a) Rim-Sin (D)...th year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. SEal: dSamas ^dA-a. (E) Seventh year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (F) i.q.(b).
15085 (none) (none) (none) "Spindle whorl" Fragment of contract & envelope (Larsa period).
13600C (none) 1930,1213.504 (none) (A) Copper pin. Bent type VI,B. (B) [B-C] and pair of silver earrings 2 1/2 coils. Pin has copper wire binding round upper portion of stem.
13600B (none) 1930,1213.503 (none) (A) Copper pin. Bent type VI,B. (B) [B-C] and pair of silver earrings 2 1/2 coils. Pin has copper wire binding round upper portion of stem.
3314A (none) 1927,1003.130 (none) (A) Small unguent vase of faience originally glazed. Type sketch 1:1. [drawing 1:1] (B) miniature altar (?) of faience originally glazed [drawing 1:1]
3314B (none) 1927,1003.187 (none) (A) Small unguent vase of faience originally glazed. Type sketch 1:1. [drawing 1:1] (B) miniature altar (?) of faience originally glazed [drawing 1:1]
13705B (none) 1930,1213.271 (none) (A) Upper quern-stone. dark grey larve. Set in a round-topped lump of bitumen which served as a handle; (B) A lower saddle quern-stone of dark lava.
17385A (none) 1931,1010.302 (none) (Card made Oct 1935). Bronze dagger. For description see Vol VII (Larsa) chapter on minor objects: metalwork, beads and stone.

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