The National Museum of Iraq

The National Museum of Iraq is located in Baghdad and contains relics from the Mesopotamian Civilization.  It was closed in 2003 and re-opened in 2015.  This museum has about half 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)
	3127	(none)	(none)	(none)	Polished celt. Of dark blue stone, pierced at top. [drawing 1:1]
	3130A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Brick of dAddad-apal-idinnam, 11 lines inscription. Restores E-gish-shir-gal. H.C.
	3134	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ur-Engur Cones. Some 40 examples from Terrace of E-temen-ni-il. Cf. SAKI. P.188-A.
	3141	(none)	(none)	(none)	Minute. Duck weight. Of carnelian, nicely cut. Type VI.
	3158	(none)	(none)	(none)	Votive stone of Utu-hegal (BC 2350). Fragment diorite. Text: (To Nin-)gal, (beloved wife of) Sin, (his lady), (for) the life, of Utu-hegal, king of Uruk, king of the (4 regions of the world) Ur ( dEngur?) vice [regent] of Ur, (to) the mother of E-gish(-shir)-gal in Ur... utu Hegal, king of the Vth uruk Dynasty before Ur dEngur. H.C.
	3159	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of Diorite Statue with royal inscription (to Nannar) of Gimil-Sin. To ( ) his king Gimil (Sin) beloved of ( ), mighty king, king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world.
	3172	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ur-Engur Door-socket. Usual inscription. In text: Kassite period (14)
	3180A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] Three stone weights. Elongated oval, polished. Type II.
	3180B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] Three stone weights. Elongated oval, polished. Type II.
	3205	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone weight. Fragment. Blue stone. Probably Ibi-Sin. Type ? H.C.
	3212	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone weight. Clouded marble of extended oval shape. Type II
	3247	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone of Warad-Sin. Fragment. Restoration of E-temen-ni-il SAKI p.212
	3253	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head of statue. Black diorite:: head of young person, finely modeled, broken off at base of skull: nose broken. Sketch. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (8) but date is probably 3rd Dynasty or earlier. [drawing]
	3260	(none)	(none)	(none)	Small stone weight. Sausage-shaped with four small cuts to indicate value. Type III. [drawing 1:1]
	3261	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ur-Engur Door-socket. Usual inscription.
	3262	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Of carnelian, crystal, agate, one pebble and one amethyst; carnelian very roughly cut. In text: Neo-Babylonian period(5) in cat.
	3267	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone. Fragment. Construction - with the great cubit of Sin: - of the great outer wall (Kir-mah). King probably Larsa (Warad-Sin or Rim-Sin?) H.C.
	3278	(none)	(none)	(none)	Shell inlay fragment. Portion of flounced woolen dress, finely worked. From figure ringed on to base by wires at back. Rough sketch. [drawing 1:1]
	3285	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone duck weight. Large specimen, of greyish stone with tail broken. Type VI.
	3290B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Duck weights. Of black stone and shell, latter better carved. Type VI.
	3291	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone bowl - Diorite. Fragment. Inscription of: (To the god?) Ri-m(u-us), king of Kish, when (he defeated Elam?)
	3297B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps, side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E-dAsur (the place of his royalty) H.C.
	3298B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps, side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E-sag-dug-ga the shrine of his Enlil-ship (=Lordship) H.C.
	3320	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal cylinder. Pottery. Worshipping the tree of life? A fish. About BC 700.
	3321	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal cylinder. Pottery. Worshipping the tree of life and lance. About BC 610.

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