Diorite
This is usually dark gray to black in color. It is usually used as a building stone.
This is usually dark gray to black in color. It is usually used as a building stone.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6331 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Black diorite. About BC. 1900 (?) Inscription much defaced. B. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6352 | (none) | (none) | B16229 | Steatite(?) [diorite is struck through] statue of Ningal. Presented by Enannatum son of Ishme-Dagan For his life. Upper part broken. Inscript. on 3 sides of the throne. Ur Texts, Vol. I, No. 103 E. CLW. Enter in catalog, Vol. VII HC. | |
| 6353A | (none) | 1927,0527.4 | (none) | [A-G] Door Socket of Ur-nammu. Diorite. To Ningal his lady Ur-Nammu, the mighty man, king of Ur, King of Sumer and Akkad her Gig-par-azag-ga, has built. 4 to E [UPM and BM] 3 to B [Baghdad] |
| 6353B | (none) | 1927,0527.6 | (none) | [A-G] Door Socket of Ur-nammu. Diorite. To Ningal his lady Ur-Nammu, the mighty man, king of Ur, King of Sumer and Akkad her Gig-par-azag-ga, has built. 4 to E [UPM and BM] 3 to B [Baghdad] |
| 6353C | (none) | (none) | B16567 | [A-G] Door Socket of Ur-nammu. Diorite. To Ningal his lady Ur-Nammu, the mighty man, king of Ur, King of Sumer and Akkad her Gig-par-azag-ga, has built. 4 to E [UPM and BM] 3 to B [Baghdad] | |
| 6354 | (none) | (none) | B16564 | Diorite Door Socket of Ur-Nammu to Nin-e-gal. To Ninegal his lady, Ur-Nammu, the mighty man, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, has built her house. 1 to B. 1 to E. H.C. | |
| 6357A | (none) | (none) | B16568 | [A-M] Diorite door-socket of Bur-Sin. To Nin-gal, his lady. Bur-Sin, the mighty, king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world her Gig-par-azag has built, for his life he has presented. Cf. U.3031, 6334. And a fragment of a second door-socket. 7 to B. [Baghdad] 6 to E. [Expedition] | |
| 6380 | (none) | 1927,0527.29 | (none) | Diorite cup. Inscribed. Fragment. Dedicatetd to ( ), for the life of ( ?) mighty king, king of Ur, Lugal kagina son of Ur-Utu, his servant, has presented. H.C. E. |
| 6406 | (none) | (none) | B16304 | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Rampant lion attacked by two naked men. Crescent, goose, scorpion. About BC 2400. | |
| 6444 | (none) | 1927,0527.37 | (none) | HEAD of female. FRAGMENT. Black Diorite. Left eye and left side of forehead mutilated. Hair represented by fine wavy parallel lines and done up in a chignon, overhanging loop at the back as in the diorite statue of UR-BAU. To go in Cat I of Vol. IV. |
| 6519B | (none) | (none) | B16313, B16313 | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed. Minor god introducing worshipper to major god. Nin-da-da son of Da-da-a. About 2300 BC? | |
| 6560 | (none) | (none) | B16361 | Tool Green stone. One sharp edge. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6608 | (none) | (none) | B16312 | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Undulating line of mountains and (spread eagle ?) About BC 2800. | |
| 6630 | (none) | (none) | B16293 | Cylinder seal. Pink steatite. Shamash rising from between two mountains, right hand on one mountain, top left hand supporting notched weapon. Two porters each opening gate, betweeen them high pedestal. 2500 BC? E. | |
| 6651 | (none) | 1927,0527.66 | (none) | Mortar. Diorite. Grey. Vol. VII. See fieldnote C7 for sketch. |
| 6671 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Diorite? Black. Mottled. 3 lions rampant one upside down. B. |
| 6744 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Door-Socket of Ur-Nammu. Bluish diorite? Badly dammage - Same inscription as U.2736 to Innina with a variant 1.2 Nin-azag-nun-na. ? See text |
| 6779A | (none) | (none) | B16299 | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Presented. Scene of worship. Worshipper interlaced by minor goddess to seated Nannar. Attributes: Crescent moon. Inscription obliterated. Post Sargonid. Pre-3rd Ur Dynasty about 2500 BC | |
| 6779B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seated goddess. Ur-Bau? Black diorite. One goose on either side of throne and one under each foot. |
| 6832 | (none) | 1927,0527.38 | (none) | Ram. Black diorite. Fragment. Part of one horn alone remains. E. |
| 6880 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl. Stone. Black? Fragment. Type XLVI. =RC.36. III pl.XCIX Type 5. |
| 6911 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Head. Diorite. Blue-grey. Fragment. Part of nose and right cheek alone remain. Careful modeling: rounded cheeks, prominent nose and lips with distinct cavities in corners, chin fragmentary but apparently perforated at back by single hole which runs down vertically. |
| 6968B | (none) | (none) | B16219 | (A) Copper statuette the basket carrier. Dungi's time. Text: Dim-tab-ta Temple(2) [drawing] (B) Uninscribed diorite tablet. Dungi's time. Text: Dim-tab-ta Temple(2) [drawing] |
| 6987 | (none) | (none) | B16308 | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Worshippers round sacred tree. Palm branch and dates in a vase. About BC 2200. | |
| 6990 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Grinder. Diorite? Black. Highly polished. Oval shaped, Long sides flat, short sides rounded. E. |
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