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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 154 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Dolerite stela. Fr of, shewing rounded top of stela and head of god wearing cap with horns. About 8th century BC [Annotated] Drawn FgN |
| 236 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Duck weight. Black, in dolerite (?). Type VI. |
| 744 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of dolomite statue. Probably from shoulder. Last four lines of single column inscription of a King of Ur. Length of inscription 50mm |
| 805 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Diorite statue. Of Entemena. Found in burnt layer on Nabonidus pavement before the inner doorway of the Ziggurat gate in the SW temenos wall. Headless. Long inscription on rt. upper arm and across back of shoulders. Wears usual fleece skirt: hands clasped below breasts. |
| 810 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. of greenish-grey loose-grained stone resembling lava. Flat base, straight sides. Type JN23 new. |
| 811 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. of greenish-grey loose-grained stone resembling lava. Sides slightly curved, base flat. |
| 812 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Bowl. of greenish loose-grained stone like lava. Straight sides, flat base. |
| 813 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. of fine-grained date-colored stone, sides slightly curved, base flat. |
| 815 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bown. of greenish loose-grained stone like lava. Straight sides curve in strongly to base marked by a slight disk. Rim chipped. |
| 816 | (none) | 1923,1110.66 | (none) | Stone bowl. of greenish loose-grained stone like lava. Almost straight sides, flat base. Broken but complete. |
| 874 | (none) | 1923,1110.39 | (none) | Fragment of Diorite vessel. Ends of 4 lines of a longer inscription. Unintelligible. |
| 1190 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Portion of a large black diorite duck-weight, originally of 30 minas. Much broken, both on the head and across the middle. On one side of the neck, a crescent moon in low relief, on other side, part of an inscription dedicating the object for the life of a king of the 3rd Dynasty of Ur: the name is now missing. R.1. No. 84. |
| 1191 | (none) | 1924,0920.22 | (none) | Large black diorite gate-socket, dedicated in the cult-temple of GIMIL-SIN, king of Ur (3rd Dynasty), by a certain Lugal-magu-rri, patesi of Ur. The inscription of 16 lines is engraved on the upper surface partly surrounding the socket hole. |
| 1208 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Massive brick diorite gate-socket, with 8 lines, inscription of Kurigalzu. |
| 1327 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment from head of a large black diorite statue of a king of the 3rd Dyn (?) of Ur. Remains of an inscriptoin appear above the hair over the left forehead. |
| 1356 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of black diorite, with traces of an inscription, probably of the 3rd Dynasty of Ur. |
| 2694 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Statue fragment. Diorite, from lower part of figure, showing fringe of robe. Sketch [drawing 1:2] |
| 2735 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Statue fragment. Blue diorite; lower part of figure only, showing skin and back of skirt fringe; feet also broken off. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2749A | (none) | (none) | (none) | (A) Diorite Door-socket.; (B) Copper pole shoe} Both same inscription: Ur Engur, king of Ur, who has bult the house of Nannar. in text: 3rd Dynasty Terrace (13) |
| 2760 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Votive mace head. Black diorite, uninscribed. Sketch roughly 1:4 showing central boring. Close to U.2758. [drawing 1:4] |
| 2766 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Diorite. Weathered. Lugal--/son of?/shephard. [drawing] |
| 2770 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Diorite statue of Dungi. Small inscribed fragment. andof (?)Simu(ru?). Dungi mighty hero, king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world, dNin-sun of Ur (to her?) he (built or presented??) Two round holes for small copper rivets have been bored in the inscription. One still filled with copper. H.C. |
| 2813 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal Cylinder. Broken. Diorite. III Ur Dynasty. 2 lines of inscription defaced. Goddess seated on a bird. [drawing] dNannar ( )mu? Servant of Nannar. |
| 2820 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone wedge. Diorite; possibly uses as weight. |
| 2857 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black diorite. About BC 2400 [drawing] |
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