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 |
| 176 | (none) | (none) | B14959 | Fragment of a wig of a statue (??) dolerite [drawing 1:1] [Annotated] Phil |
| 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. |
| 814 | (none) | (none) | B14980 | Stone bowl. of greenish loose-grained stone like lava. 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. |
| 817 | (none) | (none) | B14981 | Stone bowl. of greenish loose-grained stone like lava. Broken in half and some fragments missing. Sides practically straight, base flat. |
| 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. |
| 1267 | (none) | (none) | B15592, B15592 | Cylinder seal; scene of "introduction" to seated god facing right, with star and crescent above. Inscription: Lugal-asum-gal (cf. U.1268) mar Ur-sul. Su-du-a. | |
| 1268 | (none) | (none) | B15593, B15593 | Cylinder seal in 2 registers: above, scene of "introduction" to a goddess. A woman is led forward by a female protecting deity. In lower register, 3 swans. Inscription: Ahat-ilti. Assat Lugal-usum-gal. (cf.U1267) | |
| 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. |
| 1625A | (none) | (none) | B15620, B15620, B15620 | Three (3) fragments of a black diorite monument, originally in shape of 4-sided pyramid, surmounted by a smaller body of the same shape. Around all sides of the lower pyramid runs a long inscription of New Babylonian date, concerning contracts for the building of a bit apti and the acquisition of the site for it, in the city of Ur. Found on New Babylonian floor level in N. corner between Nabonidus platform and the old wall. |
| 1658 | (none) | (none) | B15609 | Diorite human head Fragment of, life-size. Shewing from top of neck to base of nostrils, rt side of face only, and back across cheek to below ear; mouth complete and chin nearly so. Very fine work of the Gudea type. |
| 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] |
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