Silver

Silver is a soft, white, lustrous metal. It is highly malleable, and has a low melting point, making it easy to cast. It can be produced as a by-product of copper, gold, lead, and zinc refining. It can be highly polished, leading to a very reflective surface.

Most of the silver found at Ur is in jewelry, but sometimes it is made into axes or mirrors. These are found mainly in the royal tombs.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
6639P	(none)	(none)	B16396D	Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y.
6639Q	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y.
6639R	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of silver staves with wooden core inside [A-Y].
6639S	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y.
6639T	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y.
6639U	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y.
6639V	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y.
6639W	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y.
6639X	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y.
6639Y	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y.
7890B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Two silver finger rings. One [A] is penannular, the wire thicker in the middle than at the ends; the wire of the second [B] is of the same thickness throughout, and the ends meet.
8306B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver chain [A]. Fragments of. Made with the same sort of crochet link as the gold chain U.8002, giving a square section: but this is thicker and heavier. In 6 fragments. It was almost certainly linked up (like U.8002) with a few beads [B] found with it - 3 large conoids, 2 lapis, 1 silver, and 3 carnelian rings and 1 sard bugle, strung alternately. These are cataloged with the chain.
8405B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Pair of silver rings. Corroded together. 2 1/2 coils.
8440B	(none)	(none)	(none)	A+B 2 silver earrings 2 1/2 coils
8523B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Silver earrings A pair, made of 3 1/2 spiral coils of plain silver wire.
8531B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Finger-rings Silver Made of plain silver wire One intact, 2 broken
8531C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Finger-rings Silver Made of plain silver wire One intact, 2 broken
8545.2	(none)	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Silver earrings Ring-shaped A pair, each made of 2 1/2 spiral coils of plain silver wire
8600B	(none)	(none)	B17559	[A-C] Silver rings. Three. Each made of 2 1/2 spiral coils of silver wire.
8600C	(none)	(none)	B17559	[A-C] Silver rings. Three. Each made of 2 1/2 spiral coils of silver wire.
8613D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold chains etc. [A-B] Two sections of gold chain with crochet links . When found (A) passed through a curled gold earring (C) [drawing] With these, [D] two lapis facetted lentoid beads, 4 carnelian rings, and remains of a large silver-plated bead with horizontal ribbing - the latter wholly decayed.
8624B	(none)	(none)	B16766	[A-B] Silver earrings. A pair. 2 1/2 spiral coils of silver wire.
8690B	(none)	(none)	B16957	[A] Tweezers and [B] stiletto. Silver. With twisted wire at the top for a ring but this is in both cases missing.
8755B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 silver rings (base). Found on one finger. Finger bone preserved.
8924B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Bracelets. Silver. A pair. Plain narrow circlets of thin silver: both broken.