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)
8952B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ear-rings. A pair. [A]The outer part of silver, usual type and [B] inside this a smaller but similar coil of gold. (one has come apart) [drawing]
8961B	(none)	1928,1009.204A	(none)	[A-C] Finger rings Silver: (2 others were broken and thrown away) Plain coils of silver wire one 2 1/2 coils and two 3 1/2 coils
8961C	(none)	1928,1009.204B	(none)	[A-C] Finger rings Silver: (2 others were broken and thrown away) Plain coils of silver wire one 2 1/2 coils and two 3 1/2 coils
9087B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Silver earrings 1 1/2 coils thickened ends
9093B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Silver earrings Single coils Corroded together
9124B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Beads 2 Long facetted conoids. One Lapis, 1- silver over a bitumen core. [drawing] [C] Also, a silver earring [drawing]
9152B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelets & finger rings Silver A set [A-B] Two bracelets, open rings of plain silver wire. diam 0065 [C-F] 4 finger rings each made of 2 spiral coils of plain wire. [G] 1 finger ring of flat plate with raised edges. Thus: [drawing] 1:1 See field notes.
9152C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelets & finger rings Silver A set [A-B] Two bracelets, open rings of plain silver wire. diam 0065 [C-F] 4 finger rings each made of 2 spiral coils of plain wire. [G] 1 finger ring of flat plate with raised edges. Thus: [drawing] 1:1 See field notes.
9152D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelets & finger rings Silver A set [A-B] Two bracelets, open rings of plain silver wire. diam 0065 [C-F] 4 finger rings each made of 2 spiral coils of plain wire. [G] 1 finger ring of flat plate with raised edges. Thus: [drawing] 1:1 See field notes.
9152E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelets & finger rings Silver A set [A-B] Two bracelets, open rings of plain silver wire. diam 0065 [C-F] 4 finger rings each made of 2 spiral coils of plain wire. [G] 1 finger ring of flat plate with raised edges. Thus: [drawing] 1:1 See field notes.
9152F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelets & finger rings Silver A set [A-B] Two bracelets, open rings of plain silver wire. diam 0065 [C-F] 4 finger rings each made of 2 spiral coils of plain wire. [G] 1 finger ring of flat plate with raised edges. Thus: [drawing] 1:1 See field notes.
9152G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelets & finger rings Silver A set [A-B] Two bracelets, open rings of plain silver wire. diam 0065 [C-F] 4 finger rings each made of 2 spiral coils of plain wire. [G] 1 finger ring of flat plate with raised edges. Thus: [drawing] 1:1 See field notes.
9174B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Beads. A few small beads, mostly glaze, and one big glazed frit bugle bead. [B-C] Also, pair of small silver earrings.
9174C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Beads. A few small beads, mostly glaze, and one big glazed frit bugle bead. [B-C] Also, pair of small silver earrings.
9277B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Finger rings Silver and copper Fastened together by corrosion (See field notes)
9277C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Finger rings Silver and copper Fastened together by corrosion (See field notes)
9277D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Finger rings Silver and copper Fastened together by corrosion (See field notes)
9325B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A]Finger ring and [B] earrings. Silver. Finger ring of plain silver wire. Earrings complicated, three sets of spiral lunar-ended coils hang one from the other. [drawing]
9541B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Pair of earrings. Silver. 1 - broken. [drawing]
9600B	(none)	(none)	B16955	[A-B] 2 Silver ear-rings one broken [drawing]
9611C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 2 Pairs of earrings [A-B] 1 gold and [C-D] 1 silver 1 gold earring and 1 silver earring on each ear. In one case the gold ring is corroded onto the silver ring. [divided into 4 parts, each pair divided] [drawing]
9611D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 2 Pairs of earrings [A-B] 1 gold and [C-D] 1 silver 1 gold earring and 1 silver earring on each ear. In one case the gold ring is corroded onto the silver ring. [divided into 4 parts, each pair divided] [drawing]
9623B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note.
9623C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note.
9922A.2	(none)	(none)	B17593	[A.1-.2] Pair, (one broken) earrings. Silver. Large spiral type and three others, rather larger and thicker, same type.