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)
17051	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Amethyst [represented in drawing] four sided, lozange shaped in section carnelian. Double conoids and lentoids and diamonds. Silver ball beads. Glass paste rings, balls, discoids, barrels. Agate. Squares. Lapis lazuli flat lentoid with dragon (?) engraved amethyst scaraboid with fish (?) engraved. [drawing]
17087	(none)	(none)	(none)	Finger ring. Silver. With circular bezel originally inset with a circular piece now missing [drawing 1:1]
17366	(none)	(none)	(none)	Finger ring. Silver. With oval bezel.
17415.1	(none)	1931,1010.267	(none)	[.1-.2] Earrings. Silver. A pair. With circular pendants. [drawing 1:1]
17415.2	(none)	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Earrings. Silver. A pair. With circular pendants. [drawing 1:1]
17416	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Silver balls. [additional notes on back of card, possibly to do with workers]
17419C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 finger rings. [A], [B] copper. [C] silver. [A] has a circular bezel. [B] has an oval bezel. [C] has a single whitish stone in a silver setting.
17420	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Silver balls and rings. 1 carnelian barrel. 1 agate barrel. 2 facetted amethysts.
17421A	31-43-212	(none)	(none)	2 signet rings. Silver. [A] One with circular bezel. [B] One with oval bezel.
17421B	(none)	(none)	(none)	2 signet rings. Silver. [A] One with circular bezel. [B] One with oval bezel.
17429	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold roundel. With silver inlay. [drawing]
17787A	(none)	1932,1008.107	(none)	Beads. 2 double conoid carnelian. 1 lentoid carnelian. 5 double conoid silver. 3 barrel agate. 31 flat lentoid agate. 1 flat lentoid steatite. Necklace of 17 agates, rectangular with vesical section. Necklace of 23 lentoid agates and 14 gold balls.
17787B	(none)	1932,1008.119	(none)	Beads. 2 double conoid carnelian. 1 lentoid carnelian. 5 double conoid silver. 3 barrel agate. 31 flat lentoid agate. 1 flat lentoid steatite. Necklace of 17 agates, rectangular with vesical section. Necklace of 23 lentoid agates and 14 gold balls.
17787C	32-40-229	(none)	(none)	Beads. 2 double conoid carnelian. 1 lentoid carnelian. 5 double conoid silver. 3 barrel agate. 31 flat lentoid agate. 1 flat lentoid steatite. Necklace of 17 agates, rectangular with vesical section. Necklace of 23 lentoid agates and 14 gold balls.
17806E	32-40-233	(none)	(none)	Groups: From one burial. (A) Gold fillet, of narrow thin ribbon, twisted. (B) [B.1-.2] A pair of gold earrings, each consisting of two complete earrings intertwined, of the small hollow lunate type: in each case, one earring is fatter than the other: D.'s 15mm and 13mm respectively. One hoop is broken. (C) Cylinder seal, lapis lazuli, standing, human figures roughly cut. (D) Gold finger ring, hollow tube pressed in along the periphery thus [drawing]. (E) Beads: gold and carnelian, lapis and silver diamonds: gold and carnelian barrels and double conoids; mixed types, large lentoids, bugles, balls and double conoids of carnelian, agate, lapis. For order see field notes.
17810D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. From a single burial. (A) [A, G-H] 3 gold frontlets, oval type with prolongations pierced for threads, but one broken and incomplete. [drawing] (B) Fillet of twisted gold ribbon. (C) [C and I] Gold earrings, a pair , small hollow lunate type. (D) One silver earring, same type. (E) Beads, gold balls, double conoids and diamonds (some balls fluted) carnelian and lapis diamonds, carnelian bugles and balls and barrels, lapis double conoids : order uncertain. (F) Copper dagger.
17811C	32-40-234	(none)	(none)	Group. From one burial. (A) [A, E-I] Six gold earrings, small hollow lunate type, worn in sets of 3 in each earrings, small hollow lunate type, worn in sets of 3 in each ear. (B) Gold finger ring, thin metal with edges bent inwards to form a ribbed hoop. [drawing] (C) Beads: lapis diamonds, gold double conoids, silver disks, carnelian and steatite lentoids. (D) Cylinder seal, shell: hunter and lion and 2 columns of inscription.
17813G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. From one burial. (A) [A and K-L] 3 gold frontlets. (B) Twisted gold hair-ribbon. (C) [C and M] Two gold hair-rings, spirally coiled with lunate ends, with one of them [N] a silver ring. (D) Beads: a string of very small fluted gold balls and carnelian balls and one very thin lapis bugle with gold caps. (E) Beads: gold balls, agate, carnelian, marble and jasper; long bugles, flattened lentoids, disks and lentoids. (F) [F and O] Two gold bracelets, of thin gold bent over copper wire. (G) Silver bracelet, plain wire. (H) [H and I] Copper bracelets, 2, plain wire. (J) Copper axe, thus: [reference to drawing] a copy of the old type but not cast: hammered and the socket made by bending. Type S10. [drawing]
17813N	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. From one burial. (A) [A and K-L] 3 gold frontlets. (B) Twisted gold hair-ribbon. (C) [C and M] Two gold hair-rings, spirally coiled with lunate ends, with one of them [N] a silver ring. (D) Beads: a string of very small fluted gold balls and carnelian balls and one very thin lapis bugle with gold caps. (E) Beads: gold balls, agate, carnelian, marble and jasper; long bugles, flattened lentoids, disks and lentoids. (F) [F and O] Two gold bracelets, of thin gold bent over copper wire. (G) Silver bracelet, plain wire. (H) [H and I] Copper bracelets, 2, plain wire. (J) Copper axe, thus: [reference to drawing] a copy of the old type but not cast: hammered and the socket made by bending. Type S10. [drawing]
17901	(none)	(none)	(none)	Pin. Silver. Type No. V. [Type] RC.1 [drawing 1:1]
17911F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group from one burial. (A) Gold frontlet. (B) 3 twisted gold hair ribbons [B and I-J], (C) 2 gold hair rings [C and K], spirally coiled with hollow lunate ends. (D) 2 necklaces [D and L], one of gold ribbed balls between agate lentoids, the other of flat agate lentoids, 1 flat barrel lapis lazuli, 2 carnelian bugles, 1 granite lentoid. 3 double conoid lapis lazuli, 1 flat barrel amber. (E) Shell cylinder seal. Obscured. (F) Silver spiral finger ring (G) [G and M] 2 silver bracelets (H) Silver pin, round with square tang
17911G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group from one burial. (A) Gold frontlet. (B) 3 twisted gold hair ribbons [B and I-J], (C) 2 gold hair rings [C and K], spirally coiled with hollow lunate ends. (D) 2 necklaces [D and L], one of gold ribbed balls between agate lentoids, the other of flat agate lentoids, 1 flat barrel lapis lazuli, 2 carnelian bugles, 1 granite lentoid. 3 double conoid lapis lazuli, 1 flat barrel amber. (E) Shell cylinder seal. Obscured. (F) Silver spiral finger ring (G) 2 silver bracelets (H) Silver pin, round with square tang
17911H	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group from one burial. (A) Gold frontlet. (B) 3 twisted gold hair ribbons [B and I-J], (C) 2 gold hair rings [C and K], spirally coiled with hollow lunate ends. (D) 2 necklaces [D and L], one of gold ribbed balls between agate lentoids, the other of flat agate lentoids, 1 flat barrel lapis lazuli, 2 carnelian bugles, 1 granite lentoid. 3 double conoid lapis lazuli, 1 flat barrel amber. (E) Shell cylinder seal. Obscured. (F) Silver spiral finger ring (G) 2 silver bracelets (H) Silver pin, round with square tang
17912D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group from one burial. (A) [A and J] 2 Gold frontlets. (B) [B and K]2 tubular gold bracelets (C) Gold earring, spirally coiled with lunate ends (D) [D and L] 2 silver bracelets, single wire (E) Cylinder seal, lapis lazuli, introductory scene, 2 standing figures and seated deity; crescent above god; (F) Necklace of gold balls between carnelian bugles, flat lentoid chalcedones, carnelian barrels, carnelian ball, agate lentoid, green chalcedone bugles. (G) Axe, type XVIII, [H-I] Copper objects [These are drawn on the field catalog card, but not assigned subdivisions by Woolley][drawing]
17912L	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group from one burial. (A) [A and J] 2 Gold frontlets. (B) [B and K]2 tubular gold bracelets (C) Gold earring, spirally coiled with lunate ends (D) [D and L] 2 silver bracelets, single wire (E) Cylinder seal, lapis lazuli, introductory scene, 2 standing figures and seated deity; crescent above god; (F) Necklace of gold balls between carnelian bugles, flat lentoid chalcedones, carnelian barrels, carnelian ball, agate lentoid, green chalcedone bugles. (G) Axe, type XVIII, [H-I] Copper objects [These are drawn on the field catalog card, but not assigned subdivisions by Woolley][drawing]