Early Dynastic / Sumerian
The period from circa 3000 BC-2350 BC in southern Mesopotamia is sub-divided into three main phases known as Early Dynastic I, II & III. Part of this region at this period corresponds to the ancient region of Sumer hence the assumption that all of the material culture is Sumerian.
Description:
The Sumerian Period is a grouping of the Early Dynastic Periods which were divided by the Oriental Institute's excavations in the Diyala. This term was used during Woolley's time to refer to this span of time. It was preceded by the Jemdat Nasr Period and followed by the Akkadian Period. During this period, Kingship alternated between a number of competing dynasties, traditionally including Kish, Uruk, and Ur.
Ultra Low Chronology:
Short/Low Chronology: 2800-2230 BCE
Middle Chronology: 2900-2340 BCE
Objects: Early Dynastic / Sumerian Export: JSON - XML - CSV
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Coarse yellow-drab clay, wheelmade, round base. Broken. Type III (v.) |
| 26 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. In very bad condition. Inscribed [Annotated] illegible. Votive tablet dedicated to a goddess, dNin-a-[drawing of cuneiform], by Lu-dug(ga) for the life of A-annipada. [Annotated] =Al Obeid book Plate 1x Placed in IN/No.2. |
| 31 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Fr. of, in bad condition. Inscribed. [Annotated] Sumerian account tablet, date broken. [Annotated] Placed in IN/No. 2. |
| 78 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Inscribed. [Annotated] Sumerian list, period Third Dynasty of Ur, date broken, begins MU.EN.NINGAR (Nannar) |
| 266 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of alabaster vase. Rudely inscribed, only first sign of three lines remain. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 272 | (none) | 1923,1110.16 | (none) | Fragment of alabaster bowl. Ends of lines of a rudely scratched inscription. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 285 | (none) | 1923,1110.28 | (none) | Fragment of vessel or mace head, white marble. Inscribed in probably early characters with a dedication to En-(lil)? Placed in IN/No. 1 |
| 578 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of Jar sealing. Stamped with a round seal, sowing winged composite figure. | |
| 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. |
| 1036 | (none) | 1923,1110.80 | (none) | Clay Vase. Handmade. Reddish clay with white slip. [drawing] | |
| 1395 | (none) | 1924,0920.118 | (none) | Fragment. (probably a vase) Reddish clay. Incised female figure holding up hands, with neck and head of ostrich on right. Rudely drawn. |
| 1561 | (none) | 1924,0920.251 | (none) | Base of baked clay cone, with (originally) several narrow columns of inscription of which the first is preserved intact. Inscription of Enannatum I, governor of Lagash, referring to his work in connection with an IB-GAL of the goddess Quanna. |
| 1696 | (none) | 1924,0920.396 | (none) | Alabaster vase. Fragment. With remains of archaic inscription. |
| 7842 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of tablet. Archaic. IL-SU-UR-SAG; IL-SAHAR-; - SAHAR-DA. HC.45. |
| 7849 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Blackish. Very archaic account tablet. HC.54. |
| 7869 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper cullender. Flat rim, thin metal: the cup pierced with 6 rows of small holes: handle made in one piece with rim, fairly solid, rectangular section, bent over at end, clearly having been in a wooden handle. [drawing] |
| 7964 | (none) | 1928,1009.323 | (none) | Copper bowl. Practically hemispherical. Fairly good condition. | |
| 7982A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Two copper bowls. One with a well-marked ring base. Both damaged, corroded together, probably more or less hemispherical in shape. Type _. |
| 7994 | (none) | (none) | B17406 | Copper bowl. Oval, almost boat-shaped. In good condition but cracked. In it were several lumps of copper, apparently unformed. [type] LXIII. | |
| 7995 | (none) | 1928,1009.321 | (none) | Copper strainer. Badly broken and distorted. Normal type with broad rim and flat handle. 97. | |
| 8000 | (none) | 1928,1009.184 | (none) | Three silver cockle shells. One inside the other. The inner one shows signs of a red substance perhaps a pigment. Natural size. | |
| 8057 | (none) | (none) | B17443 | Bowl. [CARD MISSING] | |
| 8058 | (none) | (none) | B17453 | Copper bowl. Oval or boat-shaped. The shape is probably exaggerated by the accidental bending inwards of the long sides. In poor condition and part of the base missing. LXIII. |
| 8059 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper bowl. Shallow, with umbilical centre and pseudo-godrooned sides: the centre has been crushed flat but seems to have been convex. A handle was attached to the rim but is missing. Part of one side broken. Type 86 (new types). |
| 8123 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl. Copper. |
Related Terms
Ubaid - Uruk - Jemdat Nasr - Akkadian Dynasty - Guti/Post Akkadian - Ur III - Old Babylonian - Middle Assyrian - Kassite - Neo-Assyrian - Neo-Babylonian - Achaemenid Empire (Persian) - Seleucid - Parthian