EDIIIA
2600-2450
Description:
The Early Dynastic IIIa Period is marked by the beginning of syllabic writing, recording the full flow of human speech. This led to the rise of literary texts, poems, histories, etc. instead of just economic documents. Pu’abi and Meshkalamdug’s graves date to this period.
Ultra-Low Chronology
Short/Low Chronology: 2500-2375 BCE
Middle Chronology: 2600-2450 BCE
Long/High Chronology:
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12294 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Bowl. Oval type with silver tubular handle rims. [Type LXIII] |
| 8625 | (none) | (none) | B17451 | Copper bowl. Oval type. Originally provided with a long handle attached to the rim at the middle of the longer sides: this is missing. It was probably of thin (silver?) wire. | |
| 11804 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Bowl. Oval with silver tubular handle-attachments. |
| 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. | |
| 11999 | (none) | 1929,1017.643 | (none) | Copper Bowl. Oval, with flat base & end ribs; at the sides, double tubular handle-rings of silver. Broken but complete. |
| 11924 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Bowl. Oval, with verticular tubular handles. Type LXIII |
| 11526 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper bowl. Oval. |
| 9792 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Bowl. Part of base missing. |
| 8626 | 98-9-1 | (none) | (none) | Copper bowl. Type 14. | |
| 11763 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Cauldron (the bottom is prized up). |
| 14060 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper cauldron. Much distorted. Type LVI. [drawing] |
| 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] |
| 11925 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Dish (see Field Notes). [Annotated] Type LVI |
| 11921 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Jug. of the normal libation type with very long spout. [Drawing] Type XXIX |
| 11923 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Ladle. [Annotated] Type 2 [?] |
| 10997 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Ladle. Handle broken but complete. Type LXXXII [drawing] |
| 10955 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Ladle. With long tubular handle. Type LXXXII. [drawing] |
| 10565 | (none) | (none) | B17280 | Copper Lamp usual shell type | |
| 14269 | 31-17-178 | (none) | (none) | Copper lamp with trough spout. Normal type. | |
| 11569 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Lamp. Usual shell shape. One side badly broken & parts of it missing: otherwise well preserved. |
| 11783 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Lamp. Usual shell type. Extreme L. 190mm |
| 11741 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Lamp. Usual type. |
| 11922 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Patten [Drawing] [Annotated] Type XXVIII |
| 12285 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Platter with lid. Circular dish with cover & handle in centre for removing same. [Type] XLI. [drawing] |
| 11788 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Pot. |
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