Ribbon
| Object Number: | B17711A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PG 800 |
| Period: | Early Dynastic III |
| Date Made: | 2600-2450 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2600 |
| Late Date: | -2450 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Gold |
| Height: | 0.7 cm |
| Width: | 0.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928 |
| Other Number: | U.10934 - Field No SF |
Description
Shubad, now Puabi
CBS Register: U.10936-10934 (ribbon) Queen Shubad's headdress.
The two cuneiform signs that compose her name were initially read as "Shub-ad" in Sumerian. Today, however, we think they should be read in Akkadian as "Pu-abi."
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Ancient Mesopotamia: The Royal Tombs of Ur (1983 - 1998) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery ( Oct 2009 - Jan 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Roaf, Michael. 1990. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East.. Facts On File. pg. 238 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 93 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ed. 1st. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 147 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Horne, Lee C., and Zettler, Richard L. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pages 89-92/Figure 29 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Aruz, Joan. 2003. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millenium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus.. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 110-111 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 25 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Reichel, Clemens, and Evans, Jean M., and Green, Jack D., and Benzel, Kim, and Miller, Naomi, and Pittman, Holly, and Zettler, Richard L., and Hafford, William B., and Azara, Pedro, and Chi, Jennifer. Feb 2015. From Ancient to Modern: Archaeology and Aesthetics.. New York City. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. pg. 240 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 154 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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