Statuette
| Object Number: | CBS16216 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | from the Dim-tab-ba temple |
| Period: | Ur III |
| Date Made: | 2100 - 2000 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2100 |
| Late Date: | -2000 |
| Section: | Babylonian |
| Materials: | Copper |
| Technique: | Inscribed |
| Iconography: | Human Basket Inscription |
| Inscription Language: | Sumerian Language |
| Length: | 24 cm |
| Width: | 6 cm |
| Depth: | 2 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1926 |
| Other Number: | U.6305 - Field No SF P227098, P468087 - CDLI Number B16216 - Old Museum Number CBS 16216 & IM 001158 - Other Number |
Description
Dungi, now Shulgi
CBS Register: copper statue of the basket carrier. from the foundation box of Dimtabba shrine by Shulgii. Inscribed.
UE VI: Statue, copper, of Shulgii as Kanephoros.
(CDLI Composite: Q000961). See CDLI for transliteration info. Pairs with IM 001158 from the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Woolley, Charles L. Ur Excavations: The building of the Third Dynasty.. Published for the Trustees of the Two Museums by the Oxford University Press. Vol. VI. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Web Site] Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative: Archival View of P227098.. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] 2013. Quest for Treasures: Searching for Lost Empires.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 282 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] 1931. "Objects from Ur". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 2. no. 6. pg. 178-182 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 181, pl. III | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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