CHIEFLY FROM NIPPUR. 



281 



Plate. Text. 

 XVIII 40-18 



Date. 

 Lugal-kigub-nidudu. 



XIX 49-61 Lugalzaggisi. 



XX 62 



XXI 63 



XXII 64 



XXIII 65 



Al-usharshid. 



Sargon I. 



Naram-Sin. 



Ur-Ninib. 



XXIV 66, 67 c. 1400 B.C. 



XXIV 



XXV 69 



XXV 70 



Marduk-shabik-zerim. 



c. 1100 B.C. 



Unknown. 



Description. 



Fragm. of vases in white calcite stalagmite, from which (together 

 with others) the text on Plates 36, 37 has been restored. Nip- 

 pur. C. B. M. 9613, 9607 + 9657 -4- 9609, 9605, 9634, 9900, 9606, 

 10001. Cf. Plates 36, 37, No. 86. 



Fragm. of vases in white calcite stalagmite, from which (together 

 with others) the text on Plates 38-42 has been restored. Nippur. 

 C. B. M. 9914 + 9910 + 9915 -f 9913 + 9320, 9611 + x + 9610, 9696 

 + 9637, 9628, 9925, 9700, 9692, 9695, 9685, 9312, 9683, 9087. Cf. 

 Plates 38-42, No. 87. 



White marble vase, an inscribed portion (containing parts of li. 8, 

 9, 11-13 and the whole of li. 10) broken from its side. Nippur 

 III, approximately same place as PL 36, 37, No. 86. Inscr. 20.6 

 X 5.6, 13 li. Orig. in M. I. O., Constantinople. Pho. taken 

 from a ca. (C. B. M. 9793). Cf. PI. 4, No. 5 and PI. Ill, Nos. 

 4-12. 



Fragm. of a brick of baked clay, yellowish, 23.5 (fragm.) X 18 

 (fragm.) X 8 (orig.). Nippur III, found out of place on the S. 

 E. side of Z., approximately at the same depth as PI. 36, No. 

 86. Inscr. (written) 3 li. (orig. 2 col., 6 li.). The character 

 Shar repeated on the upper left corner of inscribed surface. 

 Orig. in M. I. O., Constantinople. Cf. PI. 3, No. 3. 



Fragm. of an inscribed bas-relief in basalt. Biarbekir. A god 

 standing on the right, clad in a hairy garment, wearing a con- 

 ical head-dress. Hair arranged in a net, long pointed beard, 

 bracelets on both wrists, short staff (?) in each hand. Part of 

 hair, left upper arm and both legs wanting. Pho. taken from 

 a ca. (C. B. M. 9479). Cf. PI. 50, No. 120. 



Brick of baked clay, light brown, broken, 31 x 15 x 7. Nippur 

 III, c. 10 m. below surface underneath the S. E. buttress of Z. 

 from a pavement constructed by Ur-Ninib. Inscr. (written) 

 22.4 X 10, 13 li., beginning at the bottom. Orig. in M. I. O., 

 Constantinople. Cf. PI. 10, No. 18. 



Tablet of baked clay, Obv. and Rev. Tell el-Hesy (Palestine). 

 Pho. taken from a ca. (in possession of the editor). Cf. PI. 64, 

 No. 147. 



Fragm. of a baked clay cylinder, barrel shaped, solid, light brown. 

 Place unknown. Pho. taken from a ca. (C. B. M. 9553). Cf. 

 PI. 64, No. 148. 



Upper part of a black boundary stone. Nippur. Upper section : 

 Disc of the sun, crescent, Venus. Lower section : 2 col. of 

 inscr. Pho. taken from a ca. (in possession of the editor). Cf . 

 PI. 68, No. 150. 



Brown sandstone pebble (weight?), oblong, flat on both ends, 

 weight 1067 grams, 8.2 x 14.7 x 6. Nippur, on S. E. side of Z., 

 2£ m. below surface. Meaning of characters inscribed on 

 convex surface not certain, possibly " I of a mine+ 15 " = 55 

 shekels (equal to c. 1054 grams, if referring to the Babylonian 

 heavy silver mine [royal norm = 1146.1-1150.1 gr., according to 



