Ur Collection

Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting a governor being introduced to the king
Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting Haskhamer, Governor of the city of Ishkun-sin is introduced to the King of Ur (Ur-Nammu) who is seated by the goddess Ishtar, note the symbol of the moon

Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Jewellery from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Sumeria, Ancient Iraq, Early Dynastic III, about 2600 BC. Showing hair ornaments, earrings and necklaces

Oldest Known Examples of the Goldsmiths Art: Masterpieces of Sumerian Culture, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Jewels of a Lady of the Court in the Great Days of Ur, c1935. Artist: Joint Expedition to Ur
Jewels of a Lady of the Court in the Great Days of Ur, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Great Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

Shrine of Justice, Ur, Iraq, 1977

Residential area, Ur, Iraq, 1977. Remains of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur

Shrine of Justice (detail), Ur, Iraq, 1977

Flood pits, Ur, Iraq, 1977

Royal cemetery, Ur, Iraq, 1977. Ur was one of the pre-eminent cities of Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Most of the tombs in the royal cemetery date from around 2600 BC

Ram or Goat in a Bush from Ur, Early Dynastic, 2600 BC. Statuette of a goat perched against a bush looking for food in gold and lapis lazuli

The Shrine of Hendursag, Old Babylonian, 1750BC. White limestone carved statuette found in Ur, chapel (private houses), repaired and reused in chapel devoted to Hendursag, god of law in Sumerian

Bulls Head on Sounding Box of Harp, Royal Tombs of Ur, c2500 BC. The Royal Cemetery at Ur is an archaeological site in modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate in southern Iraq

The Ram in a Thicket, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC
Detail of the Ram in a Thicket, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. One of an almost identical pair discovered by Leonard Woolley in the Great Death Pit

Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing chariots and soldiers, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing four-wheeled chariots and soldiers, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Detail of the standard of Ur showing a Sumerian Harpist and a Ruler, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the standard of Ur showing a Sumerian Harpist and a Ruler, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC

The Peace side of the Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
The Peace side of the Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

The Royal Game of Ur, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. This game board is one of several with a similar layout found by Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur

Queens Lyre from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. Stringed instrument with a bulls head. The front panels are made of lapis lazuli, shell and red limestone originally set in bitumen

Lapis lazuli cylinder seal, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600 BC. This cylinder seal comes from the Queens Grave in the cemetery at Ur. The seal is engraved with a banquet scene

Babylonian helmet of Prince Meskalamdur
Helmet of Prince Meskalamdur from the Royal cemetery at Ur, made of Electrum

Side of the Sumerian Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
The Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Detail of Sumerian soldiers from the Royal Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of Sumerian soldiers from the Royal Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Model terracotta chair from Ur with relief design of two birds. From the British Museums collection

Terracotta statue of a great god from Ur

Ur-Nanshe, king of Lagash, Sumeria, c2500 BC. Detail of a limestone relief showing Ur-Nanshe, one of the kings of the Ur Dynasty I (2650-2350 BC) wearing the traditional fur skirt or Kaunakes

Standard of Ur, the war side, from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Sumerian, c2500 BC. Made from lapis lazuli, mother-of-pearl, shell and coloured stone mosaic, it depicts the Sumerian army

Tablet with bilingual inscription erected by King Hammurabi
Tablet with bilingual inscription in Sumerian and Akkadian erected by King Hammurapi of Babylon from Ur, from the British Museums collection

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