.bk A14 .fl O914jw.j .fd Object descriptions .ei jw .ed O914 .rd O817 .ri jw q 5.1 df fg ds Fragment of what may be the leg of a figurine. It is cylindrical, tapering somewhat from what appears to be the point of attachment to a bigger, rounded object. nr Originally included in a pottery lot (A14q5) in season MZ14, but recognized as an item by hh and forwarded for proper analysis and storage. nm Measurements are of the extant fragment. w2 is the maximum diameter. w2 2.3 lg 4.2 c# 2.5Y7/2 co light gray P2 ZSB 2-9 q 17.3 df fg ds Fragment of what may the neck of a figurine. It is cylindrical and slightly curved along the long axis. nr Originally included in a pottery lot (A14q17) in season MZ14, but recognized as an item by hh and forwarded for proper analysis and storage. nm Measurements are of the extant fragment. w2 2.05 lg 2.15 c# 2.5Y7/2 co light gray P2 ZSB 2-9 i 187 df ja ds Wide-mouth jar with rope decoration and narrow, turned-out rim. Base is clearly defined, but slightly convex. Decoration is one horizontal band, 2cm wide and 1cm thick, set 6cm below the rim. Light turn marks on outside of body. w1 45.7 w3 23.5 ht 42.8 wm CH co pale yellow c# 2.5YR7/3 pv Restored from fragments cn One large piece, about one-fifth the diameter, missing from rim just before turn of body to base. P99 to Deir ez-Zor i 212 df ja ds Wide-mouth jar with out-turned rim. Bottom is spherical and has a formed hole 2cm in diameter in the center. Horizontal rope and combed decorations. Rope decoration (1cm wide and 0.7cm thick) forms jar's maximum diameter and is located 6cm below the rim. Lower comb (below rope) is 1cm thick and horizontal. Top comb (above rope) is sinusoidal wave with peak-to-peak amplitude of 2cm and a period of 7cm. w1 36.5 w2 41.5 ht 36.2 wm CH c# 5Y8/2 co pale yellow pv restored from fragments. cn One large piece, about one-eigth diameter missing from rim to mid-body. Several other body sherds missing. P99 to Deir ez-Zor i 217 df ja ds globular-base jar with out-turned rim. wm ROG w1 12.3 w2 27.0 ht 34.7 c# 10YR8/2 co very pale brown pv restored from fragments cn Holes in rim and body P99 to Deir ez-Zor .rd O907 q 451.2 df b ds Upper globe of the skull of a pig. nt Identification made by visiting paleozoologist, Dr. H-P Eurpmann, from the University of Tuebingen, Germany. nd Re-packaged as A14q451-b1 P1 Placed in bone lot storage. .rd O914 q 381.1 df ca ds fragment of a decorated, un-fired clay disk. The front has a raised, convex center section into the center of which is pressed a smaller concave depression centered on the axis of rotation. Beyond the center, the disk is decorated with closely spaced radial lines from the outside edge of the center section to the circumference; however, the back is flat and undecorated. cn About half of the object remains, including the entire center core and a little less than half of the peripheral elements. co light gray c# 10YR7/2 w2 6.5 ht 1.3 nt Diameter of center section is 2.8cm. P99 to drafting and photography .rd O914 q 836.2 df cl ds Group of about 30 small clay lumps. Inspected by mkb, who in checking for additional sealings associated with the new enden of Urkesh, identified a sealing with straw impressions. It will be designated as component q836.2.1 and analyzed separately. P1 Balance of lumps discarded O914. q 836.3 ;q 836.2.1 df fg ds fragment of an figurine that is most likely the head of an animal, perhaps a ewe sheep. nr Component of a lot of clay lumps obtained from screening the dirt associated with the search for more fragments of the Ishar Napshum door sealing, i239. lg 1.9 w1 1.15 ht 1.75 c# 10YR3/1 co very dark gray nl redesignated as q836.3 so that it could be processed by the JD program. P2 ZSB 2-9 i 243 df fg ds Hindquarters and a substantial part of the body of a female animal. Genitalia prominently displayed. cn Head, forequarters and half the hind legs are missing. Attachment for a tail is also broken off. lg 8.05 w1 4.82 ht 4.88 c# 10YR8/2 co very pale brown P2 to drafting and then ZSB storage q 837.1 df ca ds Conical fired clay object with rounded tip and a base that sharply narrows to a shaft which is broken off. Possibly phallic. cn Slightly chipped at the tip and shaft is missing. w2 2.9 lg 3.7 c# 5Y7/2 co light gray P2 ZSB 7-59 q 834.3 df cl ds Group of about 50 small clay lumps. Cleaned and inspected by mkb, who in checking for additional sealings associated with the new enden of Urkesh, identified two plain sealings with straw impressions. These will be designated as components q834.3.1 and q834.3.2 and analyzed separately. P1 Balance of lumps discarded O914. q 834.4 nl originally labeled as subitem q834.3.1, which could not be processed by JD program. Assigned next item number in sequence. ;q 834.3.1 df sl ds Clay sealing upon which are impressions of straw and possibly cloth. lg 2.3 w1 1.9 ht 0.7 c# 10YR7/3 co very pale brown P2 ZSB 8-45 q 834.5 nl originally labeled as subitem q834.3.2, which could not be processed by JD program. Assigned next item number in sequence. ;q 834.3.2 df sl ds Clay sealing upon which are impressions of straw. lg 2.3 w1 2.1 ht 1.5 c# 10YR7/3 co very pale brown P2 ZSB 8-45 q 835.1 df cl ds Group of 17 small clay lumps. Cleaned and inspected by mkb, who in checking for additional sealings associated with the new enden of Urkesh, identified a small,handmade vessel and a sealing with straw impressions. These will be designated as components q835.1.1 and q835.1.2 respectively and analyzed separately. P1 Balance of lumps discarded O914. q 835.4 ;q 835.1.1 df cv ds Fragment of a small, hand-made bowl. cn About half of vessel extant. w2 4.6 ht 2.1 c# 10YR5/2 co grayish brown nl formerly designated as q485.1.1 P2 ZSB 6-17 q 835.5 ;q 835.1.2 df sl ds Clay sealing upon which are impressions of straw. lg 1.9 w1 1.8 ht 0.95 c# 10YR5/1 co gray nl formerly designated as q835.1.2 P2 ZSB 8-45 q 834.3 df cl ds Group of about 50 small clay lumps. Inspected by mkb, who in checking for additional sealings associated with the new enden of Urkesh, identified two plain sealings with straw impressions. These will be designated as components q834.3.1 and q834.3.2 and analyzed separately. P1 Balance of lumps discarded O914. q 831.2 df sl ds Three of a group of 21 small clay lumps brought from the field under this lot number. Inspected by mkb, who in checking for additional sealings associated with the new enden of Urkesh, identified three more pieces of the original seal impression, i239. These were assigned this q-item number and consolidated with i239 by the conservator. P99 Balance of lumps assigned component number A14q831.2.1. q 831.2.1 df cl ds Group of 18 clay lumps which, upon examination by mkb, had no seal or object impressions. P1 Discarded O914 q 483.1 df ja sh jnf-2 wm ROG1 nt According to mkb the shape is related to jnf-2, but not as carinated. P2 ZSB 6-17 i 124 df ja sh jnf-2 wm ROG nt According to mkb the shape is related to jnf-2, but not identical. The ware, ROG, is very coarse. q 415.3 df t ds Fragment of clay disk with impressed circles. cn Over one-third extant including an arc of the rim and the center. nt Examined by gb, who stated that it could be a numeric or school tablet. P99 to drafting and then to the Dier ez-Zor museum. q 527.2 df cup ds Seven conical cups and one spherical cup bases, which are string-cut. cn Only base extant. nm Height is of extant portion only. nl Originally labeled as q-item A14q527.2 and then broken down and assigned individual consecutive q-item numbers A14q527.2 through A14q527.8 with the anticipation that some may have been restorable. None were. Then, after consultation with mkb, we decided to group them into a new pottery lot, A14q843, and process them as normal sherds. P99 Photographed, then forwarded to pottery analyst for further processing as a sherd in new lot A14q843. q 527.3 df cup P99 Photographed, then forwarded to pottery analyst for further processing as a sherd in new lot A14q843. q 527.4 df cup P99 Photographed, then forwarded to pottery analyst for further processing as a sherd in new lot A14q843. q 527.5 df cup P99 Photographed, then forwarded to pottery analyst for further processing as a sherd in new lot A14q843. q 527.6 df cup P99 Photographed, then forwarded to pottery analyst for further processing as a sherd in new lot A14q843. q 527.7 df cup P99 Photographed, then forwarded to pottery analyst for further processing as a sherd in new lot A14q843. q 527.8 df cup P99 Photographed, then forwarded to pottery analyst for further processing as a sherd in new lot A14q843. q 843 df p ds New pottery lot comprised of eight string-cut bases that were originally designated as item A14q527.2. nl Consolidated here to be processed as sherds, as none could be restored to a whole vessel. P99 Stored with pottery lots q 232.1 df ca ds fragment of a clay artifact shaped like a human foot, impression on flat side lg 10.90 w1 4.35 ht 8.15 co light brown P2 7-59 q 835.2 df la ds End fragment of what probably is a tool with trapizoidal cross-section and made from hard, densely-grained black stone. Sides are smoothed, most likely from use for polishing, burnishing, or grinding. lg 3.2 w1 5.6 ht 4.1 co black nm Length is that of fragment. P2 ZSB 16-69 q 835.3 df ma ds Small, rectangular block of copper alloy with bronze disease. It is tapered at one end and broken off at the other. The extant shape suggests that it may have been a tool, perhaps a small chisel. lg 2.2 w1 0.85 ht 0.35 wm bronze P99 to conservation q 831.4 df la ds Half of toroid-shaped stone. Cut is verical plane through the center axis. Only the hole is finely cut. The outside surface, on the other hand, is not rounded. Wear not evident on any surface, which may indicate that the object was being manufactured when it broke. nm Center hole is 1.7cm in diameter. w2 9.4 ht 4.6 co tan P2 ZSB 16-69 i 77 df ja ds Sherds from a vessel excavated in MZ16 that, when analyzed by mkb, proved non-restorable. nl Assigned to a new, separate q-lot, A14q846, for analysis as regular pottery. P99 Now in A14q846. i 138 df ja ds Sherds from a vessel excavated in MZ17 that, when analyzed by mkb, proved non-restorable. nl Assigned to a new, separate q-lot, A14q845, for analysis as regular pottery. P99 Now in A14q845. i 139 df ja ds Sherds from a vessel excavated in MZ17 that, when analyzed by mkb, proved non-restorable. nl Assigned a new, separate q-lot, A14q844, for analysis as regular pottery. P99 Now in A14q844. q 844 df p ds New pottery lot comprised sherds from a jar excavated in MZ17 and originally thought to be restorable, A14.139. nl Not restorable, so assigned to this q-lot to be processed as sherds. P99 Stored with pottery lots. q 845 df p ds New pottery lot comprised sherds from a jar excavated in MZ17 and originally thought to be restorable, A14.138. nl Not restorable, so assigned to this q-lot to be processed as sherds. P99 Stored with pottery lots. q 846 df p ds New pottery lot comprised sherds from a jar excavated in MZ16 and originally thought to be restorable, A14.77. nl Not restorable, so assigned to this q-lot to be processed as sherds. P99 Stored with pottery lots.