UR-3D
UR – 3D Reconstruction - The House of Sîn-nādā and his Wife Nuṭṭuptum
The house of Sîn-nādā and his wife Nuṭṭuptum, with its 16 rooms and an area of 236 m2, is one of the largest ancient Babylonian houses ever discovered in Ur. The excavations took place during three campaigns in 2017, 2019, and 2022 under the direction of Prof Adelheid Otto. The LMU team was part of a larger project that has been carried out by Prof Elizabeth Stone (Stony Brook University, NY) and Dr Abdelamir al-Hamdani in Ur since 2015. (https://www.vorderas-archaeologie.uni-muenchen.de/forschung/ur/index.html)
The idea of a 3D reconstruction was born after the first campaign. In collaboration with the V2C (Centre for Virtual Reality and Visualisation) (https://doku.lrz.de/zentrum-fuer-virtuelle-realitaet-und-visualisierung-v2c-10333040.html) of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities and its team leader Dr Thomas Odaker, work has been underway ever since.
Kristian Weinand, B.A. and Maya Czupor, B.A. developed the models based on the plans and photos from the excavation and in many discussions with the excavators, in particular Dr Berthold Einwag.
Since October 2023, the 3D reconstruction of the house of Sîn-nādā and his wife Nuṭṭuptum has been "walkable" room by room in the brand new LED CAVE on the premises of the LRZ Garching. “. (https://doku.lrz.de/cave-10614845.html?showLanguage=en_GB) (https://www.lrz.de/presse/ereignisse/2023-10-26-V2c-CAVEneu/)
How did the elite live in ancient Babylonian times? The reconstruction of the villa of the temple ruler Sîn-nādā and his wife Nuṭṭuptum shows this vividly in 3D.
Photo: A. Podo / LRZ. Partners: Prof Dr Adelheid Otto, Dr Berthold Einwag, LMU (https://doku.lrz.de/zentrum-fuer-virtuelle-realitaet-und-visualisierung-v2c-10333040.html)
Ur Area 5: Excavation area of the house of Sîn-nādā and his wife Nuṭṭuptum, in the foreground; in the background the ziggurat of Ur
Ur Area 5: The house of Sîn-nādā and his wife Nuṭṭuptum, built in the 19th century BC, as excavated
3D modelling of the walls of the same house on the ground floor, first floor plan study
Early reconstruction attempts: a single-storey house
The improved reconstruction study of a partially two-storey house with a family crypt in front, first version
Reconstruction attempt of the doors UE VII S. 143, Fig 39
Attempted reconstruction of the doors on the basis of a door leaf made of reed and wood found by the excavator Leonard Woolley in 1924 in the Nin-šubur chapel of the nearby residential quarter AH in Ur and illustrated in Ur Excavations Vol. VII, p. 143, Fig 39
Reconstruction study on door locks using a wooden bolt
Reconstruction study of the interior: floors covered with reed mats, wicker baskets and ceramic vessels
Reconstruction study of room 6 based on the findings
Contact
- Dr. Berthold Einwag: einwag@lmu.de
- Prof. Dr. Adelheid Otto: aotto@lmu.de
- Dr. Thomas Odaker: Thomas.Odaker@lrz.de