863http://www165.123.244.137/subject/863/Object TypeConesMuseumBritish MuseumSeason Number01: 1922-1923TechniqueInscribedCulture/PeriodUr IIIObject TypePeg, Nail or Cone (inscribed)Text GenreRoyal/MonumentalMaterialUnfiredMaterialFiredU Number780Description (Modern)Cone, inscribedDescription (Catalog Card)Large clay cone. Inscription of Rim [written above; Arab is scratched out] -Sin, dedication to Tammus. Recording the king's building of a temple called Ka'-li-sud for Tammuz, the rustic god, and praying that he may prosper and increase the flocks and herds.Woolley's descriptionDescription (Modern)Object is not sealed.Find Context (Catalog Card)Well no.1Material (Catalog Card)ClayMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (BM Big Number)116422Museum Number (BM Registration Number)1923,1110.7Museum Number (BM Big Number)116422Tablet ID NumberP431790Measurement (Catalog Card)Max diam .125 Height .165Measurement (Height)125Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed ObjectsMeasurement (Width)165Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed ObjectsDates ReferencedRim-Sin