1316http://www165.123.244.137/subject/1316/Object TypeConesMuseumBritish MuseumSeason Number02: 1923-1924TechniqueInscribedObject TypePeg, Nail or Cone (inscribed)Culture/PeriodNeo-AssyrianText GenreRoyal/MonumentalMaterialUnfiredMaterialFiredU Number1262Description (Modern)Cone, inscribedDescription (Catalog Card)Baked clay cone, the apex missing, but inscription intact. 14 lines in one column inscription of: Sin-balatsu-ikbi, governor of Ur, recording his restoration of E-temen-ni-gur, in honor of the god Sin. R1 No. 183Woolley's descriptionDescription (Modern)Object is not sealed.Find Context (Catalog Card)Found at entrance to gateway between 2 columned walls, leading from the court. N.E. of Ziggurat. On right side entering.Material (Catalog Card)ClayMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (BM Big Number)116987Museum Number (BM Registration Number)1924,0920.250Museum Number (BM Big Number)116987Tablet ID NumberP468652Measurement (Catalog Card)H. 72 mm, D. of base 59mm (outer rim)Measurement (Height)72Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed ObjectsMeasurement (Width)59Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed ObjectsDates ReferencedShamash-shum-ukin Sin-balassu-iqbi