Cones
This category includes objects used for decoration or to attach plaques to walls.
Wall cones, nails, or pegs are usually made of clay, but can be made of stone. Two main types exist, inscribed and not-inscribed. Inscribed cones bear dedicatory inscriptions from a ruler/govenor to a god or goddess describing achievements and building projects. Non-inscribed cones can be left plain or the ends may be painted. These painted cones were grouped together to form patterns on walls. The shapes of the cones vary based on time period and function.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18107 | (none) | 1932,1008.1 | (none) | Clay cone. Upper part of stem and about 1/3 of base missing: larsa type. |
| 17985 | (none) | 1933,1013.176 | (none) | Cones. Clay. Heads colored red or black. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 17984 | (none) | 1933,1013.173 | (none) | Cones. Clay. [drawing 1:2] |
| 17983 | (none) | 1933,1013.174 | (none) | Cones. Clay. [drawing 1:2] | |
| 17982 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cones. Clay. [drawing 1:2] |
| 17981 | (none) | 1933,1013.175 | (none) | Cones. Clay. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 17892B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cone fragment. Unidentified. Mentions religion - their god. |
| 17885 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cones. Fragments of. |
| 17884 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Inscribed on stem and base =UR RI#106 (Libit-Ishtar) |
| 17864 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Headdress type. The tip broken away and the ends of the lines of the inscription damaged. =UR RI#106 (Libit-Ishtar). |
| 17851 | (none) | 1932,1008.2 | (none) | Clay cone. Complete - straight type with no head. Of Libit-Ishtar. |
| 17848 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Stem of, the base missing. =UR RI. #106 (Libit-Ishtar) |
| 17845 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Fragment of a large cone (Larsa type) |
| 17844 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Fragment of a large cone (Larsa type) |
| 17823 | (none) | 1932,1008.5 | (none) | Clay foundation cone. Fragment of stem. |
| 17822 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cone. Small headless type. Tip missing, text complete. |
| 17821 | (none) | 1932,1008.3 | (none) | Clay foundation cone (fragment). Stem only, part of it splintered away. |
| 17654B | 32-40-429, 32-40-429 | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Wall cones. Two of Warad-Sin = complete. Cf. Ur inscription 131. (A) is intact = (B) is broken, and a large flake has come away from the stem, so that about 1/3 of the inscription is missing: this happened before the cone was set in the wall. | |
| 17654A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Wall cones. Two [A-B] of Warad-Sin = complete. Cf. Ur inscription 131. (A) is intact (B) is broken, and a large flake has come away from the stem, so that about 1/3 of the inscription is missing: this happened before the cone was set in the wall. |
| 17644 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Inscribed. Lower part only: small both with no 'head' to the nail but flattened and like Ur-Engur type: but this later. |
| 17628 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Foundation Cone. Fragmentary. (Larsa type) 1/3 of stem and virtually all of base missing = UR RI#131 (Warad-Sin). |
| 175 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Fr. of Top only with ends of lines. [Annotated] Inscription probably of Ur-Engur. [Annotated] Thrown out |
| 17252 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cone [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] |
| 17234 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone (fragment) Warad(?)-Sin. HC. |
| 17233 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone (fragment). Sumu-ilu; building of the Eginabtum. (Ur inscription 114). |