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.
Objects: Cones Export: JSON - XML - CSV
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 17229 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. (fragment) Libit-Ishtar; building of the E-gi(g)-par. (Ur inscription 106). |
| 17230 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. (fragment) Sumu-ili; building of the Eginabtum. (Ur Inscription 114) |
| 17231 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. (fragment). Warad-Sin; building of E-dilmunna. (Ur Inscription 127) |
| 17232 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. (fragment). Rim-Sin; building of E-erin-kukud. (Ur Inscription 141) |
| 17233 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone (fragment). Sumu-ilu; building of the Eginabtum. (Ur inscription 114). |
| 17234 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone (fragment) Warad(?)-Sin. HC. |
| 17252 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cone [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] |
| 17628 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Foundation Cone. Fragmentary. (Larsa type) 1/3 of stem and virtually all of base missing = UR RI#131 (Warad-Sin). |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. | |
| 17822 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cone. Small headless type. Tip missing, text complete. |
| 17844 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Fragment of a large cone (Larsa type) |
| 17845 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Fragment of a large cone (Larsa type) |
| 17848 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Stem of, the base missing. =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). |
| 17884 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Inscribed on stem and base =UR RI#106 (Libit-Ishtar) |
| 17885 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cones. Fragments of. |
| 17982 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cones. Clay. [drawing 1:2] |
| 18175 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Inscribed cone. Fragment of. From a large cone of the Larsa type: only part of one side of the stem found. |
| 18176 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Inscribed clay cone. Large cone of Larsa type, the head intact, the stem broken and a good deal of the text missing. |
| 18177 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Inscribed clay cone. The stem broken off and nearly all its text missing. The head complete except for chips, the text in poor condition. |
| 18227 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Base of Larsa type, with text intact (? Warad-Sin ?) |
| 18228 | 33-35-192, 33-35-192 | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Fragment of the stem only. Large Larsa type about 2/3 of text preserved (? Warad-Sin) |
| 18336 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone of Larsa type. Fragmentary. |