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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18769 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Fragment from top of stem. |
| 18784A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cones, two, similar: (A) All the base preserved with text complete and the stem to the length of 40mm, with about half its text. (B) Base chipped with edge of inscribed area damaged: of the stem c. 60mm remains with half the inscription. |
| 18785 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cone. Base missing: inscription on stem in 10 columns; most of lower part preserved. |
| 18786 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cone, lower part of. Inscribed on stem only, 12 columns. |
| 18808A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cones, fragments of three, similar: only the stem inscribed. (A) Lower part, half of, with remains of 10 columns of text.; (B) Top part of stem with 13 columns of text partly preserved.; (C) One side only from base upwards. Part of 6 columns of text preserved. |
| 18824 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cone, fragment of. Inscribed on the stem only; about 1/3 of the stem preserved. |
| 18828 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cone, fragment of base. With rather more than half the inscription preserved. |
| 18838 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cone. Unusually samll, inscribed on the stem only. Tip missing and a chip off the base but only about 2 signs damaged and the text otherwise complete. |
| 18878 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cone, fragment of. Lower part of the stem and fragment of the surface of the base. Inscribed on base and stem. |
| 18894 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cone, tip of stem of. |
| 18895 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cone, fragment of. A little more than one-half split away from the lower part of the stem. |
| 19482 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone (complete) only the stem inscribed |
| 19488B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Part of. Inscribed on the base and stem : about half of the text on the base preserved |
| 20069 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Imperfect. Inscribed on base only : about half the text preserved. |
| 18784B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cones, two, similar: (A) All the base preserved with text complete and the stem to the length of 40mm, with about half its text. (B) Base chipped with edge of inscribed area damaged: of the stem c. 60mm remains with half the inscription. |
| 18808B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cones, fragments of three, similar: only the stem inscribed. (A) Lower part, half of, with remains of 10 columns of text.; (B) Top part of stem with 13 columns of text partly preserved.; (C) One side only from base upwards. Part of 6 columns of text preserved. |
| 18808C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay foundation cones, fragments of three, similar: only the stem inscribed. (A) Lower part, half of, with remains of 10 columns of text.; (B) Top part of stem with 13 columns of text partly preserved.; (C) One side only from base upwards. Part of 6 columns of text preserved. |
| 19488A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Part of. Inscribed on the base and stem : about half of the text on the base preserved |
| 19488C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Part of. Inscribed on the base and stem : about half of the text on the base preserved |
| 704B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-F] 6 fragments. Possibly belonging to Cones found here. Placed in box numbered. |
| 704C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-F] 6 fragments. Possibly belonging to Cones found here. Placed in box numbered. |
| 704D | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-F] 6 fragments. Possibly belonging to Cones found here. Placed in box numbered. |
| 704E | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-F] 6 fragments. Possibly belonging to Cones found here. Placed in box numbered. |
| 704F | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-F] 6 fragments. Possibly belonging to Cones found here. Placed in box numbered. |
| 866B | (none) | (none) | (none) | (A)Fragment from base of large clay cone. Ends of 10 lines from middle of Column I, beginnings of 5 lines of column II, Kudur-Mabug cone. Duplicate of U.188. (B) Fragment from base of same cone[ref. U.866A], joins U.866A. Both probably fragments from U.863. |