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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 10105A | (none) | (none) | B92838 | Clay Cone. [A-B] Two fragments duplicates of Libit-Ishtar, =U.4, re. Giving first column (cf. U.10, U.137 = second column) [C]Another, including on head nearly complete (from house site top rubbish). Column 2 1L ends with ma-ka (cf U.10137). [D]Another fragment [E]Another fragment |
| 7719 | (none) | (none) | B17227, B17227 | Clay cone of Rim-Sin to Nergal. Inscribed in dupliate on head and stem. Inscription on stem of U.640 apparently corresponds (acc. to the photograph) to col. 2 of U.7719. = dupl. of 640. HC.19. | |
| 7776B | (none) | (none) | B17226 | Clay cone Sumuilum Fragment Inscription nearly complete = variants of U.7772 (U.2634, etc.) (in last 3 lines) Another fragment of this type. With text on head complete. And a fragment of stem which may belong with preceding. HC 22 | |
| 7711 | (none) | (none) | B17225, B17225 | Clay cone. Ibi-Sin. Fragmentary. Prob = (the fragmentary) U.2576 but contains fuller text. HC.12. | |
| 8835 | (none) | (none) | B17224 | Clay cone. New? of Enannatum the high-priest of Nannar for the life of Eungunum (of Larsa and) Ur. Dedication to Dagan, Lord of the grat gods. A second column missing. H.C.68. [Handwriting not Woolley] |
| 6338B | (none) | (none) | B16233 | Clay cones of Warad ilSin. To Nin-gal. Warad-sin only patesi like Silli Adad. Restores on the old plan her hous: e id-galu-sub-gu-kalam-ma. Walls destroyed? does not destroy the temenos, but puts (a si-cu-um: Semetic word) Curious name of the temple: house of the canal: the man who raises the land. Cf. Br. 11656: boat of the god of the same canal. E. H.C. | |
| 6359N | (none) | (none) | B16232 | Clay Cone of Nur Adad to Ningal. Rebuilds E-nun-azag. (A)[A and C-M] to B. H.C. (B)[B and N] and fragments to E. H.C. | |
| 6019 | (none) | (none) | B16231, B16231 | Clay foundation of Ur Nammu. Stem only. Chipped. Same inscription as U.2701, U.202. Records digging of a canal called Canal of Ur. P. Text: 9H(3) | |
| 6359B | (none) | (none) | B16230 | Clay Cone of Nur Adad to Ningal. Rebuilds E-nun-azag. (A)[A and C-M] to B. H.C. (B)[B and N] and fragments to E. H.C. | |
| 1454 | (none) | (none) | B15619, B15619 | Portion of the base of large clay cone, with inscription in 2 columns. Mostly illegible and authorship uncertain: possibly contains a dedication to Nergal. P. | |
| 1166 | (none) | (none) | B15616 | Portion from the shaft of a large clay cone, with inscription of Warad-Sin, king of Larsa, duplicate of U.641, etc. joined from 4 small fragments. P. | |
| 1591B | (none) | (none) | B15615 | Card Missing |
| 1355 | (none) | (none) | B15614, B15614 | Fragment from top of stem of large clay cone apparently of (Nur)-Adad, King of Ur and Larsa. Ends of 8 lines. P. |
| 1517 | (none) | (none) | B15613 | Clay cone of Ur-Nammu. Inscription duplicate of U.1515. P. | |
| 1206 | (none) | (none) | B15612, B15612 | Pot sherd, upon the outside of which promiscuous cuneiform signs have been inscribed in an archaic hand, presumably as practice. P. | |
| 209 | (none) | (none) | B14938, B14938 | Cone, black and white veined marble. Only the lower part preserved. Inscribed: [Annotated] Dedication to the goddess Ningal for the life of Ur-Engur by a priest of Nannar. [Annotated] Duplicate of 249 [Annotated] Copied and transliterated. Placed in P.R. | |
| 1 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay Cone. Inscribed. |
| 2 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Base of. Inscribed. [Annotated] King's name broken off. Placed in IN/No. 2 Ur Texts I: R.I.135 |
| 4 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Upper part. Inscribed. [Annotated] Libit-Ishtar. Duplicate of SAKI 204/3 [Annotated] Duplicates - 74. Sumerian inscription of Libit-Ishtar recording of his building of E-gipar, the residence of the high priest in Ur. Inscr. duplicate of clay, Miscell. Inscr. no. 27. Ur TextsI: R.1.106. Placed in IN/No.5 |
| 19 | (none) | 1935,0113.628 | (none) | Clay truncated cone. (broken). Inscribed on base and barrel. [Annotation] Building inscription of Warad-Sin SAKI-212c. Duplicates:U.334; U.753; U.700; U.878; U.751 [Annotation] Recording the king's building of E-temen-ni-gur-ru, for his life and that of his father Kudur-Mabug. (restores and completes a previously known insription) Placed in IN/No.3. Ur Texts I:R.I.131 |
| 74 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Inscribed. Upper part. Lower part broken off in antiquity. [Annotated] Duplicate of U.4. [Annotated] Ur Texts I: R.1.106 [Annotated] Placed in IN/No.5. |
| 93 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. fr. of = Inscribed [Annotated] TTB Neo-Babylonian |
| 99 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of Clay Cone. Duplicate of one found by Taylor with an inscription recording a dedication to the Sun-god by Enannatum, a priest of the Moon-god, for the life of Gunguau, King of Ur (and Larsa). | |
| 115 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Fr of. Inscribed. [Annotated] Inscription of Ur-Engur, probably concerning E-temen-ni-il. [Annotated] Placed in 1N/No. 4. |
| 131 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Fragment consisting of the base and only a few millimeters of the cone proper. Inscribed. [Annotated[ Ur-Engur's inscription concerning E-kemen-ui-il. [Annotated] Placed in 1N/No. 4. [Annotated] Scrapped. |