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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (none) | 87-28-27 | (none) | (none) | unknown | |
 | 723 | 55(52?)-30-213 | (none) | (none) | [no catalog card from field] |
| (none) | 35-1-152 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-150.2 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-150.1 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-149 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-148 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-147 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 33-35-195 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 33-35-194 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 33-35-193 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| 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) |
| (none) | 32-40-51 | (none) | (none) | unknown | |
| (none) | 32-40-434 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 32-40-433 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 32-40-432 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 32-40-431 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 32-40-430 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| 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. | |
| 16582 | 31-43-248 | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Fragment. | |
| 16003 | 31-43-247 | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Ur-gigir. The building of E-ses-(e-)-gar(-ra), temple of ... HC.30/ I.1 UET 8/2 (Hand Copied by Legrain) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| (none) | 31-43-246 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| 17117B | 31-43-195 | (none) | (none) | Wall-cones of white calcite. A. blunt point: a roughly incised line round the stem near the head. B. plain. C. Similar to (B), head broken. |
| 17117A | 31-43-194 | (none) | (none) | Wall-cones of white calcite. A. blunt point: a roughly incised line round the stem near the head. B. plain. C. Similar to (B), head broken. |
| 15063A | 31-17-9, 31-17-09 | (none) | (none) | Clay cones. (A) Nearly complete. Inscription on stem complete. Inscription on head partly broken. |