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)
438 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone. Fragment from top. Ends of lines of Ur-Engur's E-temen-ni-il. in Placed in IN/No. 4. scrapped
445 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of cone. Ends of 13 lines. Unidentified. Placed in IN/No. 7
525 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of clay ware. Ends of 7 lines, unidentified
526 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone. Broken. Enscription of Ur-Engur concerning the canal of Ur. Duplicate of U.169. Placed in IN/No 4
527 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone. Inscription of Ur-Engur concerning E-temen-ni-il. Duplicate of U.201. Placed in IN/No 4
528 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone. Fragment. Ends of 7 lines of an inscription of Ur-Engur. Duplicate of U.201 (Scrapped) Placed in IN/No 4
529A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Clay cone. Fragment. Inscription of Ur-Engur's probably duplicate of U.201. Scrapped Placed in IN/No 4
529B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Clay cone. Fragment. Inscription of Ur-Engur's probably duplicate of U.201. Placed in IN/No 4
530A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Clay cone. Fragment. Inscription of Ur-Engur concerning the building of E-temen-ni-il. Duplicate of 201 [Likely U.201] Placed in IN/No 4
530B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Clay cone. Fragment. Inscription of Ur-Engur concerning the building of E-temen-ni-il. Duplicate of 201 [Likely U.201] Placed in IN/No 4
531A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Clay cone. Fragment. Inscription of Ur-Engur, Duplicate of U.201. (Scrapped) Placed in IN/No 4
531B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Clay cone. Fragment. Inscription of Ur-Engur, Duplicate of U.201. Placed in IN/No 4
532 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone. Fragment. Ends of lines, in bad state. Placed in IN/No 4
533A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Clay cone. Fragment. Inscription of Ur-Engur. Duplicate of 201 [Probably U.201] Placed in IN/No 4
533B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Clay cone. Fragment. Inscription of Ur-Engur. Duplicate of 201 [Probably U.201] Placed in IN/No 4
551 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone, complete. Inscription of Ur-Engur concerning the building of E-temen-ni-il. Duplicate of U.201.
640 (none) 1923,1110.8 (none) Large clay cone. On base, 2 column inscription, 2nd column nearly all broken away. 1st col. 14 lines. On shaft, single column 28 lines. Inscription of Rim-Sin of Larsa. Recording his building of a temple? Called E-erim-kud-kud, for his own life and for that of his father Kudur-Mabug. The temple was dedicated to the war-god Nergal, to whom the king prays for success in battle.
641 (none) 1923,1110.5 (none) Large clay cone. On base 2 column inscription, slightly damaged left top+bottom corners. 25 + 24 lines. On shaft: beginnings of 25 lines. Inscription of Arad-Sin. Recording his building of a temple to the goddess Onanna, called E-dilmun[na, on behalf of his own life. Inscription duplicate of [underlined]Clay.Miscell.Inscription no. 31. 113914 (Hall's coll.) is fragment of another duplicate.
642 (none) 1923,1110.6 (none) Large clay cone. On base 2 col inscription, damaged top right and bottom right corners, 17+19 lines. On shafts, parts of 2 column inscription. Inscription of R-Sin of Larsa.
700 (none) 1935,1110.629 (none) Large clay cone, nearly complete. Base 2 column inscription, top right corner damaged 25 + 25 lines. Repeated on shaft, complete. Arad-Sin. Duplicate of U.19
701 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone, nearly complete. Inscription of Ur-Engur concerning building of E-temen-ni-il. See U.201
702 (none) (none) (none) Large clay cone, base and shaft badly damageD. of base, parts of 2 column inscription. Shaft, beginnings of lines of 1st column Rim-Sin.
703 (none) (none) (none) Fragment from top of large clay cone. Ends of lines of 2nd column of Arad-Sin inscription(?)
704A (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 fragments. Possibly belonging to Cones found here. Placed in box numbered.
705 (none) (none) (none) Large clay cone. Fragment of shaft. Parts of 2 column inscription, probably Rim Sin.