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)
747 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone. Nearly complete. Ur-Engur's inscription concering E-temen-ni-il. Placed in IN/No. 4.
748 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of clay cone. Ur-Engur's inscription concering E-temen-ni-il. Duplicate of U.201. Placed in IN/No. 4.
750 (none) (none) (none) Fragment from top of large clay cone. Inscription of Rim-Sin. Duplicate of SAKI p.218, Steintagel A.
751 (none) (none) (none) Base of large inscribed cone. Fragments of 2 col inscrip. Duplicate of See SAKI p.212 Tonnagel. Arad-Sin. Dup of U.19.
753 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of base of large clay cone. 2 + 3 lines from bottom of 2 col inscription, probably of Arad-Sin. Dup of U.19.
754 (none) (none) (none) Small clay cone. Inscribed on base and shaft. Inscription of Enannutum, practically duplicate of SAKI p.206/2
778 (none) (none) (none) Clay cone, large, in many fragments. Inscription of Arad-Sin. Placed in separate box labled U.778.
782 (none) (none) (none) Segment from large clay cone. Inscription of Rim-Sin on base and shaft. Practically illegible. Nothing but fragments of titles preserved.
861 (none) (none) (none) Base of large clay cone. Two col. inscription, complete, of Kudor-Mabug, dup. of 188.
862 (none) (none) (none) Broken base and shaft of large clay cone. On shaft, beginnings of 25 lines. On base, first col nearly complete, 2nd col, 8 lines and parts of lines Kudur-Mabug, duplicate of U188.
863 (none) (none) (none) Half of shaft of large clay cone. Half-lines of Kurur-Mabug's cone inscription. Dup. of U188. See U866 for fragments of same cone.
864 (none) (none) (none) Fragment from base of large clay cone. 1st column, last 8 lines; 2nd column, beginnings 6 lines. Kudur-Mabug, duplicate of U.188.
865 (none) (none) (none) Fragment from base of large clay cone. Beginning of 19 lines from middle of Column I, of Kudur-Mabug cone. Duplicate of U.188.
866A (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.
867 (none) (none) (none) Fragment from base of large clay cone. Beginnings of 1st 14 lines of 1st column of Kudur-Mabug inscription. Duplicate of U.188.
868 (none) (none) (none) Fragment from shaft of clay cone. Fragment of 9 lines from Kudur-Mabug inscription. Duplicate of U.188.
869 (none) (none) (none) Small fragment from shaft of clay cone. 4 lines from lst column of Kudur-Mabug inscription. Duplicate of U.188.
871A (none) (none) (none) Seventeen (17) [A-Q] complete or fragmentary small cones with Ur-Engur's inscription concerning E-temen-ni-il. Duplicates of U.201.
872 (none) (none) (none) Small complete clay cone. Inscription of Ur-Engur, recording the building of a canal. C.f. 169 [presumably U.169]
876 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of small clay cone. On base first 5 lines of Nur-Adad's dedication to Nannar. IN/No. 6
877 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of clay cone, from shaft portions of 14 lines. Unidentified.
878 (none) (none) (none) Small fragment from base of a cone. Last 4 lines from 2nd column of Arad-Sin's dedication to Nannar. Duplicates U.19.
879 (none) (none) (none) Small fragment from base of cone. Ends of 7 lines. Unintelligible.
909 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of large clay cone, from shaft traces of 9 lines of middle portion of an inscription. Unidentified.
917 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of small clay cone. Duplicate of Ur-Engur's inscription concerning the canal of Ur, U.169. Placed in IN/No. 4