Terra-Cotta Inscribed Cone
date: label: Accession Date
content: 20 May 1935
name: label: Donor Name
content: Smithsonian Institution
label: Site Name
content: Ur
notes: label: Notes
content: This object was on display in the National Museum of Natural History exhibit "Objects of Wonder", 2017 - 2024. Exhibit label identifies as: Temple dedication cone, Sumerian, Isin (modern Iraq), circa 1,900 BC, Clay; cunieform writing. The cone was placed in the foundation of a temple to dedicate the building to King Lipit-Ishtar.
label: Notes
content: From card: "Cunieform inscription covers 3/4 of sides. For additional information see Accession File in Processing Lab. Exhibit, Hall 26, 1976".
label: Record Last Modified
content: 21 Oct 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 133972
label: USNM Number
content: A372670-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Cone