640 | 1923,1110.8
| Description (Catalog Card): | 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.1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | Well no.1 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Clay2 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | Base diam. .125, Height .15 |
| U Number: | 640 |
| Object Type: | Architectural Elements >> Cones |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Season Number: | 01: 1922-1923 |
| Culture/Period: | Ur III |
| Object Type: | Writing and Record Keeping >> Peg, Nail or Cone (inscribed) |
| Description (Modern): | Cone, inscribed |
| Description (Modern): | Object is not sealed. |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Clay >> Unfired |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Clay >> Fired |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 116423 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1923,1110.8 |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 116423 |
| Tablet ID Number: | P431792 |
| Measurement (Diameter): | 125 |
| Measurement (Height): | 1253 |
| Measurement (Width): | 1503 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
| [3] Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed Objects |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Well no. 1 | (none) | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period | Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period | 1976 | Woolley, L. and M. Mallowan | (none) |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0089 | GN0089 | (none) | |
| Ur Excavations Texts I: Royal Inscriptions | Ur Excavations Texts I: Royal Inscriptions | 1928 | Gadd, C.J., Legrain, L., Smith, S., Burrows, E.R. | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:23 Page:140 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:23 Page:140 | (none) | |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| British Museum Photo Negatives | British Museum Photo Negatives | (none) | (none) | (none) |
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Context
Excavation Context: Ur >> Great Nanna Courtyard | PD >> Well no. 1
References
British Museum Photo Negatives, .