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Cone Tablet: A Royal Building Inscription
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Cone Tablet: A Royal Building Inscription

Place of OriginMesopotamia
Dateabout 1865 BCE, reign of Sin-kasid of Uruk, Old Babylonian Period (1894-1595 BCE)
Dimensions2 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (5.7 × 3.8 cm)
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number
1916.66
Not on View
Collections
  • Sculpture
Label TextTranslation: Sin-kasid; the powerful man; the king of Uruk;the king of Amnanum; the provider of the Eanna [-temple]; the day that he built; the Eanna [-temple]; the palace of his kingship; he built
Early Old Babylonian, reign of Sin-kasid of Uruk (about 1865 BCE)
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Tablet and Envelope
Late 6th century BCE
2047 BCE, 47th Year of King Shulgi (2094-2047 BCE), Third Dynasty of Ur (about 2112-2000 BCE)
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about 2350-2100 BCE
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about 2350-2100 BCE
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about 2350-2200 BCE
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possibly about 2350-2150 BCE
Unidentified
about 1894-1595 BCE

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