Cone Tablet: A Royal Building Inscription
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
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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- Sculpture
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