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Inscribed cone: ANE.39.1926

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Current Location: Gallery 23

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Description

Three clay cones of Lipit-Ishtar, King of Isin, with an inscription recording the building of a shrine in the royal city of Isin (these cones were laid in rows in the foundations).

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.11 m

Place(s) associated

  • Isin ⪼ Mesopotamia ⪼ Iraq

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1926) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Old Babylonian
Isin-Larsa
Circa -1934 BCE - -1924 BCE

Materials used in production

Clay

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.39.1926
Primary reference Number: 145432
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 15 May 2012 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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