ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Cone with Commemorative Cuneiform Inscription
Place CreatedIraq, Asia
PeriodEarly Bronze Age
Dateca. 2100 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineCollected by William A. Shelton, funded by John A. Manget
Dimensions3 3/4 x 2 9/16 in. (9.5 x 6.5 cm)
Object number1921.126
Label TextClay tablets in the form of cylinders or cones bore commemorative building inscriptions and recorded the name of the builder, usually a king, and often lengthy recitals of historical and cultic events. These were placed by the hundreds in the walls and foundations of temples and palaces.Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001- February 12, 2018
ProvenanceCollected for Emory University Museum by William Shelton (1875-1959), ca. 1920.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
4000-3100 BCE
3300-3000 BCE
3300-3000 BCE
1390-1353 BCE
1539-1077 BCE
1539-1077 BCE
18th-19th Century
mid 14th Century BCE
