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Chip Clark
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- Donor Name:
- Smithsonian Institution
- Site Name:
- Ur
- Notes:
- This object was on display in the National Museum of Natural History exhibit "Objects of Wonder", 2017 - 2024. Exhibit label identifies as: Temple dedication cone, Sumerian, Isin (modern Iraq), circa 1,900 BC, Clay; cunieform writing. The cone was placed in the foundation of a temple to dedicate the building to King Lipit-Ishtar.
- From card: "Cunieform inscription covers 3/4 of sides. For additional information see Accession File in Processing Lab. Exhibit, Hall 26, 1976".
- Record Last Modified:
- 21 Oct 2024
- Specimen Count:
- 1
- Accession Number:
- 133972
- USNM Number:
- A372670-0
- Place:
- Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, Asia
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- Anthropology
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Record ID:
- nmnhanthropology_8118704
- GUID (Link to Original Record):
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32519d7ff-b355-4433-b7ec-820e7de1e4b1