Artist
Unknown Near Eastern
CultureBabylonian
Titles
- Cone with Cuneiform Inscription
Datec. 1932–1921 BC
MediumClay
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (9.9 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joseph S. Cullinan
Object number34.74
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Sumerian text, translation by Ferris J. Stephens, 1932:
"Libit-Ishtar the humble shepherd of Nippur the faithful husbandman or Ur, the one who does not forsake Eridu, the lord, the adornment of Erech, the king of Isin, the king of Sumer and Akkad, the desire of the heart of Ininni am I. When righteousness in Sumer and Akkad I had established, in Namgarum, that fortress of the gods, the house of righteousness I built"
"Libit-Ishtar the humble shepherd of Nippur the faithful husbandman or Ur, the one who does not forsake Eridu, the lord, the adornment of Erech, the king of Isin, the king of Sumer and Akkad, the desire of the heart of Ininni am I. When righteousness in Sumer and Akkad I had established, in Namgarum, that fortress of the gods, the house of righteousness I built"
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