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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Mesopotamian
Title:	Cone with cuneiform inscription commemorating Sin-kasid, king of Uruk
Date Made:	ca. 2000-1600 BCE (Old Babylonian)
Type:	Written Communication
Materials:	Clay
Place Made:	Asia; Mesopotamia
Measurements:	Overall: 2 3/8 in x 1 9/16 in; 6 cm x 4 cm
Accession Number:	MH 2016.14.12
Credit Line:	Transfer from the Department of Religion, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Inscribed cone commemorating Sin-kasid, king of Uruk

Label Text:
TRANSLATION: “Sîn-kas̆id, mighty man, king of Uruk, king of the Amnānum, provider of Eanna, when he built Eanna, built his royal palace.”

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