YBC 16440 (P289859)

Official or display cone excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 16440

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

73.0 mm × 116.0 mm

Witness

Text content

Genre(s)	Official or display
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Composite Number	Score
RIME 3/1.01.07.031 composite (P431967)	Q000904	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P289859
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P289859

Physical information

Artifact type	Cone
Dimensions	73.0 mm × 116.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment (Surface: Fair)

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	YBC 16440
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	YBC.16440

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-11-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“YBC 16440 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P289859.

YBC 16440 artifact entry (No. P289859). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P289859 (Original work published 2017)

YBC 16440 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P289859 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P289859},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“YBC 16440 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P289859.

YBC 16440 artifact entry (No. P289859). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P289859 (Original work published 2017)

YBC 16440 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P289859 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YBC 16440 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P289859},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P289859},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P289859
LB  - CDLI:P289859
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - YBC 16440 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P289859
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