YBC 16991 (P289819)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
YBC 16991Period
Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
ConeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Official or displayLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
42.0 mm × 91.0 mm
- Artifact type: Cone
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 91.0 wide
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- Artifact Preservation: fragment
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- Genre(s): Official or display
- Language(s): Sumerian
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- Museum No.: YBC 16991
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-11-25 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.16991) (YBC.16991)
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Cite this Artifact
“YBC 16991 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P289819.
YBC 16991 artifact entry (No. P289819). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P289819 (Original work published 2017)
YBC 16991 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P289819 (Accessed: August 21, 2025).
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