Foundation cone of A'annepada for Inanna, British Museum BM 90951.[7][8][9]
A foundation cone in a copper alloy was found in Ur, bearing the name of "King A'annepada" in a dedication for Inanna, now in the British Museum (BM 90951).[7][8][9][10]
The cone was discovered by John George Taylor in 1854 during his excavations in Ur.[9] It has a length of 34.3 centimetres, and a diameter of 3.7 centimetres, and weighs 1.7 kilograms.[9][8] According to the British Museum, it was found together with two other objects, a carved stone with handle and a lapis lazuli portrait, which together probably formed a foundation deposit.[11]
The actual content of the inscription had been overlooked, until it was published by J.C. Gadd in 1928.[8]
Lapis lazuli female portrait found with the cone in the same foundation deposit.[11]
^Pr, Univ Of Pennsylvania; Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and; Hansen, Donald P.; Pittman, Holly (1998). Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur. UPenn Museum of Archaeology. p. 3. ISBN978-0-924171-54-3.
^ abcdGadd, C. J. (1928). "Another A-Anni-Padda Inscription". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (3): 626–628. ISSN0035-869X. JSTOR25221375.