A TERRACOTTA FOUNDATION CONE FOR KING SIN-KASID OF URUK
Uruk, Reign of King Sin-Kasid of Uruk, circa 1865-1833 B.C.
Commemorating the building of a temple for the god Meslamtaea of Durum, with text on the disc and sides reading: 'For the god Meslamtaea, king of Dũrum, his master, Sîn-kāšid, king of Uruk, king of Amnanum, and military governor of Dũrum, his Meslam House clad in divine radiance, he built for him. At that time, in the term of my kingship, three kor barley, twelve minas wool, one mina copper, or three ban vegetable oil, at the market rates of my land, could be bought with 1 shekel of silver. May my years be years of abundance'
(Restoration on the rim of the disc)
11 cm (4 5/16 in.) high, 12 cm (4 3/4 in.) diam.
Footnotes
Provenance
Private collection, Belgium.
With a translation by Prof. Dr. Sauren, dated 28 November 1976.