290 - Cuneiform foundation peg. Sumerian, ca. 2141–2122 B.C. H 11.5 cm. Light beige clay. Conical peg with several columns of cuneiform script. Surface worn; tiny fragments are missing from the lower edge. Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of H.D., Braunschweig, since before 1980. Cones of this type were embedded in the foundations or walls of Sumerian temples. The cuneiform text describes a construction project undertaken by the ruler Gudea of Lagash, who reigned from around 2141 to approximately 2122 BCE and built and renovated the temple of Ningirsu.

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