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title: Votive Cone of Lipit-Ishtar
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17251/votive-cone-of-lipit-ishtar/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-03-29
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# Votive Cone of Lipit-Ishtar
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17251.jpg)
## Image Caption
Votive cone with [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscription of Lipit-Eshtar, from [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), c. 1934-1924 BCE.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2023, March 29). Votive Cone of Lipit-Ishtar. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Votive Cone of Lipit-Ishtar." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 29, 2023. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Votive Cone of Lipit-Ishtar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Mar 2023, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/326040) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/326040). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 29 March 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.