OIP 104, 044 (P213193)

Legal kudurru excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A—

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
fragment a
obverse
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [n _sze gur] sag-gal2_
2'. [i3]-li2#-dan
3'. [...]-tu-um
4'. [a]-hu#-hu
5'. [_dumu_] ga-NI-am-me-me
6'. [n] _GAN2_
7'. [n] _gin2# ku3-babbar_
8'. [n] _sze# gur sag-gal2#_
  rest broken
reverse
  broken
fragment b
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. a-bi2-su
2'. szu u2-hub2
3'. 2(esze3@c) _GAN2_
4'. _sa10#_-su
5'. 8(asz@c)# 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) _sze gur_
6'. [_sa10_ 8(asz@c) _gin2_ 1(asz@c) _ma-na-<tur> ku3-babbar_]
  rest broken
fragment c
surface a
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [im]-hu#-ra
2'. [n] _GAN2#_
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. sa2-lim-a#-[hu]
2'. _dumu_ szi ga#-ra-az-[ni-isz]
  rest broken
fragment d
surface a
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-at#
2'. [...]-tum#
3'. [...]-lu
4'. [...]-zu
5'. [...]-AN
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. be-li2-mu-[da]
2'. szu isz-ku8-[num2?]
3'. 1(esze3@c) _GAN2_ 2(u@c) _sar#_
4'. _sa10_-su#
5'. 2(u@c) _la2_ 2(asz@c) _sze gur# sag#-[gal2_]
6'. li-mu-[um]
  rest broken
fragment e
surface a
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [i]-bi2#-bi2
2'. [_dumu_] u3-u3
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-x-su4
2'. im-hu-ra
3'. 1(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) _GAN2_
4'. _sa10_-su
5'. 1(u@c) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
6'. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) _sze gur_
7'. [_sa10_ 1(u@c) 5(asz@c)] _gin2# ku3#-babbar#_
8'. [3(u@c)] 5(asz@c)# [_sze gur sag-gal2_]
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. _sa10_ 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) _gin2# ku3-[babbar_]
2'. 4(u@c) _la2_ 2(asz@c) _sze gur sag-gal2_
3'. ma-szum
4'. szu i-bi2-bi2#
5'. im-[hur]
6'. 2(esze3@c) _GAN2#_
  rest broken
fragment f
surface a
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. 2(esze3@c) _GAN2_
2'. _sa10_-su
3'. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
4'. [1(u@c)] 7(asz@c)# _sze gur sag-gal2_
5'. [...]-ba-[...]
6'. [...]-hur-[...]
  rest broken
column 2'
  broken
fragment g
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n] _GAN2_
2'. [_sa10_]-su
3'. [n] 2(asz@c) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
4'. 4(u@c)# _ma-na siki_
5'. [_sa10_] 6(asz@c)# _gin2_ 2(asz@c) _ma#-na#-<tur> ku3#-babbar#_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [1(asz@c) _SIG2]-GAN_
2'. [... {d}]tiszpak
3'. [...]-sar
  rest broken
fragment h
surface a
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [szu] _e2_
2'. 1(esze3@c) _GAN2_
3'. _sa10#_-su
4'. [n] 1(asz@c) _sze gur sag-gal2_
5'. [te]-mi#-tum
6'. [_dumu-munus_] ka3#-li2-tim
7'. [...]-bu
8'. [...]-si-da
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [1(asz@c) _gu2] siki_
2'. _sa10_ 1(u@c) _gin2_
3'. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) _sze gur sag-gal2_
4'. sza#-a
5'. _{munus#}balag-di_
6'. tam2-hur
7'. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) _GAN2_
8'. szu _e2_
9'. 5(iku@c) GAN2
10'. _sa10_-su
11'. [n _sze gur] sag#-gal2_
  rest broken
fragment i
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [1(asz@c) _SIG2]-GAN_
2'. er3#-e-um
3'. szu# ma-ga-ga
4'. szi# _gal5-la2_
5'. 1(asz@c) _ba-an sze_
6'. [1(asz@c)] _SIG2-GAN_
7'. dingir-igi-du
8'. _szabra e2#_
  rest broken
fragment j
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. im-hu-ru
  blank space
2'. _GAN2_ e2-akkil-tim
  blank space
  rest broken
fragment k
surface a
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. 3(bur3@c)# 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) _GAN2_
2'. _sa10#_-su 2(asz@c) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
3'. 2(u@c)# 3(asz@c) _sze gur_
4'. [_sa10_] 1/3(asz@c){sza} [3(asz@c)] _gin2# ku3-babbar_
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. _sa10_ 1(asz@c) [n _gin2 ku3-babbar_]
2'. we#-tum
3'. _dumu_ szi er3-e-um
4'. im-hur
5'. 1(bur3@c) _GAN2_
6'. _sa10_-su
7'. 1(u@c) _sze gur_
8'. _sa10_ 1(u@c) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
9'. 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) _sze gur sag-gal2_
10'. e2-a
11'. [_dumu_] ga#-li-li#
12'. [im]-hur#
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. szu sza-at-be#-el3
2'. 1(bur3@c) _GAN2_
3'. _sa10_-su
4'. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) [_sze gur_]
5'. _sa10_ 1(u@c) [2(asz@c) _gin2 ku3-babbar_]
  rest broken
fragment l
obverse
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [in-zi]-ba#-nim
2'. a-szi-a-li2
3'. _dumu_ gi-szum
4'. _dumu_ be-li2-sa-du2
5'. _ensi2_
6'. tu-tu-ub{ki}
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz@c) _SIG2-GAN_
2'. i-da-dingir
3'. _dumu_ a-bu-lum
4'. szi! lu-ga-tim
5'. 1(asz@c) _ba-an sze_
6'. 1(asz@c) _SIG2-GAN#_
7'. isz-lam-gi#
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. pa5-[...]
2'. a-[...]
3'. szu li#-[...]
4'. mu#-[...]
5'. szu# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Kudurru Artifact type comments:

    kudurru

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact comments:

    kudurru

  • primary: OIP 104, 044

    [Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.

  • history: MAD 1, 25, 26, 36, 48, 67, 74, 107, 111, 119, 120, 122, 128, 161

    [Gelb1951MAD1] Gelb, Ignace J. 1951. Sargonic Texts from the Diyala Region. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 1. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 53 n. 177

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A—
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: TA 1931 0001 24 + TA 1931 0001a, 25 + TA 1931 0001a, 35 + TA 1931 0005a, 7 + TA
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-01-18 at 06:03:29 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:36:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2012-01-04 at 14:58:07 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OIP 104, 044 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213193.
OIP 104, 044 artifact entry (No. P213193). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213193 (Original work published 1970)
OIP 104, 044 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213193 (Accessed: April 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {OIP 104, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213193},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213193},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P213193
LB  - CDLI:P213193
M1  - 2025/4/5/
TI  - OIP 104, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213193
ER  -
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