OIP 104, 012 (P220620)

Legal kudurru excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 58.29

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Mineral > Gypsum

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

220.0 mm × 140.0 mm × 95.0 mm

object stela kudurru
surface A
  Inscription
1. AN# DAM SZE DU-[A?] e2 du3
2. E2-TUR3 HUB2? X
3. e2 du3
4. E2#? KI? SAR2? X
5. e2 du3#
  Adscription over figure of bearded man
6. uszumgal pa4-szesz {d}sara2?
surface B C
  Inscription
column 1
1. 2(N01@f) gu4#-ansze
2. sanga LU2-A2-GAL-GU
3. 1(bur3@c) GAN2 [x]
4. 1(N01@f) x x
5. [x] x x
6. 1(bur3@c) GAN2 ak
column 2
1. 6(N01@f) sze PU2?
2. 2(N01@f) udu
3. 1(bur3@c) 3(N01@f) GAN2 SA6-TUR nimgir#?
4. 1(N01@f) gu4 kur pa4-szesz
5. 4(bur3@c) GAN2 A#? DIM2#?
6. 2(N01@f) GAN2 X# EZEM
  on surface D
surface B
  Top: Adscription next to beardless figure
1. ak gal-ukken
  Lower right, bearded figure
2. szesz-ki-na ugula ukken
  Lower left, beardless figure
3. x-KU-EN gal-nimgir
surface C
  Inscription Behind the figure of a woman
1. an-gu2-<sze3> 2(bur'u@c) 5(bur3@c) GAN2
2. uszumgal SZID-TA?-NAM
  Adscriptions over and below figure of a woman
3. IGI-RU?-NUN ESZ2-A dumu me-si pa4-szesz e2-nun
surface D
  Inscription in front of figure of a woman holding a vase
1. nam-ku5 INANNA-TAB-AMAR
2. 6(disz) GAN2 GI-LAGAB
3. nam-ku5 a-GIR2-gal
4. 3(disz) GAN2 GI-LAGAB
5. 4(disz) gu4-nita
  (Inscription at far left is perhaps continuation of side E)
6. 4(disz) gu4-nita
  Inscription over the basket? before the feet of the woman
7. bur-si EN-LU
  Adscription over the woman
8. {d}szara2?-igi-zi!(GI)-abzu dumu uszumgal ESZ2-A
surface E
  continuing with one line on surface D
1. 4(bur3@c) GAN2 GU2-GU2# SIG4?
2. 3(N01@f) gu4 LU2-TIL PA ur-gu2-edin?-na
3. 1(bur3@c) GU2-GU2 SIG4?
4. GAN2 BALA-LAGAB? MUD-AB?-GESZ-GIR2-A
5. 1(esz3@c) GAN2 AN-DAM-SZE DU-A
surface F
  Inscription on the base
1. en-he2-gal2 DIM2
2. a#?-sar-ra?

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Consult word list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

  • Artifact type: Kudurru Artifact type comments:

    stela; kudurru

  • Material: Mineral > Gypsum
  • Measurements (mm): 220.0 high × 140.0 wide × 95.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    stela; kudurru

  • primary: OIP 104, 012

    [Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus. The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104.

  • history: Moortgat Kunst, p. 33 and figs. 31-34 [1967]

    [Moortgat1967Kunst] Moortgat, Anton. 1967. Die Kunst Des Alten Mesopotamien : Die Klassische Kunst Vorderasiens. Köln : M. DuMont Schauberg.

  • history: A. Parrot, AoF 12, p. 319-324 (photographs) [1937-1939],

    [sec26692] N.d.

  • history: V.E. Crawford, Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 245-246 (photographs) [1960],

    [sec26693] N.d.

  • history: A. Parrot, Syria 38, p. 348-349 (photographs) [1961],

    [sec26694] N.d.

  • history: Wilcke, Claus, Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik (2020) 716-729,

    [sec26696] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MMA 58.29
  • Accession No.: not in metonline ?

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-02-18 at 11:31:20 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OIP 104, 012 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220620.
OIP 104, 012 artifact entry (No. P220620). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220620
OIP 104, 012 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220620 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {OIP 104, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220620},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220620},
}


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