OIP 104, 016h (P220628)

Administrative kudurru excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Photo

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1930-0179b

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has fragments

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

P010065?P010065?

CDLI number	P220628 P248950 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P220628

Physical information

kudurru

Artifact type	Kudurru kudurru
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation	fragment Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience	Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Excavation Number	KM 102
Findspot	C6
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1930-0179b
Accession Number

References

primary: OIP 104, 016h

[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: AAICAB 1/2, pl. 174, 1930-179b

[Gregoire2000AAICAB1/2] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2000. Vol. 1/2. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: Kish Excavations 1928-1933

[Moorey1978Kish] Moorey, P. R. S. 1978. Kish Excavations, 1923-1933 : With a Microfiche Catalogue of the Objects in Oxford Excavated by the Oxford-Field Museum, Chicago, Expedition to Kish in Iraq, 1923-1933.

microfiche 3, p. D 12 and E 13 (description), D 9, 13, 14 and E2 (copy)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-29 at 14:37:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 104, 016h Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220628.

OIP 104, 016h artifact entry (No. P220628). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220628 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 104, 016h artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220628 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220628},
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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 104, 016h Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220628.

OIP 104, 016h artifact entry (No. P220628). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220628 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 104, 016h artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220628 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {OIP 104, 016h artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220628},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220628},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P220628
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - OIP 104, 016h artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220628
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