OIP 014, 048 (P225829)

Legal kudurru excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A00265

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
  (obverse and reverse incorrectly identified in copy)
obverse
column 1'
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] _GAN2_
4. [...]-x{ki}
5. [x]-me#-ru{ki}
6. _[n] 3(iku@c) GAN2_
7. _2/3(disz){sza-na#-bi3#} 6(asz@c) uruda_
8. su4?-ma _ugula?_ x x
9. _1(bur3)#? 1(esze3@c) GAN2_
10. _[n] 2(asz@c) uruda_
  rest broken
column 2'
1. [...]
2. isz-[...]
3. _dumu_ ti-ti
4. szu {d}asz2-te
5. _GAN2_ TAR-x
6. _1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) GAN2_
7. _1/2(disz@c) 2(asz@c) uruda_
8. mu-mu
9. [szu?] um#!-ma-du10
10. _1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) GAN2_
11. [n ma]-na# [uruda]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1'
  beginning broken
0'. _[n(iku@c) GAN2]_
1'. _[n ma]-na# [uruda]_
2'. pu3-szu-tum
3'. _[dumu]_ ib-lul!-il
4'. _1(esze@c) 3(iku@c) GAN2_
5'. _2/3(disz){sza-na-bi3} 5(asz@c) uruda_
6'. masz-szum
7'. szu ur-i3-szum
8'. hi-ma-ku3#
9'. _1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2_
10'. _1(asz@c) la2 1(u@c) ma-na uruda_
11'. er3-i3-pum
12'. [szu] pu3-szu-tum
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. _[n] la2# 1(iku@c) GAN2_
2'. _[n] 4(asz@c) uruda_
3'. u2-bi2-bi2
4'. szu da-tum
5'. _x-gal_ a?-tum
  A@t#
6'. _[n] 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) GAN2_
7'. _[2/3(disz)]{sza-na-bi3} uruda#_
8'. [ad?]-da#
9'. [szu? ...]-x
  rest broken

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Kudurru Artifact type comments:

    kudurru

  • Material: Stone
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  • Artifact comments:

    kudurru

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A00265
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-27 at 16:35:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:35:25 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-06-20 at 17:52:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-06-24 at 11:37:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 014, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225829.
OIP 014, 048 artifact entry (No. P225829). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225829 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 014, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225829 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {OIP 014, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225829},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P225829
LB  - CDLI:P225829
M1  - 2025/12/5/
TI  - OIP 014, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P225829
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 014, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225829.
OIP 014, 048 artifact entry (No. P225829). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225829 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 014, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225829 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {OIP 014, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225829},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P225829
LB  - CDLI:P225829
M1  - 2025/12/5/
TI  - OIP 014, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P225829
ER  -
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