OIP 104, 045 (P213194)

Administrative kudurru excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA 05689

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
top broken
1'. [...]
2'. [n] tug2 bala
3'. 3(u@c) uruda# ma#-na#
4'. nig2#-ba#
5'. 1(asz@c) mu#-mu#
6'. 1(asz@c) su#-mu#-[...]
7'. 1(asz@c) be-li2#-[...]
8'. 1(asz@c) ig#-[...]
rest broken
column 2
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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P213194
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P213194

Physical information

kudurru

Artifact type	Kudurru kudurru
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Stone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	S 18208
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VA 05689
Accession Number

References

primary: OIP 104, 045

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace Jay, 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.

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
2013-03-18 at 21:20:47	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 104, 045 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213194.

OIP 104, 045 artifact entry (No. P213194). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213194 (Original work published 1970)

OIP 104, 045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213194 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 104, 045 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213194.

OIP 104, 045 artifact entry (No. P213194). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213194 (Original work published 1970)

OIP 104, 045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213194 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {OIP 104, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213194},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P213194
LB  - CDLI:P213194
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - OIP 104, 045 artifact entry
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