OIP 104, 049 (P213197)

Legal kudurru excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo (detail)

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 090909 (was BM 012037)

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

object limestone slab
obverse
column 1'
broken
column 2'
1'. [...]
2'. 1(asz@c) dingir-su-ra-bi2
3'. _dumu_ er3-ra-il#?
4'. [x x?]-tu#
rest broken
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. _siki#? 1(asz@c) ma-na [ku3?-babbar?]_
2'. _nig2-ki-gar gan2#_
3'. _1(asz@c) ab2_
4'. a-na _nig2-sa10_
5'. _1(asz@c) {gesz}gigir
rest broken
column 4'
beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c)? [...]
rest broken
reverse
broken

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)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P213197
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P213197

Physical information

kudurru

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

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 090909 (was BM 012037)
Accession Number

References

primary: OIP 104, 049

[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
2018-10-19 at 18:19:41	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-06-22 at 05:59:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-07-17 at 12:59:54	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	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, 049 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213197.

OIP 104, 049 artifact entry (No. P213197). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213197 (Original work published 1970)

OIP 104, 049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213197 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {OIP 104, 049 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213197},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P213197
LB  - CDLI:P213197
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - OIP 104, 049 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 104, 049 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213197.

OIP 104, 049 artifact entry (No. P213197). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213197 (Original work published 1970)

OIP 104, 049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213197 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {OIP 104, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213197},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P213197
LB  - CDLI:P213197
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - OIP 104, 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213197
ER  -