OIP 104, 051 (P213199)

Legal kudurru 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 045593

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Mineral > Alabaster

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P213199
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P213199

Physical information

"kudurru" type

Artifact type	Kudurru "kudurru" type
Dimensions	36.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Mineral > Alabaster
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 045593
Accession Number	1881-07-01, 3354

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.45593
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0701-3354

References

primary: OIP 104, 051

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	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, 051 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P213199.

OIP 104, 051 artifact entry (No. P213199). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213199 (Original work published 1970)

OIP 104, 051 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213199 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213199},
}

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DA  - 2026/3/8/
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M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - OIP 104, 051 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 104, 051 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P213199.

OIP 104, 051 artifact entry (No. P213199). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213199 (Original work published 1970)

OIP 104, 051 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213199 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2026OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {OIP 104, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213199},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P213199
LB  - CDLI:P213199
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - OIP 104, 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213199
ER  -