OIP 104, 016j (P220630)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1931-0162

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

38.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 24.0 mm

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	P220630 P010065 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P220630

Physical information

kudurru

Artifact type	Kudurru kudurru
Dimensions	38.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation	fragment Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience	Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) Tell Ingarra: K 838: trench YW, 1m
Written In
Excavation Number	Ki 838
Findspot	YW
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1931-0162
Accession Number

References

primary: OIP 104, 016j

[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, 1931-162

[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, 016j Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220630.

OIP 104, 016j artifact entry (No. P220630). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220630 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 104, 016j artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220630 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 104, 016j Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220630.

OIP 104, 016j artifact entry (No. P220630). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220630 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 104, 016j artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220630 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {OIP 104, 016j artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220630},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220630},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - OIP 104, 016j artifact entry
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