OIP 104, 018 (Figure aux plumes) (P220632)

Legal kudurru excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 00221

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

157.0 mm × 134.0 mm × 35.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
0. [...]
1. szita(LAK489) za7-gin3 ig ti
2. gesz-nu du3 gi nu-du3 nam-en AK
column 2
0. [...]
1. me-te idim? tum2 TI
2. sag nu-rig8(|PA.HUB2|) nu-tukux(HUB2) nam#-en# AK
column 3
1. nam-en AK sza3-tum2 u2 alim? masz-da3 tu
2. samanx(|ESZ2.SUD.NUN|) gid2#-da gu2-ba DU
3. alim#? tu IGI GI#? tu nam-en AK#
column 4
1. nam-en AK sza3-tum2# u2
reverse
column 1
1. 4(bur3@c) GAN2 i3-szum2
2. 1(szar'u@c) SAR sanga2(LAK175)
3. 5(bur3@c) me-dar
4. 3(bur3@c) A-suhur
  Lecompte reads: ix(A)-suhur
5. 3(bur'u@c) NI DU6
6. 1(bur3@c)# BE AMBAR
column 2
1. nin-gir2-su dingir
2. gir2-su-me
3. ugax(|NAGA.U2|){muszen} TAB E2-me
4. nin-gir2-su# [dingir?] gir2#?-su#?-[me?]
5. GAN2 kiri6 SANGA2 gar
column 3
1. TAB E2 SU3 ugax(|NAGA.U2|){muszen}-me
2. nin-gir2-su dingir su3 x x
3. GAN2 KALAM#? GI gar
4. e2 nin#-gir2#-[su] x
column 4
1. nam-en AK
2. u4 tu x NIG2#?
3. [...] x u6#-di3
4. tu#? igi-gal2
5. {d}lamma#
column 5
1. bara2 e2 1(esze3) 5(iku)? igi#-gal2#
2. U4# GAN2#? GAL2
3. KUR [x x]
4. [...]
5. [...]
column 6
1. nu-x szu apin-la2
2. gal du11 za3-mi3
3. nin-gir2-su za3-mi3
4. en sag#? sig MEN URI3#?
5. [nin]-gir2#-su za3#-mi3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Consult word list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

  • Artifact type: Kudurru Artifact type comments:

    kudurru

  • Material: Stone
  • Measurements (mm): 157.0 high × 134.0 wide × 35.0 thick
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    kudurru

  • primary: OIP 104, 018 (Figure aux plumes)

    [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: Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 418-446, 01

    [Lecompte2020FsSommerfeld] Lecompte, Camille. 2020. “A Propos de Deux Monuments Figurés Du Début Du 3e Millénaire : Observations Sur La Figure Aux Plumes et La Prisoner Plaque.” In The Third Millennium: Studies in Early Mesopotamia and Syria in Honor of Walter Sommerfeld and Manfred Krebernik, 50:417–46. Cuneiform Monographs.

  • history: DecChaldée 2, pl. 34

    [Sarzec1884-1912DC2] Sarzec, Ernest de. 1884-1912. Partie Épigraphique et Planches. Vol. 2. Découvertes En Chaldée Par E. de Sarzec, Ouvrage Accompagné de Planches, Publié Par Les Soins de L. Heuzey, Avec Le Concours de A. Amiaud et F. Thureau-Dangin Pour La Partie Épigraphique. Paris : E. Leroux.

  • citation: NABU 1998/073

    [Cavigneaux1998NABU73] Cavigneaux, Antoine. 1998. “Un Détail de La Figure Aux Plumes.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1998 (3).

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  • Museum No.: AO 00221
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Findspot Square: Tell K, Temple of Ningirsu (Parrot), not in situ
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-25 at 19:13:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:11:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 08:28:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-24 at 16:09:59 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-21 at 08:25:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-21 at 08:22:50 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
2020-02-18 at 11:32:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OIP 104, 018 (Figure Aux Plumes) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220632.
OIP 104, 018 (Figure aux plumes) artifact entry (No. P220632). (2024, September 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220632 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 104, 018 (Figure aux plumes) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220632 (Accessed: May 27, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 25},
	title = {OIP 104, 018 ({Figure} aux plumes) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220632},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220632},
}


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