OIP 104, 025 (P220640)

Business / Contracts kudurru excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 056506

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Mineral > Gypsum

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract field purchase.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (contract field purchase.)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P220640 P010530 (retired) P222808 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P220640

Physical information

statue; kudurru

Artifact type	Kudurru statue; kudurru
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Mineral > Gypsum
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number	3N-0402
Findspot	NT 99 III
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 056506
Accession Number

References

primary: OIP 104, 025

[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: OIP 97, 001

[Biggs1978OIP97] Biggs, Robert D. 1978. Nippur 2: The North Temple and Sounding E. Oriental Institute Publications 97. University of Chicago Press.
history: FAOS 5/2, AnNip 52

[Steibl1982FAOS5/2] Steible, Horst. 1982. Die Altsumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 5/2.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-28 at 14:48:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-10 at 10:22:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	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, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220640.

OIP 104, 025 artifact entry (No. P220640). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220640 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 104, 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220640 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 104, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220640.

OIP 104, 025 artifact entry (No. P220640). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220640 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 104, 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220640 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {OIP 104, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220640},
}

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