OIP 104, 027 (P220642)

Legal kudurru excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [n] ku3# ma#-na# 4(asz@c) gin2
2'. x-KAK-KAK
3'. [n] ku3# gin2
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. nig2-sa10
2'. 2/3(disz@c) ku3 sza-[na-bi3]
reverse
beginning broken
column 1'
1'. 4(asz@c)# [...]
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. [nig2]-sa10#
2'. 2/3(disz@c)# ku3 sza-na-bi3
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P220642
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P220642

Physical information

kudurru

Artifact type	Kudurru kudurru
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Stone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	10N-T0001
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: OIP 104, 027

[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
2017-06-24 at 11:37:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 104, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220642.

OIP 104, 027 artifact entry (No. P220642). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220642 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 104, 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220642 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220642},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P220642
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - OIP 104, 027 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 104, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220642.

OIP 104, 027 artifact entry (No. P220642). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220642 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 104, 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220642 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {OIP 104, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220642},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P220642
LB  - CDLI:P220642
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - OIP 104, 027 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220642
ER  -