OIP 014, 048 (P225829)

Legal kudurru excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A00265

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
  (obverse and reverse incorrectly identified in copy)
obverse
column 1'
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] _GAN2_
4. [...]-x{ki}
5. [x]-me#-ru{ki}
6. _[n] 3(iku@c) GAN2_
7. _2/3(disz){sza-na#-bi3#} 6(asz@c) uruda_
8. su4?-ma _ugula?_ x x
9. _1(bur3)#? 1(esze3@c) GAN2_
10. _[n] 2(asz@c) uruda_
  rest broken
column 2'
1. [...]
2. isz-[...]
3. _dumu_ ti-ti
4. szu {d}asz2-te
5. _GAN2_ TAR-x
6. _1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) GAN2_
7. _1/2(disz@c) 2(asz@c) uruda_
8. mu-mu
9. [szu?] um#!-ma-du10
10. _1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) GAN2_
11. [n ma]-na# [uruda]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1'
  beginning broken
0'. _[n(iku@c) GAN2]_
1'. _[n ma]-na# [uruda]_
2'. pu3-szu-tum
3'. _[dumu]_ ib-lul!-il
4'. _1(esze@c) 3(iku@c) GAN2_
5'. _2/3(disz){sza-na-bi3} 5(asz@c) uruda_
6'. masz-szum
7'. szu ur-i3-szum
8'. hi-ma-ku3#
9'. _1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2_
10'. _1(asz@c) la2 1(u@c) ma-na uruda_
11'. er3-i3-pum
12'. [szu] pu3-szu-tum
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. _[n] la2# 1(iku@c) GAN2_
2'. _[n] 4(asz@c) uruda_
3'. u2-bi2-bi2
4'. szu da-tum
5'. _x-gal_ a?-tum
  A@t#
6'. _[n] 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) GAN2_
7'. _[2/3(disz)]{sza-na-bi3} uruda#_
8'. [ad?]-da#
9'. [szu? ...]-x
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P225829

Physical information

kudurru

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

Provenance

Provenience Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A00265
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) aec959fd-5f69-47cf-9204-f4cd54719063

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-27 at 16:35:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:35:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-06-20 at 17:52:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-06-24 at 11:37:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 014, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225829.
OIP 014, 048 artifact entry (No. P225829). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225829 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 014, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225829 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {OIP 014, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225829},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P225829
LB  - CDLI:P225829
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - OIP 014, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P225829
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 014, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225829.
OIP 014, 048 artifact entry (No. P225829). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225829 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 014, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225829 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {OIP 014, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225829},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P225829
LB  - CDLI:P225829
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - OIP 014, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P225829
ER  -
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