BE 04, 238 (P272831)

Official or display kudurru excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 21.0010

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

280.0 mm × 210.0 mm × 108.0 mm

Witness

object kudurru
surface a
1. {disz}du10#-ga#-a#-szab#-{d}marduk _dumu_ {disz}ina-e2-sag-il3-numun _lu2 [sukkal]_
2. {disz}ir3#-{d#}na#-[na]-a _dumu_ {disz}saga-iq-{d}iszkur _gar_ t,e3-[me]
3. [{disz}{d}x-x-x] _numun# dumu_ {disz}ir3-e2-a _en [nam_]
4. [...] _dumu_ {disz}nam-[ri]
5. [...] u2-na-a-[ti]

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Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Kudurru Artifact type comments:

    Middle Babylonian Kudurru

  • Material: Stone
  • Measurements (mm): 280.0 high × 210.0 wide × 108.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: Black stone stele fragment with images carved in relief. On the front, an image of Marduk-nadin-ahhe, in feathered crown and with one hand raised; on the top of symbols of deities, features a cuneiform inscription.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

    Middle Babylonian Kudurru


  • primary: BE 4

    [Hinke1904BE4] Hinke, William J. 1904. A New Boundary Stone of Nebuchadrezzar I from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series D: Researches and Treatises, vol. 4. Philadelphia.

  • history: Fertile Crescent, p. 12 nos. 12, 13

    [Hill1944WAG] Hill, Dorothy Kent. 1944. The Fertile Crescent : Art and History of Bible Lands as Illustrated in the Walters Art Gallery. Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery.

  • history: MDOG 7, 25

    [Koldewey1900MDOG7] Koldewey, Robert. 1900. “‘Der Grenzstein’ Aus Amran.” Mitteilungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft Zu Berlin 7: 25–29.

  • history: Hinke’s The Babylonian Expedition of the university of Pennsylvania Series D, vol. 4 (1907) see p. 238, and illus. on p. 45 and 136

    [sec52575] N.d.

  • history: exhibition catalogue Thou Shalt Have…the Jewish Museum (1964) no. 45

    [sec52578] N.d.

  • collation: Brinkman in Rev d’Assyriologie LXI1 (1967) pp. 70-74.

    [sec52579] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: WAM 21.0010
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 16:35:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-09 at 18:51:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-01-26 at 12:34:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:43 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

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Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 04, 238 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272831.
BE 04, 238 artifact entry (No. P272831). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272831 (Original work published 1970)
BE 04, 238 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272831 (Accessed: May 24, 2025).
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	month = {jul 25},
	title = {BE 04, 238 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272831},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272831},
}

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