BBS 034 (P472678)

Legal kudurru excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 090834

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

380.0 mm × 270.0 mm × 127.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P472678
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P472678

Physical information

stele in form of kudurru

Artifact type	Kudurru stele in form of kudurru
Dimensions	380.0 mm × 270.0 mm × 127.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Igneous rock > Diorite
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	Marduk Temple
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 090834
Accession Number	1881-04-28, 1084

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.90834
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0428-1084

References

primary: BBS, 034

[King1912BBS] King, Leonard W. 1912. Babylonian Boundary Stones and Memorial Tablets in the British Museum. British Museum, London.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-19 at 18:43:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-25 at 15:47:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2014-12-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard; Woods, Christopher		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BBS 034 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P472678.

BBS 034 artifact entry (No. P472678). (2025, May 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P472678 (Original work published 2014)

BBS 034 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P472678 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 19},
	title = {BBS 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P472678},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P472678},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/5/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P472678
LB  - CDLI:P472678
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BBS 034 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P472678
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BBS 034 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P472678.

BBS 034 artifact entry (No. P472678). (2025, May 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P472678 (Original work published 2014)

BBS 034 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P472678 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2025BBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 19},
	title = {BBS 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P472678},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P472678},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/5/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P472678
LB  - CDLI:P472678
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BBS 034 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P472678
ER  -