OIP 104, 001 (P005986)

Account kudurru excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA — ?

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

102.0 mm × 98.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Text

obverse
column 1
1. 5(N50) 5(N14) , GAN2 |SILA3~axDUG~a| AN 1(N04) KI SANGA~a
2. , SAL LAL3~b TUR3~a
column 2
1. 1(N50) 5(N14) , SZAGAN SZEN~a A SIG UR~b A
2. 1(N50) 5(N14) , |GESZTU~axSZE~a@t| |NUN~a+A| DA~a SZE3 |GISZ.TE| U4 NIN A NU@g
column 3
1. 1(N50) , E2~a SUKKAL U4 NU@g GURUSZDA
2. 1(N50) 5(N14) , UR5~a DU6~a SZA3~a1
3. , UR~b A PA~a KU3~a A
4. , NAR NAGA~a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Account
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P005986
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005986

Physical information

kudurru

Artifact type	Kudurru kudurru
Dimensions	102.0 mm × 98.0 mm × 35.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Stone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number	Hoffman 1
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number	MMA — ?
Accession Number	not in metonline ?

References

primary: OIP 104, 001

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-11 at 07:05:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2024-07-04 at 14:54:40	Downton, Jessica	Artifact metadata	Gelb, Ignace J.; Steinkeller, Piotr; Whiting, Robert M.	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-19 at 14:58:46	Downton, Jessica	Artifact metadata	Downton, Jessica	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:18	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 104, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005986.

OIP 104, 001 artifact entry (No. P005986). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005986 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 104, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005986 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 104, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005986.

OIP 104, 001 artifact entry (No. P005986). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005986 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 104, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005986 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {OIP 104, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005986},
}

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