OIP 104, 013 (P005998)

Administrative kudurru excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02753

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (field purchase?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

104.0 mm × 98.0 mm × 44.0 mm

Text

obverse
column 1
1. 4(N45)# 3(N50)# [...] 2(N14) [...] , GAN2# [...]
2. 5(N45)#? [...] , |GI&GI|#? [...]
3. 4(N50) , X [...]
4. 1(N45) , IM~a KI MUSZ3~a# X
5. 3(N14) , ZAG~a
6.a1. , MUD AN
6.a2. , [...] DUB~e? ME~a AN EZINU~a
6.b1. 1(N01) 1(N08) , GAR TUG2~a NE~a
6.b2. , MUSZEN E2~a SUKKAL
6.b3. 1(N01) , GU4
6.b4. 1(N01) 1(N08) , NE~a [...]
6.b5. , SAR~a KI
6.b6. 1(N01) , GU4
7. 1(N01) 1(N08) , NE~a TUG2~a GAR
8. , X [...]
column 2
1. 3(N14)#? [...] , [...]
2. 2(N14)#? [...] , [...]
3. [...] , [...]
4. 4(N50)#? [...] , [...]
column 3
1. 1(N50)#? [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...]
3. [...] , [...]
4.a. [...] , [...]
4.b. [...] , GU4#
5.a. 1(N34)# , ZAG~a#
5.b. 1(N01) , SZAKIR~b#
6. 1(N01) 1(N08) , NE~a GAR TUG2~a#
7. , PA~a? ADAB NAM2
8.a. 2(N01) , GU4
8.b. 1(N01) 1(N08) , NE~a# [...]
9. , APIN~a? X X [...]
10.a. 2(N01) , GU4
10.b. 1(N01) , SZAKIR~b
11. 1(N01) 1(N08) , NE~a GAR# TUG2~a
12. , KI X LUGAL NU11 PA~a
13.a. 1(N01) , GU4
13.b. 1(N01) , SZAKIR~b
14.a. 3(N14) , ZAG~a
14.b. 1(N01) 1(N08) , GAR NE~a TUG2~a
15. , SZURUPPAK~c
16.a. 1(N01) , GU4
16.b. 1(N01) 1(N08) , GAR TUG2~a NE~a
17. , PA~a# SUG5# DUR~b X [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (field purchase?)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P005998

Physical information

kudurru

Artifact type Kudurru
kudurru
Dimensions 104.0 mm × 98.0 mm × 44.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 02753
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q62096396

References

  • primary: OIP 104, 013

    [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.

  • history: SRU, 113

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: ATU 1, p. 68

    [Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.

  • history: JAOS 52 (pp. 110-132), 119

    [Kramer1932Fara] Kramer, Samuel N. 1932. “New Tablets from Fara.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 52: 110–32. https://doi.org/10.2307/593166.

  • history: BiOr 35 (pp. 155-160), 155 fn. 2

    [Krecher1978BiOr35] “Sumerische Literatur Der Fāra-Zeit: Die UD.GAL.NUN-Texte (I).” 1978. Bibliotheca Orientalis, no. 35: 155–60.

  • history: Thureau-Dangin 1907, 143-146

    [sec2650] N.d.

  • history: RA 006, 143, AO 2753

    [Thureau-Dangin1904Contrats] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1904. “Contrats Archaïques Provenant de Šuruppak.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 6 (4): 143–54.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-09-14 at 15:56:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-31 at 15:59:47 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
2024-07-03 at 13:11:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:19 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 104, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005998.
OIP 104, 013 artifact entry (No. P005998). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005998 (Original work published 2001)
OIP 104, 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005998 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 104, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005998.
OIP 104, 013 artifact entry (No. P005998). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005998 (Original work published 2001)
OIP 104, 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005998 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {OIP 104, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005998},
}


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