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Cast of a “Kudurru”
This is a plaster cast (or reproduction) of an original stone stela in the collection of the British Museum, London. It is of a type known as a "kudurru," which derived its name from the Akkadian word for boundary. This particular kudurru records the grant of land by Marduk-nadin-ahhe, King of Babylon, to Adad-zer-iqisha.
On one side of the kudurru is an inscription providing the details of the field being granted and on the other side is a depiction of the king, Marduk-nadin-ahhe. Like Ashurnasirpal, he is shown with long beard, tall headdress, and battle gear beneath symbols of deities. Absent, however, is the parasol-bearer.
Name: Cast of a “Kudurru”
Material: Plaster
Size:
Height: 55.5 cm (1 ft 9.85 in)
Width: 22 cm (8.66 in)
Depth: 14.5 cm (5.7 in)
Date: 1099 BCE - 1082 BCE
Place of Origin: Babylon, southern Iraq
Location: Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago (Original in the British Museum, London. United Kingdom.)
Registration # and Source: Oriental Institute Museum. OIM C7 (Original in the British Museum, London). Link to resource
(accessed May 7, 2010).
For more information: The British Museum. Link to resource.
Jennie Myers
Research Associate, University of Chicago
