The Land grant to Marduk-zākir-šumi kudurru is an ancient Mesopotamian narû, or entitlement stele, recording the gift of 18 bur 2 eše of corn-land by Kassite king of Babylon Marduk-apla-iddina I to hi
Detail from the Land grant to Marduk-zakir-sumi kudurru
Rawlinson’s line-art for the Marduk-zākir-šumi kudurru
Marduk-apla-iddina I
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Marduk-apla-iddina I, contemporarily written in cuneiform as 𒀭𒀫𒌓𒌉𒍑𒋧𒈾 ᵈAMAR.UTU-IBILA-SUM-na and meaning in Akkadian: "Marduk has given an heir", was the 34th Kassite king of Babylon c. 1171–1159 BC. H
Land grant to Marduk-zākir-šumi kudurru
…narû, or entitlement stele, recording the gift (irīmšu) of 18 bur 2 eše (about 120 hectares or 300 acres) of corn-land by Kassite king of Babylon Marduk-apla-iddina I (c. 1171–1159 BC) to his bēl pīḫati (inscribed lúEN NAM and meaning "person responsible"), or a provincial official. The monument is significant in…
Kudurru of Marduk-apla-iddina I
Male head from Dur-Kurigalzu, Iraq, reign of Marduk-apla-iddina I. Iraq Museum.