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
Uballissu-Marduk
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Uballissu-Marduk, inscribed ú-ba-lí-su-dAMAR.UTU, meaning “Marduk has kept him alive,” was a Babylonian accountant who rose to the rank of administrator in the Kassite government of Kurigalzu II, ca.
Land grant to Marduk-zākir-šumi kudurru
…Rimeni-Marduk, grandfather Uballissu-Marduk, great-grandfather, an accountant during the reign of Kurigalzu II, whose cylinder seals shed further light on his ancestors, naming his forebears…
Seal of expert accountant Uballissu-Marduk, from in the British Museum.