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
Shuqamuna and Shumaliya
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Šuqamuna and Šumaliya were a pair of deities introduced to Mesopotamia during the Kassite dynasty of Babylonia. They had a close association with the royal family; the pair of gods are referred to as
Land grant to Marduk-zākir-šumi kudurru
…Second register: Bird on a perch, the Kassite deities Šuqamuna & Šumalia Reclining ox beneath lightning fork, Adad…
Detail from a Kudurru of Ritti-Marduk, from Sippar, Iraq, 1125-1104 BCE. A perching bird, symbolic of Šuqamuna and Šumaliya, can be seen at the lower right. British Museum