Kudurru for Šitti-Marduk
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Kudurru for Šitti-Marduk, British Museum.
The Kudurru for Šitti-Marduk is a white limestone boundary stone (Kudurru) of Nebuchadrezzar I, a king of the 2nd Dynasty of Isin, ca. the late 12th century BC. He is known to have made at least four kudurru boundary stones.
Some kudurrus are known for their representations of the king, etc., who conscripted the stones production. Most kudurrus are attested by honored gods of Mesopotamia and are often displayed graphically in segmented registers on the stone.
The obverse of the Kudurru for Šitti-Marduk is composed of six registers, with gods, beings (a Scorpion man for example), etc. The recto contains cuneiform text, relating the military services of Šitti-Marduk.
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- Graphic of "Kudurru for Šitti-Marduk"-(contains a Scorpion man; pictured in register V-(row V)). (Article with the Detail-graphic)
- Kudurru Image-(on Right)
- Article discussing Nebuchannezzar I Kudurru, (Boundary Stone).
- Kudurru Image; Article (Univ of Pennsylvania), Kassite Kudurrus, no. 1 of 4.
- Image of Left Face/ with "Analysis-History"; Article
Categories:
- Kudurru boundary stones
- Sculpture of the Ancient Near East
- Ancient Near East stubs
- Sculpture stubs