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Kudurru Stone Inscribed with Cuneiform Text
Early Dynastic III Period, 2600 BC
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum
Chicago, United States
Kudurru. Flat one side, convex other side, edges rounded, record of 15 purchases and transfers of land. In Sumerian. Has been termed 'the Chicago Stone'.
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- Title: Kudurru Stone Inscribed with Cuneiform Text
- Date Created: Early Dynastic III Period, 2600 BC
- Physical Location: Chicago, IL
- Location Created: Iraq
- Physical Dimensions: H: 25 x L: 32 x W: 5.5 cm
- Provenance: Purchased by E. David in 1943
- Type: Tablet
- Rights: © ISAC Museum
- External Link: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, ISACM A25412, D. 20524
- Medium: Basalt
- Photographer: Anna R. Ressman
- Photograph Registration Number: D. 20524
- Object Registration Number: ISACM A25412
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