Kudurru

(noun)

A type of stone document used as boundary stones and as records of land grants to vassals by the Kassites in ancient Babylonia.

Related Terms

  • Assyrian Empire
  • Nebuchadnezzar I
  • Marduk-kabit-ahheshu
  • Elamites
  • Kassite Dynasty

Examples of Kudurru in the following topics:

  • Nebuchadnezzar and the Fall of Babylon

    • The earliest of three extant economic texts is dated to Nebuchadnezzar's eighth year; in addition to two kudurrus and a stone memorial tablet, they form the only existing commercial records.
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