Boundary Stone
A "kudurru," the Akkadian term for boundary stone, combines images of the king, gods, and divine symbols with a text recording royal grants of land and tax exemption to an individual. While the original was housed in the temple, a copy of the document was kept at the site of t...
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23851
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[Excavated by German expedition at Babylon, 1900]. Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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4
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_21.10_VwA_UK.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_21.10_VwA_UK.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_21.10_VwA_UK.jpg |
| imageCount | 4 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/21.10 |
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