Stele of Marduk-apla-iddina I - Meli-Shipak II Kudurru

Surroundings:

Susa, Achaemenid Palace, Glazed relief of a soldier (

Susa, Apadana, Foundation tablet of Darius (DSf)

Susa, Achaemenid Palace, Glazed relief, Decoration

Susa, Achaemenid Palace, Glazed lions' relief

Susa, Achaemenid Palace, Glazed relief with an inscription

Susa, Dynastic Temple of the Šutrukids, Relief of the gods

Susa, Achaemenid Palace, Glazed relief of two soldiers (

Susa, Stone tablet with cuneiform inscription DSf

Susa, Achaemenid Palace, Glazed relief of two sphinxes and a solar disk

Susa, Statue of queen Napirasu, wife of Untaš-Napiriša

Susa, Brim of a cup with the name of Xerxes

Susa, Relief of a woman pooring a libation

Location:

Iran (Islamic Republic of), Shūsh
geo:32.188286,48.248325
Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

-11xx / unknown

Class:

Milestone
visible

Identifiers:

vici:place=42303

Annotations

The Stele of Marduk-apla-iddina records the grant to Marduk-apla-iddina I (ca 1171-1159 BC)by Kassite king of Babylon, Meli-Shipak II (ca. 1186–1172 BC ).

See:

Kathryn E. Slanski ,The Babylonian Entitlement narûs (kudurrus): A Study in Their Form and Function. ASOR 2003, pp. 194–196.
idem, "Classification, Historiography and Monumental Authority: the Babylonian Entitlement Narûs (Kudurrus)". JCS 52 (2000), pp. 95-114
John Anthony Brinkman, A catalogue of cuneiform sources pertaining to specific monarchs of the Kassite dynasty, Materials and studies for Kassite history, v. 1., Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 1976, pp. diffr.