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

Surroundings:

Susa, Achaemenid Palace, Glazed lions' relief

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

Susa, Achaemenid Palace, Glazed relief of four soldiers (

Susa, Achaemenid Palace, Glazed relief of two soldiers (

Susa, Brick with part of inscription DSf of Darius

Susa, Stone tablet with cuneiform inscription DSf

Susa, Dynastic Temple of the Šutrukids, Inscription

Susa, Achaemenid Palace, Glazed relief of an eye of a soldier (

Susa, Early Elamite pot with a fish and a wader

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.