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Boundary stone (kudurru) , ca. 1125-1100 B.C., Babylonian, Kassite (probably modern southern Iraq)
Who gave and received them?
Priests, wealthy men and scribes did not donate land; kings did. The custom of Babylonian (including Kassite) kings of giving land to specific individuals is commemorated by these kudurrus.
Dignitaries, including officials, priests, military personnel and family members, were often the recipients of land gifts and are named in the preserved inscriptions.