Field Boundary Survey Stones
Durable markers and measurement practices for fields, canals, taxes, inheritance, disputes, and irrigation rights.
Core metadata
- ID: field_boundary_survey_stones
- Era: Ancient
- First known date: -1300 (century)
- Region: Kassite Babylonia / Mesopotamia
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Boundary Markers & Land Tenure (boundary_markers_land_tenure)
- Measuring Rods & Lines (measuring_rods_and_lines)
- Scribe Schools (scribe_schools)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Kudurru (Boundary Stone) (Seattle Art Museum, 2026, museum) • Supports: node
Locator: Seattle Art Museum dates a kudurru boundary stone to about 1300 BCE and describes kudurrus as commemorating royal land gifts. - boundary-stone; kudurru (British Museum, 2026, museum) • Supports: node
Locator: British Museum identifies a kudurru boundary-stone as an inscribed land-grant charter from Mesopotamia.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 0
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Markers & Land Tenure (boundary_markers_land_tenure) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Boundary Markers & Land Tenure provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Measuring Rods & Lines (measuring_rods_and_lines) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Measuring Rods & Lines provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Scribe Schools (scribe_schools) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Scribe Schools provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
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