kudurru

Japanese: kudurru
kudurru

...Small terracotta objects (human figures and lion heads) have also been excavated from this site. From the late Kassite period onwards, Babylonia began to produce stone sculptures called kudurru. Symbols of gods (such as the sun, moon, thunderbolts, or animals), human figures, etc. were carved in relief on the surface of oblong stone blocks, and inscriptions were also carved into them.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "kudurru" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ここからはテラコッタ製の小品(人物とライオンの頭部)も出土した。カッシート時代後期から,バビロニアではクドゥルkudurruと呼ばれる石彫品が作られるようになる。縦長の石材の表面に神々のシンボル(太陽,月,雷,または動物など),人物像などが浮彫で表され,さらに銘文が刻みつけられた。…

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