Kress 152 (P390477)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, Germany

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Germany

Museum Number

Kress 152

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 42.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) sa gi
2. ki a-kal-la-ta?
3. mar-sa-asz
4. kiszib3 lugal-nir
reverse
1. [iti] diri#?
  blank space
2. mu# na-ru2-a mah# ba-du3
seal 1
1. lugal-nir
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003644.2 (composite) (P533753) S003644.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P390477

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 42.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous, Germany
Museum Number Kress 152
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 173425

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-07-21 at 15:07:02 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:05:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-10-05 at 01:19:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-10-01 at 18:39:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-08-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Owen, David I. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Kress 152 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P390477.
Kress 152 artifact entry (No. P390477). (2009, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390477
Kress 152 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390477 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {aug 21},
	title = {Kress 152 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390477},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/8/21/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P390477
LB  - CDLI:P390477
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - Kress 152 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P390477
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Kress 152 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P390477.
Kress 152 artifact entry (No. P390477). (2009, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390477
Kress 152 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390477 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2009Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {aug 21},
	title = {Kress 152 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390477},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/8/21/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P390477
LB  - CDLI:P390477
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - Kress 152 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P390477
ER  -
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