Kress 230 (P471645)

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

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Germany

Museum Number

Kress 230

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

31.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 5(disz)-sze3
 en: 15 male laborers for 5 workdays,
2. e2-szitim gub-ba
 en: at the builder-house stationed,
3. e2-masz-ka gub-ba
 en: at the ...-house stationed,
4. ugula ukken-ne2
 en: foreman: Ukkene,
5. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal
 en: via Lu-girizal,
reverse
1. kiszib3 bi2-du11-ga
 en: under seal of Biduga;
  blank space
  seal impression
4. mu ki-masz{ki} mu-hul
 en: year: “Kimaš was destroyed.”
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

seal ID uncertain

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002054 (composite) (P454764) S002054 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P471645

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 31.0 mm × 33.0 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 230
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 196307

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-01-10 at 16:04:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:53:36 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-25 at 20:35:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Kress 230 Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 25, 2014. https://cdli.earth/P471645.
Kress 230 artifact entry (No. P471645). (2014, November 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P471645
Kress 230 artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P471645 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2014Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {nov 25},
	title = {Kress 230 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P471645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P471645},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2014/11/25/
PY  - 2014
ID  - P471645
LB  - CDLI:P471645
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Kress 230 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P471645
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Kress 230 Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 25, 2014. https://cdli.earth/P471645.
Kress 230 artifact entry (No. P471645). (2014, November 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P471645
Kress 230 artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P471645 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2014Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {nov 25},
	title = {Kress 230 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P471645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P471645},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2014/11/25/
PY  - 2014
ID  - P471645
LB  - CDLI:P471645
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Kress 230 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P471645
ER  -
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