Kress 239 (P480699)

Administrative bulla excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Germany

Museum Number

Kress 239

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 65.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object bulla
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [iti] sze#-sag11-ku5#
 en: month “Harvest,”
6. [mu {d}szu-{d}]suen# lugal uri5#{ki}-ma-ke4 [ma2] dara4#-abzu {d}en-ki#-ka bi2-in-du8
 en: year: “The Shu-Suen, king of Ur, the boat (named) ‘Ibex-of-Abzu’ caulked.”
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
  illegible

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P480699

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 65.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous, Germany
Museum Number Kress 239
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 196314

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-12-18 at 10:28:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Kress 239 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 20, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480699.
Kress 239 artifact entry (No. P480699). (2015, May 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480699
Kress 239 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480699 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2015Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {may 20},
	title = {Kress 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480699},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480699},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/5/20/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P480699
LB  - CDLI:P480699
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Kress 239 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480699
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Kress 239 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 20, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480699.
Kress 239 artifact entry (No. P480699). (2015, May 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480699
Kress 239 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480699 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2015Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {may 20},
	title = {Kress 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480699},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480699},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/5/20/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P480699
LB  - CDLI:P480699
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Kress 239 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480699
ER  -
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