Kress 243 (P480798)

Tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, Germany

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Germany

Museum Number

Kress 243

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

90.0 mm × 95.0 mm

Text

obverse
blank space
1. {tug2}x
en: ...
2. {tug2}sza3-ha
en: a cloth
3. {tug2}ba
en: cloak
blank space
reverse
blank space
1. {tug2}x
en: ...
2. {tug2}sza3-ha
en: a cloth
3. {tug2#}ba#
en: cloak
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	School text
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P480798
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P480798

Physical information

lentil

Artifact type	Tablet lentil
Dimensions	90.0 mm × 95.0 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 243
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT)	P480798
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P480798

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2016-09-20 at 15:13:06	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-06-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Kress 243 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P480798.

Kress 243 artifact entry (No. P480798). (2023, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480798 (Original work published 2015)

Kress 243 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480798 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {Kress 243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480798},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480798},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Kress 243 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P480798.

Kress 243 artifact entry (No. P480798). (2023, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480798 (Original work published 2015)

Kress 243 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480798 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2023Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {Kress 243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480798},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480798},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P480798
LB  - CDLI:P480798
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - Kress 243 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480798
ER  -