Kress 056 (P315412)

Administrative tablet 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 056

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) kusz udu
2. x x x
3. x x x
4. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [szu] ba-ti
  seal impression
3. iti# ezem-x-x
seal 1
1. uz#?-x-x-x
2. dumu# x-x-x
3. ARAD2 ur#?-x-x

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315412

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 16.0 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 056
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169692

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-07-17 at 16:39:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-08-04 at 18:16:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-03-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Kress 056 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 16, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P315412.
Kress 056 artifact entry (No. P315412). (2006, March 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315412
Kress 056 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315412 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2006Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 16},
	title = {Kress 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315412},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315412},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/16/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P315412
LB  - CDLI:P315412
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Kress 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315412
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Kress 056 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 16, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P315412.
Kress 056 artifact entry (No. P315412). (2006, March 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315412
Kress 056 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315412 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2006Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 16},
	title = {Kress 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315412},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315412},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/16/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P315412
LB  - CDLI:P315412
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Kress 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315412
ER  - 
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