Kress 156 (P391112)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Germany

Museum Number

Kress 156

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

38.0 mm × 52.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] dumu-nita2#?
3'. [...] x
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. x [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. szunigin 3(disz) dumu-nita2
2. szunigin 1(disz) szu-gi4#
3. erin2-me#
4. szunigin 1(asz@c) na-gada#? x
5. szunigin 2(asz@c) gab2-us2 x [...]
6. ama?-dab5-me#
7. ug3-IL2#?-[me]
8. x x [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. [szunigin2 n] 6(disz)# dumu-nita2
2. [szunigin2 n] dumu-nita2 nu-dib
3. [szunigin2] 1(disz)#? SIG7-a dumu-nita2
4. szunigin2# 4(asz) ab-IL2
5. szunigin2 2(asz) ama-IL2
6. szunigin2# 2(u) 6(disz) szu-gi4
7. [szunigin2] 1(asz@c) x x x
blank space
8. [nigin?-ba?] 5(u@c)# x [...]
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P391112
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P391112

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	38.0 mm × 52.0 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 156
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	196266

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-06-08 at 22:32:42	Pottorf, Andrew	Transliteration	Pottorf, Andrew	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:06:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 02:16:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 02:10:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Kress 156 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 8, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P391112.

Kress 156 artifact entry (No. P391112). (2009, November 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P391112

Kress 156 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P391112 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {nov 8},
	title = {Kress 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P391112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P391112},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/11/8/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P391112
LB  - CDLI:P391112
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Kress 156 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P391112
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Kress 156 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 8, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P391112.

Kress 156 artifact entry (No. P391112). (2009, November 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P391112

Kress 156 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P391112 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2009Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {nov 8},
	title = {Kress 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P391112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P391112},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/11/8/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P391112
LB  - CDLI:P391112
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Kress 156 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P391112
ER  -