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Kress 244 (P481123)

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

Metadata / catalogue

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Germany

Museum Number

Kress 244

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

25.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...]-ta
2'. [...] x
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. n 2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 1(disz)#?-[ta]
3'. sza3-ba 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3# [x] 1(u) 1(disz)-ta i3-[x]
4'. a-sza3 u2-du#?-[...]
rest broken
reverse
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)

Collections

anonymous, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 25.0 high × 29.0 wide
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Kress 244
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2015-07-30 at 10:55:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-07-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (196317) (196317)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Kress 244 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481123.

Kress 244 artifact entry (No. P481123). (2015, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481123

Kress 244 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481123 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2015Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {Kress 244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481123},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481123},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/7/30/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P481123
LB  - CDLI:P481123
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - Kress 244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481123
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Kress 244 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481123.

Kress 244 artifact entry (No. P481123). (2015, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481123

Kress 244 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481123 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2015Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {Kress 244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481123},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481123},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/7/30/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P481123
LB  - CDLI:P481123
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - Kress 244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481123
ER  -