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Kress 248 (P481933)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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

Seal Chemistry

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Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Germany

Museum Number

Kress 248

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

29.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kusz ab2 babbar? u2-hab2
en: 1 hide of white cow, (treated with) stink-plant:
2. ur-nigar
en: (from the account of) Ur-nigar
reverse
blank space
1. zi-ga
en: booked out;
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
en: month “Harvest.”

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): 29.0 high × 29.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Kress 248
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.01.00
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Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2015-10-08 at 11:26:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-10-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (196318) (196318)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“Kress 248 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481933.

Kress 248 artifact entry (No. P481933). (2015, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481933

Kress 248 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481933 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-09]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {Kress 248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481933},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/10/8/
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M1  - 2026/3/9/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Kress 248 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481933.

Kress 248 artifact entry (No. P481933). (2015, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481933

Kress 248 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481933 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).

@misc{2015Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-09]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {Kress 248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481933},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/10/8/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P481933
LB  - CDLI:P481933
M1  - 2026/3/9/
TI  - Kress 248 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481933
ER  -