Kress 297 (P517195)

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

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Germany

Museum Number

Kress 297

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) kasz ge6 du
3. n [...] x
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. x-{d}x-x
2'. {d#?}nin-sun2
blank space

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	P517195
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P517195

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	anonymous, Germany
Museum Number	Kress 297
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-24 at 15:20:50	Tinney, Stephen J.	Transliteration	Tinney, Stephen J.	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2019-11-29 at 17:51:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-11-29 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Kress 297 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 29, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P517195.

Kress 297 artifact entry (No. P517195). (2019, November 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517195

Kress 297 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517195 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {nov 29},
	title = {Kress 297 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517195},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/11/29/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P517195
LB  - CDLI:P517195
M1  - 2026/10/23/
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Cite this Artifact

“Kress 297 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 29, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P517195.

Kress 297 artifact entry (No. P517195). (2019, November 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517195

Kress 297 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517195 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2019Kress,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {nov 29},
	title = {Kress 297 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517195},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/11/29/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P517195
LB  - CDLI:P517195
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Kress 297 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P517195
ER  -