Kaskal 04, 069 03 (P315772)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013415

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, flour, and oil (partly in á-gam containers) issued to various carters and messengers. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. dingir-ba-ni lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
3. ki-masz{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5. si-mu szesz-ba
6. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3
7. lu2 gi-sza{ki}-me
8. giri3 si-mu szesz-ba
9. gi-sza{ki}-sze3 du-ni
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
11. szu-e3-a lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
reverse
1. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
3. sza-ru-um-i3-li2 dumu ku5-<da?>
4. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
6. u-bar sukkal
7. a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni
8. a-a-kal-la lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
9. sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni
10. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, flour, and oil (partly in á-gam containers) issued to various carters and messengers. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: KASKAL 4, p.65-82, p. 69 no. 3

    [Santagati2007Girsu] Santagati, Elena. 2007. “Girsu ‘Messenger Texts’ Kept in the British Museum.” Kaskal. Rivista Di Storia, Ambiente e Culture Del Vicino Oriente Antico 4: 65–82.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 13415

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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  • Museum No.: BM 013415
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0506

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Kaskal 04, 069 03 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315772.
Kaskal 04, 069 03 artifact entry (No. P315772). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315772 (Original work published 2006)
Kaskal 04, 069 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315772 (Accessed: June 24, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315772},
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