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

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

Measurements

-

Text

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

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315772

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013415
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0506

External resources

References

  • 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 Heinrich. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

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

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: October 24, 2026).
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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: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315772},
}

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