Kaskal 04, 071 06 (P315781)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 013429Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, bread, and oil (in á-gam containers) issued to 6 envoys. (CBT 1))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. ur-{d}utu sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. sza-ru-um-i3-li2 sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. ur-{d}nin-gal sukkal
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
2. szu-{d}iszkur sukkal
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
5. szu-{d}utu sukkal
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
8. lugal-mas-su2 sukkal
9. an-sza-an{ki}-ta du-ni nibru{ki}-ta du-ni
10. iti munu4-gu7
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, bread, and oil (in á-gam containers) issued to 6 envoys. (CBT 1))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: KASKAL 4, p.65-82, p. 71 no. 6
[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.
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history: CBT 1, BM 13429
[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 013429
- Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0520
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.05.00
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:51:37 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:40:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (063244) (063244)
- British Museum Collection (W_1896-0328-520) (W_1896-0328-520)
Cite this Artifacts
@misc{2023Kaskal,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
year = {2023},
month = {oct 28},
title = {Kaskal 04, 071 06 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P315781},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315781},
}
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