Kaskal 04, 071 07 (P315783)
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 013432Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text List of rations in flour for variousmessengers (either staying "in town" or "en route"), and in pease-meal for 2 donkeys. (CBT 1))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
3. la-musz!?-e lu2 {gesz}tukul
4. nibru{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. 1(ban2) zi3 sza3-iri#
6. 1(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3
7. {d}szul-gi-da-ga-da lu2 {gesz}tukul
8. 1(asz) dabin kaskal-sze3
reverse
1. elam an-sza-an{ki}-me
2. giri3 {d}szul-gi-da-ga-da lu2 {gesz}tukul
3. an-sza-an{ki}-sze3# du-ni
4. ki-NE-NE ra-gaba
5. 3(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-gu
6. elam a-dam-szah2{ki}-me
7. giri3 ki-NE-NE ra-gaba
8. a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni
9. 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 flour for variousmessengers (either staying "in town" or "en route"), and in pease-meal for 2 donkeys. (CBT 1))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: KASKAL 4, p.65-82, p. 71 no. 7
[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 13432
[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 013432
- Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0523
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.06.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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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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| 2014-04-12 at 08:28:13 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Linkohr, Oleg | CDLI | 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 (063246) (063246)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0328-523) (W_1896-0328-523)
Cite this Artifacts
@misc{2023Kaskal,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
year = {2023},
month = {oct 28},
title = {Kaskal 04, 071 07 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P315783},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315783},
}
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