Kaskal 04, 075 12 (P315797)
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 013457Period
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 for 6 messengers. (CBT 1))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. ur-a2 lu2 {gesz}tukul
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. igi-{d}na-na lu2 kas4
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3
9. ur-dingir-ra lu2 kas4#
10. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3#
reverse
1. NE-NE lu2 kas4
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3
4. ur-mes lu2 {gesz}tukul
5. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3#
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3
7. na-mu lu2 {gesz}tukul
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8. iti mu-szu-du7
9. mu {d}szu-{d}suen bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
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 for 6 messengers. (CBT 1))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: KASKAL 4, p.65-82, p. 75 no. 12
[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 13457
[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 013457
- Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0548
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.09.00
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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 | 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. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:40:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | 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 (063260) (063260)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0328-548) (W_1896-0328-548)
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023Kaskal,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
year = {2023},
month = {oct 28},
title = {Kaskal 04, 075 12 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P315797},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315797},
}
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