Kaskal 15, 16 (P379837)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 088982

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz@c)# kasz dida saga
2. 5(asz@c) kasz dida 2(ban2@c)
3. na#-lum
4. 5(asz@c) kasz dida saga
reverse
1. 4(asz@c)# kasz dida 2(ban2@c)
2. ur-ki
3. 3(asz@c)# kasz# LUL-A-A
  blank space
4. zi-ga
5. erin#-da

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P379837

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 088982
Accession Number 1901-02-09, nn

References

  • primary: KASKAL 15, p.1-46, 16

    [Maiocchi2018Pre-Ur-III] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Manuel Molina. 2018. “Pre-Ur III Administrative Cuneiform Tablets in the British Museum. I: Texts from the Archives of Gudea’s Dynasty.” Kaskal. Rivista Di Storia, Ambiente e Culture Del Vicino Oriente Antico 15: 1–46.

  • history: AGGT, 32

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-10-24 at 10:32:23 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Kaskal 15, 16 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P379837.
Kaskal 15, 16 artifact entry (No. P379837). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P379837 (Original work published 2007)
Kaskal 15, 16 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P379837 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P379837},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Kaskal 15, 16 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P379837.
Kaskal 15, 16 artifact entry (No. P379837). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P379837 (Original work published 2007)
Kaskal 15, 16 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P379837 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P379837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P379837},
}

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