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Kaskal 04, 068 02 (P315771)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Kaskal 04, 068 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315771 |
| Museum no. | BM 013414 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz)# sila3 zi3-gu | 5 sila3 of coarse flour |
| 2 | szu-i3-li2 lu2 kas4 | Šu-ilī, the messenger |
| 3 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri | 5 sila3 of ša-iri flour, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 6 | i-ku-num2 aga3-us2-gal | Ikunum, the chief soldier |
| 7 | 3(barig) 3(ban2) dabin lugal | 3 barig 3 ban2 of dabin-flour, royal (measure), |
| 8 | elam dab5-ba szi-ma-asz-gi4-sze3 du-ni | The Elamite who is seized goes to the šimašgi prayer. |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 5 sila3 gu-flour |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}su4 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-<la> | Ur-Su, the man of the arrow |
| 2 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri | 5 sila3 of ša-iri flour, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 5 | a-li2-a lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | the city, the man of the mighty weapon |
| 6 | szuszin{ki}-ta# du-ni | from Susa he went |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu u4 3(disz)-kam | 5 sila3 fine flour on the 3rd day, |
| 8 | {d}szul-gi-zi-mu sukkal | Šulgi-zimu, the messenger |
| 9 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 10 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
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