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Kaskal 04, 072 08 (P315784)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Kaskal 04, 072 08 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315784 |
| Museum no. | BM 013434 |
| 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 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz du sza3-iri | 3 sila3 regular-quality beer from Ša-iri, |
| 2 | 1(disz) dug dida du kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of common wort for the road |
| 3 | ba-ba-a lu2 kas4 | Babâ, the messenger |
| 4 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz {d}iszkur-ba-ni sukkal | 5 sila3 beer for Iškur-bani, the messenger; |
| 6 | 2(barig) kasz elam ki-masz{ki}-me | 2 barig of elam beer for Kimaš |
| 7 | giri3 {d}iszkur-ba-ni sukkal | via Iškur-bani, the messenger; |
| 8 | ki-masz{ki}-ta du-ni | from Kimaš came, |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri | 3 sila3 of ša-iri beer, |
| 10 | 1(disz) dug dida du kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of common wort for the road |
| 11 | lu2-{d}szara2 lu2 kas4 | Lu-Šara, the messenger |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz {d}utu-szi-la-at sukkal | 5 sila3 beer for Utu-šilat the messenger, |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz a-kal-la lu2 kas4 | 3 sila3 beer for Akalla, the runner |
| 4 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri | 3 sila3 of ša-iri beer, |
| 6 | 1(disz) dug dida du kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of common wort for the road |
| 7 | bur-ma-am3 lu2 kas4 | It is a bur-mam-demon, a messenger. |
| 8 | 3(ban2) kasz elam sa-bu-um{ki}-me | 3 ban2 of elam beer for Sabum; |
| 9 | sa-bu-um-sze3 du-ni | to Sabum went, |
| 10 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
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