Kaskal 02, 079-090 (P209257)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106059

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

163.0 mm × 94.0 mm × 31.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 4(barig) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun
3. ki bi2-du11-ga-ta
4. 1(disz) a-zi-zi
5. 1(disz) nin-ab-ba-na
6. 1(disz) ama-du10-ga
7. dam dumu lugal-{gesz}gigir-re-me
8. la2#-ia3 lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
9. 1(u) 6(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
10. 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh du gur
11. mu ma2 {d}en-ki-ba-ab-du8
12. ki lu2-tur-tur-ta
13. 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
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14. mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun
15. ki bi2-du11-ga-ta
16. sze-bi 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
17. 1(disz) de2-simug-ga
column 2
1. dam szesz-kal-la
2. la2-ia3 szesz-kal-la
3. 2(u) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
4. 1(asz) 2(ban2) duh saga gur
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
6. sze-bi 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
8. ki lu2-tur-tur-ta
9. 1(disz) ama-kal-la dam lu2-bala-sa6-ga
10. 2(disz) sar ki-UD
11. la2-ia3 lu2-bala-sa6-ga
12. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
13. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
14. ki lu2-tur-tur-ta
15. la2-ia3 esz3-e-ki-ag2-ka-asz nig2-na-me nu#-tuku#
16. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
17. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
18. 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
19. 3(asz) 1(barig) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
20. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
21. sze-bi 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
22. ki lu2-tur-tur-ta
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) nin-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|) dam mu-zu
2. la2-ia3 mu-zu
3. 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
4. 8(asz) 3(barig) duh du gur
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
6. sze-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
7. la2-ia3 ur-{gesz}gigir
8. 3(u) 8(asz) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
9. 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
10. 4(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du
11. sze-bi 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 gur
12. ki bi2-du11-ga-ta
13. 1(disz) geme2-{d}utu
14. 1(disz) ur-{d}dam-gal-nun-ka
15. 1(disz) e2-hi-li-a-ni-in-ni
16. 1(disz) ku3-{d}utu
17. dumu geme2-{d}utu-me
18. geme2 dumu ur-nigar{gar}-me
19. la2-ia3 ur-nigar{gar} dumu lugal-kar-re
20. 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 sze gur
21. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
22. ki lu2-tur-tur-ta
23. 8(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
24. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 duh saga 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
25. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
26. ki bi2-du11-ga-ta
27. sze-bi 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. la2-ia3 ur-{d}suen ba-usz2
2. 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur
3. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
4. 1(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh du gur
5. sze-bi 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
6. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
7. ki lu2-tur-tur-ta
8. la2-ia3 lugal-ma2-gur8-re ba-usz2
9. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
10. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh saga
11. 2(asz) 4(barig) duh du gur
12. sze-bi 1(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
13. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
14. ki bi2-du11-ga-ta
15. la2-ia3 lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra dumu nin-zi ba-usz2
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16. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
17. szunigin 6(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
18. szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
19. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
20. ugula bi2-du11-ga
21. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 sze gur
22. szunigin 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
23. szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
24. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
25. ugula lu2-tur-tur
26. szunigin sze-bi 1(gesz2) x 2(u) 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 163.0 high × 94.0 wide × 31.0 thick
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  • primary: KASKAL 2, p.79-90

    [Santagati2005arretrati] Santagati, Elena. 2005. “Un Registro Neo-Sumerico Di Arretrati Di Orzo e Crusca.” Kaskal. Rivista Di Storia, Ambiente e Culture Del Vicino Oriente Antico 2: 79–90.

  • history: NATU 1 = Nisaba 6, 28

    [al-Rawi2005NATU1] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, and Franco d’Agostino. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part One (NATU I). Nisaba 6. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • history: NABU 2005/074

    [Wilcke2005NABU74] Wilcke, Claus. 2005. “The Iiability of Superiors for Deficits of Their Subordinates.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires, 2005, , no. 3.

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  • Museum No.: BM 106059
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 0891

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.00.00, Amar-Suen.07.00.00, Amar-Suen.08.00.00, Amar-Suen.09.00.00, Šū-Suen.01.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:34:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 15:52:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:43:56 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Kaskal 02, 079-090 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209257.
Kaskal 02, 079-090 artifact entry (No. P209257). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209257 (Original work published 2002)
Kaskal 02, 079-090 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209257 (Accessed: March 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Kaskal 02, 079-090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209257},
}


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