Seskala 1 (ses-kal-la)

Seskala 1 was son of Urabba[individual=Urabba] and followed his father in the management of sesame and sesame oil in Ĝirsu during the reigns of Amar-Suena and Šu-Suen.

On the one hand he sealed documents of his uncle Lu-Ninĝirsu (DAS 378, AS.09.00.00) and his father (e.g. WMAH 193, ŠS.03.00.00) until the end of the reign of Šu-Suen (TCTI 1 00996, ŠS.08.00.00). On the other hand, at the end of the reign of Amar-Suena he was himself active in the „family business“. In particular, he received 5,440 litres of sesame for the „oil allotments of the weavers in Guabba“ (i3-ba uš-bar gu2-ab-ba^ki, AS.08.00.00) and sesame oil from various individuals (e.g. BPOA 1 0040, IS.01.00.00). He also received amounts of barley for the „barley allotments of the sesame-oil milling women“ (še-ba geme2 i3-sur, e.g. PPAC 5 0508, IS.03.09.00).

Besides the sesame and sesame oil business he also managed dates and various other fruits, as his father did.

Among the numerous attestations of homonymous individuals in Ĝirsu without filiation/patronymic or title covered under Seskala 2[individual=Seskala 2], there may in fact be some belonging to Seskala 1. Only through prosopographical study may we be able to discern the various possible homonymous individuals.

For the production and management of sesame and sesame oil in Ĝirsu see Dossier A.1.1.02, A.1.1.03, A.1.1.04 and A.1.1.08.