Berens 056 (P105767)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland

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Museum Collection(s)

Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland

Museum Number

CBL CT 056

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

25.0 mm × 21.0 mm × 12.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) eme6 szu-gi4
2. u4 2(u)-kam
3. 1(disz) dur3 szu-gi4
4. u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
5. sza3-gal ur3-ra
  ur!-ra?
reverse
1. giri3 ku-ul-ti sipa ur
2. zi-ga
3. ki lugal-nam2-mah-ta
  blank space
4. iti# mu-szu-du7
5. mu ma2-gur8-mah# ba-dim2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 25.0 high × 21.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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  • primary: Berens, 056

    [Pinches1915Berens] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1915. The Babylonian Tablets of the Berens Collection.

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  • Museum No.: CBL CT 056
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.09.20, Šū-Suen.08.09.27
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-27 at 13:10:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:57:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:56 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Berens 056 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105767.
Berens 056 artifact entry (No. P105767). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105767 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105767 (Accessed: April 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105767},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105767},
}


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