Berens 092 (P105803)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland

Museum Number

CBL CT 092

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3-gesz
2. a-hu-a dumu nu-banda3
3. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 1(disz)-kam
5. la-ra-am3-e3-a aga3-us2-gal
6. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
7. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam
8. a-hu-a sukkal
9. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-sze3 du-ni
reverse
1. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. a-gu-a lu2 kas4
3. sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni
  blank space
4. zi-ga
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P105803

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland
Museum Number CBL CT 092
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004053

References

  • primary: Berens, 092

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-27 at 13:10:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:09:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:53:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:57 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Berens 092 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105803.
Berens 092 artifact entry (No. P105803). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105803 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 092 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105803 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 092 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105803},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Berens 092 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105803.
Berens 092 artifact entry (No. P105803). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105803 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 092 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105803 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 092 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105803},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105803
LB  - CDLI:P105803
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - Berens 092 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105803
ER  -
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