Berens 017 (P105728)
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, IrelandMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, IrelandMuseum Number
CBL CT 017Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
36.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 14.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) sila3 kasz
2. 1(u) sila3 ninda
3. 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz
4. er3-ra-a
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 5(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
2. ur-me-ga sukkal
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
4. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 5(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
6. kal-la-mu
7. iti mu-szu-du7
obverse
1. 1(u) sila3 kasz
2. 1(u) sila3 ninda
3. 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz
4. er3-ra-a
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 5(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
2. ur-me-ga sukkal
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
4. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 5(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
6. kal-la-mu
7. iti mu-szu-du7
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): 36.0 high × 29.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Berens, 017
[Pinches1915Berens] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1915. The Babylonian Tablets of the Berens Collection.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: CBL CT 017
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.09.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-09-27 at 13:10:14 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:24:47 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:08:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:16:56 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (003978) (003978)
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Cite this Artifact
“Berens 017 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105728.
Berens 017 artifact entry (No. P105728). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105728 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 017 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105728 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
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