Berens 022 (P105733)

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 022

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

130.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra e3-a
3. giri3 zum-zum{um}
4. 1(asz) gur sze ur5-ra
5. a2-ta szu-ta
6. 2(barig) engar-me
7. lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3
8. 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
9. sze-karx(TE)-ra-a
10. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gu2-gal gur
11. 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze-lu2 gur
12. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zi-zi-bi2-a-num2
13. 5(asz) 3(barig) sze kur gur
14. 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
15. i3-dub-ta
16. 1(asz) la2 1(ban2) SZIM du gur
17. kar-ra
  blank space
18. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
19. szunigin 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gu2 sze-lu2 gur
20. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
21. sza3-bi-ta
22. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
column 2
1. sze-numun mur-gu4-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
2. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. a2-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
4. lu2 hun-ga2-me
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4-gesz-ur3 u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. a2-bi 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7. a-sza3 esz3{ki}
8. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
9. sze-numun mur-gu4-bi 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
10. 3(gesz2) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
11. 1(u) 2(disz) gu4-gesz-ur3 u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. a2-bi 8(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
13. a-sza3 sa12-du5
14. a2 gu4 hun-ga2 u3 lu2 hun-ga2 gal#?
15. nam-erim2 ba-ku5
16. 1(asz) 2(barig) a2 gu4 hun-ga2
17. lu2-iri-ki dumu ba-zi-ge
18. 1(asz) lu2-me-lam2
19. 1(asz) lugal-dur2-du10
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) a-a-kal-la
2. 1(gesz2) ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. 1(gesz2) ur-{d}nun-gal
4. 1(gesz2) a-tu
5. 1(gesz2) ma-ti-lum
6. engar-me
7. 2(u) 3(disz) lu2-sa6-mu-zu
8. 1(gesz2) ur-{d}lamma
9. 2(u) 3(disz) ha-ab#-du
10. dumu-gu4-gur-me
11. 2(gesz2) lu2-{d}inanna dumu en-za-ra
12. 1(gesz2) mu sze szuku-ra-sze3
13. ur-{d}ba-ba6 szu-i
14. 1(gesz2) mu sze-kar-ra-sze3
15. lu2-giri17-zal lu2-[...]
16. zi-ga
17. 1(u) 4(disz) iri{ki}-bi
18. 2(u) ARAD2-{d}ba-ba6
19. 1(u) 2(disz) ur-{d}nin-tu
20. 1(u) lu2-ma2-gu-la
21. 1(u) masz-gu-la
22. 1(u) en-sza3-ku3-ge
23. ug3-IL2-me
24. 1(u) 5(disz) geme2-i7 nigin6{ki}-du
25. sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
26. sze-ba
  some text moved to next line
27. iti munu4-gu7
28. u3 iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
29. 1(u) 2(disz) sa2-du11 szabra
30. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
column 2
1. giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
2. 1(u) sza3-gal ba-zi
3. ugula e2-zi-mu
4. 2(gesz2) 2(u) a2 sig4-sze3
5. kiszib3 nin-a-na dumu ki-nu-nir{ki}-ki
6. en3-bi tar-re
  blank space
7. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
8. zi-ga
9. szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
10. en3-bi tar-re
11. zi-ga
12. la2-ia3 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
13. 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 mun-gazi hi-a
14. la2-ia3-am3
15. nig2-ka9-ak
16. ba-a-ga nu-banda3-gu4
  blank space
17. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul-a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.44.05.00 to Šulgi.44.06.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P105733

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 130.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland
Museum Number CBL CT 022
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003983

References

  • primary: Berens, 022

    [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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-17 at 16:55:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:53:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:56 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Berens 022 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105733.
Berens 022 artifact entry (No. P105733). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105733 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 022 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105733 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105733},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105733},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Berens 022 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105733.
Berens 022 artifact entry (No. P105733). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105733 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 022 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105733 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105733},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105733},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105733
LB  - CDLI:P105733
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - Berens 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105733
ER  -
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