Berens 026 (P105737)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 026

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze nig2-gal2-la
3. zi3 KA-sze3
4. ki lu2-nam-tar-ra-ta
5. ur-{d}lamma dumu ARAD2-mu
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
  blank space
2. iti szu-numun
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 5(u) 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze nig2-gal2-la
3. zi3 KA-sze3
4. ki lu2-nam-tar-ra-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu ARAD2-mu
  blank space
  seal impression
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. iti szu-numun
2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. dub-sar
column 2
1. dumu ARAD2-[mu?]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005840 (composite) (P458550) S005840 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.08.00, Šū-Suen.02.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P105737

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 17.0 mm
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 026
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003987

References

  • primary: Berens, 026

    [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
2019-06-17 at 21:13:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-08-29 at 12:10:14 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-08-29 at 12:09:37 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 07:35:34 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 14:08:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:53:24 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 Artifacts

“Berens 026 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105737.
Berens 026 artifact entry (No. P105737). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105737 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105737 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105737},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105737
LB  - CDLI:P105737
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - Berens 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105737
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“Berens 026 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105737.
Berens 026 artifact entry (No. P105737). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105737 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105737 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105737},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105737
LB  - CDLI:P105737
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - Berens 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105737
ER  - 
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