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

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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)

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
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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?]

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 35.0 high × 33.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: Berens, 026

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBL CT 026
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.04.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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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
2019-06-17 at 21:13:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-08-29 at 12:10:14 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-08-29 at 12:09:37 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 07:35:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:53:24 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

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Cite this Artifact
“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: May 20, 2025).
@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105737},
}


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