Berens 034 (P105745)
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 034Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
33.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 17.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) {gesz}szum2 gaz
2. sag-bi 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. 3(ban2) szum2 sag-asz
4. sa2-du11 ensi2-sze3
5. lugal-pa-e3 muhaldim
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. 4(u) {gesz}szum2 gaz
2. sag#-[bi] 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
3. nig2-[x]-AB silim-ma
4. ur-{d#}[lamma] dumu ARAD2-mu
5. szu ba-ti
6. ganun e2 ur-dun-ta
7. giri3 lugal-igi-husz
8. mu {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
obverse
1. 3(u) {gesz}szum2 gaz
2. sag-bi 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. 3(ban2) szum2 sag-asz
4. sa2-du11 ensi2-sze3
5. lugal-pa-e3 muhaldim
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. 4(u) {gesz}szum2 gaz
2. sag#-[bi] 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
3. nig2-[x]-AB silim-ma
4. ur-{d#}[lamma] dumu ARAD2-mu
5. szu ba-ti
6. ganun e2 ur-dun-ta
7. giri3 lugal-igi-husz
8. mu {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
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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): 33.0 high × 29.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Berens, 034
[Pinches1915Berens] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1915. The Babylonian Tablets of the Berens Collection.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: CBL CT 034
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
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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 metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:24:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:08:54 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:16:56 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (003995) (003995)
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Cite this Artifacts
“Berens 034 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105745.
Berens 034 artifact entry (No. P105745). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105745 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 034 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105745 (Accessed: February 5, 2026).
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