Berens 044 (P105755)

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 044

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

36.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. x x x x x
2. x [...]-ba#-ta
3. ARAD2#-dam i3-dab5
4. iti# munu4-gu7
reverse
  blank space
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
envelope
  broken
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ARAD2-dam
2. dumu {d}dumu-zi-da#
3. unu3

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):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P105755

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 14.0 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 044
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004005

References

  • primary: Berens, 044

    [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
2015-01-17 at 10:04:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-26 at 16:40:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:53:26 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 044 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105755.
Berens 044 artifact entry (No. P105755). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105755 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 044 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105755 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105755},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105755
LB  - CDLI:P105755
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - Berens 044 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Berens 044 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105755.
Berens 044 artifact entry (No. P105755). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105755 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 044 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105755 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105755},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105755
LB  - CDLI:P105755
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - Berens 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105755
ER  - 
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