Berens 051 (P105762)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland

Museum Number

CBL CT 051

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

42.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 4(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra erin2 engar
3. 2(u) 1(ban2) gur
4. sze erin2-na
5. ki al-la-mu-ta
6. ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
7. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. mu ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
2. kiszib3 al-la dumu ka5-a-mu ib2-ra
3. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-me
4. i3-dub a-ba-al-la-ta
  1 line blank
5. iti sze-il2-la
6. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 36.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: Berens, 051

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBL CT 051
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.12.00
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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
2011-07-22 at 13:24:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:58 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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Cite this Artifact
“Berens 051 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105762.
Berens 051 artifact entry (No. P105762). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105762 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 051 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105762 (Accessed: June 7, 2025).
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	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105762},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105762},
}

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