Berens 057 (P105768)

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 057

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

49.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 6(gesz2) 4(disz) udu 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-ta
2. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
3. sze-bi 7(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
4. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
5. 6(gesz2) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
6. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3
7. sze-bi 3(u) 5(asz) la2 2(disz) sila3 gur
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
2. 6(gesz2) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta u4 8(disz)-sze3
3. sze-bi 9(asz) 3(barig) 8(disz) sila3 gur
4. iti szu-numun
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5. szunigin 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
6. sze udu gu7-a
7. sza3 e2-szakkan2{ki}
8. giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim
9. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 40.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: Berens, 057

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBL CT 057
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.02.00, Šū-Suen.08.03.00, Šū-Suen.08.04.00
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  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.08.02.00 to Šū-Suen.08.04.00

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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI 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 057 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105768.
Berens 057 artifact entry (No. P105768). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105768 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105768 (Accessed: December 23, 2025).
@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105768},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105768},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105768
LB  - CDLI:P105768
M1  - 2025/12/23/
TI  - Berens 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105768
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Berens 057 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105768.
Berens 057 artifact entry (No. P105768). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105768 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105768 (Accessed: December 23, 2025).
@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105768},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105768},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105768
LB  - CDLI:P105768
M1  - 2025/12/23/
TI  - Berens 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105768
ER  -
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