Berens 078 (P105789)
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 078Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [... ur-gi7 gal-gal]
2. x [... ad]-da#
3. 2(disz)# ku5#-da
4. lu2# ur#-gi7-me
5. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 dub-sar tur-tur
6. 5(disz) sila3 mar-tu munus
7. 6(disz) sila3 ur-e2-dar-a
8. 6(disz) sila3 lu2-kal-la
9. ma2-gin2 ma2-gan<{ki}>
reverse
1. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda
2. dub-sar lu2-dingir-ra
3. 8(disz) sila3 dub-sar {d}szara2-ra-kam
4. 1(ban2) ninda 1(disz) uzu ur2
5. [ur]-{d}ig-alim muhaldim zabar-dab5
1 line blank
6. [zi-ga] u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam#
7. [iti ...]
obverse
1. [... ur-gi7 gal-gal]
2. x [... ad]-da#
3. 2(disz)# ku5#-da
4. lu2# ur#-gi7-me
5. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 dub-sar tur-tur
6. 5(disz) sila3 mar-tu munus
7. 6(disz) sila3 ur-e2-dar-a
8. 6(disz) sila3 lu2-kal-la
9. ma2-gin2 ma2-gan<{ki}>
reverse
1. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda
2. dub-sar lu2-dingir-ra
3. 8(disz) sila3 dub-sar {d}szara2-ra-kam
4. 1(ban2) ninda 1(disz) uzu ur2
5. [ur]-{d}ig-alim muhaldim zabar-dab5
1 line blank
6. [zi-ga] u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam#
7. [iti ...]
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
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Berens, 078
[Pinches1915Berens] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1915. The Babylonian Tablets of the Berens Collection.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: CBL CT 078
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.--.17
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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, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:24:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:08:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:16:57 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (004039) (004039)
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Cite this Artifact
“Berens 078 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105789.
Berens 078 artifact entry (No. P105789). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105789 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105789 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).
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