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Berens 081 (P105792)

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 081

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
3. sza3-iri
4. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin
5. kaskal-sze3
6. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 lu2 {gesz}tukul
7. hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}-sze3 du-ni
8. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
10. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin kaskal
11. ba-lu5-lu5 lu2 {gesz}tukul
reverse
1. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 4(disz) gin2 i3
4. ab#?-ba lu2 {gesz}tukul
5. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 4(disz) gin2 i3
7. ur-{d}isztaran#? lu2 {gesz}tukul
8. lu2 {gesz}tukul ki al-la-mu-sze3 gen-na-me
1 line blank
9. iti amar-a-a-si u4 8(disz) ba-zal

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)

Collections

Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Berens, 081

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBL CT 081
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.10.08
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-27 at 13:10:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2015-12-17 at 17:13:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:24:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:09:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:16:57	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (004042) (004042)

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Cite this Artifact

“Berens 081 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105792.

Berens 081 artifact entry (No. P105792). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105792 (Original work published 2001)

Berens 081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105792 (Accessed: December 20, 2025).

@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105792},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105792},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Berens 081 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105792.

Berens 081 artifact entry (No. P105792). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105792 (Original work published 2001)

Berens 081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105792 (Accessed: December 20, 2025).

@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105792},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105792},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105792
LB  - CDLI:P105792
M1  - 2025/12/20/
TI  - Berens 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105792
ER  -