Berens 084 (P105795)
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 084Period
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. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda#
2. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3!-iri
3. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kaskal-sze3
4. {d}szul-gi-zi-mu lu2 {gesz}tukul!
5. 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda lugal
6. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
7. elam du8-du8-li2{ki}
8. giri3 {d}szul-gi-zi-mu lu2 {gesz}tukul
9. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. [...] sza3-iri
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] lu2 {gesz}tukul
2'. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3'. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4'. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5'. a?-da-lal3?! lu2 {gesz}tukul
6'. a-dam-szah2<{ki}>-ta du-ni
7'. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8'. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri
9'. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 ninda
10'. in-da lu2 {gesz}tukul
11'. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
left
1. iti GAN2-masz u4 3(u) ba-zal
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda#
2. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3!-iri
3. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kaskal-sze3
4. {d}szul-gi-zi-mu lu2 {gesz}tukul!
5. 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda lugal
6. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
7. elam du8-du8-li2{ki}
8. giri3 {d}szul-gi-zi-mu lu2 {gesz}tukul
9. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. [...] sza3-iri
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] lu2 {gesz}tukul
2'. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3'. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4'. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5'. a?-da-lal3?! lu2 {gesz}tukul
6'. a-dam-szah2<{ki}>-ta du-ni
7'. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8'. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri
9'. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 ninda
10'. in-da lu2 {gesz}tukul
11'. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
left
1. iti GAN2-masz u4 3(u) 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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Berens, 084
[Pinches1915Berens] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1915. The Babylonian Tablets of the Berens Collection.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: CBL CT 084
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.01.30
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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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| 2023-02-04 at 03:58:01 | Liu Changyu | Atf | Liu Changyu | Jagersma, Bram | approved |
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| 2015-04-10 at 14:10:43 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | 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 14:09:00 | 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 (004045) (004045)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“Berens 084 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105795.
Berens 084 artifact entry (No. P105795). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105795 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 084 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105795 (Accessed: August 16, 2025).
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