Berens 085 (P105796)
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 085Period
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. [...]
3. [...] lu2# kin-[gi4-a ...] x-x-na
4. [n(disz) sila3] kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. [n(disz) sila3] kasz# sza3-iri
6. [n(disz) dug] dida du 2(ban2) dabin kaskal-sze3
7. [x]-x-mah nig2-nesag-sze3 gen-na
8. [n sila3] kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. [n] gin2# i3-gesz 2(disz) gin2 i3-udu
10. [...] lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
11. [n] sila3# kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
12. [n gin2] i3
reverse
1. [elam] ma#-hi-li{ki} tab
2. [x] a#-bu-i3-lum ensi2
3. 2(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 2(disz) gin2 i3
5. {d}iszkur-ba-ni {u2}urua?{a}{ki}-ta gen-na
6. 1(ban2) ninda aga3-us2 lugal
7. ki la-a-sze3 gen-na
8. giri3 lu2-bala-sa6-ga
blank space
9. zi-ga u4 6(disz)-kam
10. [iti] sze-il2-la
obverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] lu2# kin-[gi4-a ...] x-x-na
4. [n(disz) sila3] kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. [n(disz) sila3] kasz# sza3-iri
6. [n(disz) dug] dida du 2(ban2) dabin kaskal-sze3
7. [x]-x-mah nig2-nesag-sze3 gen-na
8. [n sila3] kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. [n] gin2# i3-gesz 2(disz) gin2 i3-udu
10. [...] lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
11. [n] sila3# kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
12. [n gin2] i3
reverse
1. [elam] ma#-hi-li{ki} tab
2. [x] a#-bu-i3-lum ensi2
3. 2(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 2(disz) gin2 i3
5. {d}iszkur-ba-ni {u2}urua?{a}{ki}-ta gen-na
6. 1(ban2) ninda aga3-us2 lugal
7. ki la-a-sze3 gen-na
8. giri3 lu2-bala-sa6-ga
blank space
9. zi-ga u4 6(disz)-kam
10. [iti] sze-il2-la
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Berens, 085
[Pinches1915Berens] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1915. The Babylonian Tablets of the Berens Collection.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: CBL CT 085
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.12.06
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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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| 2014-08-24 at 12:10:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-03-24 at 15:19:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Linkohr, Oleg | 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 (004046) (004046)
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Cite this Artifact
“Berens 085 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105796.
Berens 085 artifact entry (No. P105796). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105796 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 085 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105796 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).
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