Berens 091 (P105802)

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 091

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-iri#
2. 5(disz) sila3 kaskal#-sze3
3. ur-sa6-ga sukkal
4. 3(disz) sila3 sza3-iri
5. 5(disz) sila3 kaskal-sze3
6. nu-ur2-i3-li2 sukkal
7. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
8. 3(disz) sila3 sza3-iri
9. 5(disz) sila3 kaskal#-sze3
10. za-na-ti sukkal
11. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
reverse
1. 6(disz) sila3 u4 3(disz)-kam
2. dingir-dan lu2 kas4!
3. zi-gum2-e igi kar2-kar2-de3 gen-na
4. 3(disz) sila3 sza3-iri
5. 5(disz) sila3 kaskal-sze3
6. a-hu-a sukkal
7. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
8. 3(disz) sila3 ur-mes nar lugal
9. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
10. 3(disz) sila3 da-da-a sukkal
11. 1/2(disz) sila3 x
12. giri3#? da-da-[a sukkal]
13. szuszin{ki}-ta du#-[x]
14. iti ezem-{d}dumu-[zi]

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Berens, 091

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

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  • Museum No.: CBL CT 091
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2018-01-01 at 10:29:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:09:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:57 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 091 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105802.
Berens 091 artifact entry (No. P105802). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105802 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 091 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105802 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).
@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105802},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105802
LB  - CDLI:P105802
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - Berens 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105802
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Berens 091 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105802.
Berens 091 artifact entry (No. P105802). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105802 (Original work published 2001)
Berens 091 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105802 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).
@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105802},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105802
LB  - CDLI:P105802
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - Berens 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105802
ER  - 
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