Berens 010 (P212600)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland

Museum Number

CBL CT 010

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Measurements

22.0 mm × 21.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) dabin
2. ga2 udu ur4
3. zi-ga
reverse
1. ur-sag
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P212600
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P212600

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	22.0 mm × 21.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland
Museum Number	CBL CT 010
Accession Number

References

primary: Berens, 010

[Pinches1915Berens] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1915. The Babylonian Tablets of the Berens Collection.
history: AGGT, 332

[Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-27 at 13:10:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:15	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Berens 010 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212600.

Berens 010 artifact entry (No. P212600). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212600 (Original work published 1970)

Berens 010 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212600 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212600},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212600},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212600
LB  - CDLI:P212600
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Berens 010 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212600
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Berens 010 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212600.

Berens 010 artifact entry (No. P212600). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212600 (Original work published 1970)

Berens 010 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212600 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2024Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Berens 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212600},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212600},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212600
LB  - CDLI:P212600
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Berens 010 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212600
ER  -