Berens 022 (P105733)

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 022

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

130.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra e3-a
3. giri3 zum-zum{um}
4. 1(asz) gur sze ur5-ra
5. a2-ta szu-ta
6. 2(barig) engar-me
7. lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3
8. 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
9. sze-karx(TE)-ra-a
10. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gu2-gal gur
11. 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze-lu2 gur
12. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zi-zi-bi2-a-num2
13. 5(asz) 3(barig) sze kur gur
14. 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
15. i3-dub-ta
16. 1(asz) la2 1(ban2) SZIM du gur
17. kar-ra
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18. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
19. szunigin 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gu2 sze-lu2 gur
20. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
21. sza3-bi-ta
22. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
column 2
1. sze-numun mur-gu4-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
2. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. a2-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
4. lu2 hun-ga2-me
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4-gesz-ur3 u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. a2-bi 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7. a-sza3 esz3{ki}
8. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
9. sze-numun mur-gu4-bi 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
10. 3(gesz2) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
11. 1(u) 2(disz) gu4-gesz-ur3 u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. a2-bi 8(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
13. a-sza3 sa12-du5
14. a2 gu4 hun-ga2 u3 lu2 hun-ga2 gal#?
15. nam-erim2 ba-ku5
16. 1(asz) 2(barig) a2 gu4 hun-ga2
17. lu2-iri-ki dumu ba-zi-ge
18. 1(asz) lu2-me-lam2
19. 1(asz) lugal-dur2-du10
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) a-a-kal-la
2. 1(gesz2) ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. 1(gesz2) ur-{d}nun-gal
4. 1(gesz2) a-tu
5. 1(gesz2) ma-ti-lum
6. engar-me
7. 2(u) 3(disz) lu2-sa6-mu-zu
8. 1(gesz2) ur-{d}lamma
9. 2(u) 3(disz) ha-ab#-du
10. dumu-gu4-gur-me
11. 2(gesz2) lu2-{d}inanna dumu en-za-ra
12. 1(gesz2) mu sze szuku-ra-sze3
13. ur-{d}ba-ba6 szu-i
14. 1(gesz2) mu sze-kar-ra-sze3
15. lu2-giri17-zal lu2-[...]
16. zi-ga
17. 1(u) 4(disz) iri{ki}-bi
18. 2(u) ARAD2-{d}ba-ba6
19. 1(u) 2(disz) ur-{d}nin-tu
20. 1(u) lu2-ma2-gu-la
21. 1(u) masz-gu-la
22. 1(u) en-sza3-ku3-ge
23. ug3-IL2-me
24. 1(u) 5(disz) geme2-i7 nigin6{ki}-du
25. sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
26. sze-ba
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27. iti munu4-gu7
28. u3 iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
29. 1(u) 2(disz) sa2-du11 szabra
30. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
column 2
1. giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
2. 1(u) sza3-gal ba-zi
3. ugula e2-zi-mu
4. 2(gesz2) 2(u) a2 sig4-sze3
5. kiszib3 nin-a-na dumu ki-nu-nir{ki}-ki
6. en3-bi tar-re
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7. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
8. zi-ga
9. szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
10. en3-bi tar-re
11. zi-ga
12. la2-ia3 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
13. 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 mun-gazi hi-a
14. la2-ia3-am3
15. nig2-ka9-ak
16. ba-a-ga nu-banda3-gu4
  blank space
17. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul-a

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 130.0 high × 67.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: Berens, 022

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBL CT 022
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.05.00, Šulgi.44.06.00
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 IS03
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-17 at 16:55:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:53:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:56 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 022 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105733.
Berens 022 artifact entry (No. P105733). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105733
Berens 022 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105733 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
@misc{2001Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Berens 022 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105733},
}

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