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Berens 026 (P105737)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 026

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 17.0 mm

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze nig2-gal2-la
3. zi3 KA-sze3
4. ki lu2-nam-tar-ra-ta
5. ur-{d}lamma dumu ARAD2-mu
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
blank space
2. iti szu-numun
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 5(u) 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze nig2-gal2-la
3. zi3 KA-sze3
4. ki lu2-nam-tar-ra-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu ARAD2-mu
blank space
seal impression
reverse
blank space
seal impression
1. iti szu-numun
2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. dub-sar
column 2
1. dumu ARAD2-[mu?]

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)

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Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 35.0 high × 33.0 wide × 17.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Berens, 026

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBL CT 026
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.04.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-17 at 21:13:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2016-08-29 at 12:10:14	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2016-08-29 at 12:09:37	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2013-07-22 at 07:35:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:24:48	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:08:54	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 09:53:24	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:16:56	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (003987)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005840 (composite) (P458550)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šulgi.42.08.00, Šū-Suen.02.00.00

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“Berens 026 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105737.

Berens 026 artifact entry (No. P105737). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105737

Berens 026 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105737 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).

@misc{2001Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Berens 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105737},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105737
LB  - CDLI:P105737
M1  - 2024/4/16/
TI  - Berens 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105737
ER  -

“Berens 026 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105737.

Berens 026 artifact entry (No. P105737). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105737

Berens 026 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105737 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).

@misc{2001Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Berens 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105737},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105737
LB  - CDLI:P105737
M1  - 2024/4/16/
TI  - Berens 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105737
ER  -

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