Berens 031 (P105742)

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 031

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

33.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 6(gesz2) sze gur lugal
  blank space
2. i3-dub tir-ba-bil2-la-ta
3. ki ba-zi-ta
reverse
1. mu lu2-{d}nin-szubur-sze3
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
  blank space
3. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
4. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
4. ka-guru7

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 33.0 high × 31.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: Berens, 031

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBL CT 031
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.02.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years: AS03
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:24:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:53:25 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003107 (composite) (P455817) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Berens 031 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105742.
Berens 031 artifact entry (No. P105742). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105742
Berens 031 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105742 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Berens 031 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105742},
}

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