Berens 082 (P105793)

Letter 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 082

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. du10-ga-mu-ra
 en: To Dugamu
2. u3-na-a-du11
 en: speak!
3. 1(u) esir2 E2-A gur
 en: 10 gur EA bitumin
  ca. 3,000 liters
4. lugal-nir-gal2
 en: (to) Lugal-nirgal
5. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
 en: may he give.
reverse
1. lu2-dingir-ra-ke4
 en: Lu-dingira
2. gu4-e-a-a
 en: “Oxen ...
3. ki-ba ga-ra-a-ga2-ar
 en: in its place I shall deposit”
  10 gur EA bitumin are ca. 33 1/3 - 50 shekels silver
4. ma-an-du11
 en: to me said.
  blank space

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Berens, 082

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

  • history: Fs Owen p.9-13, p. 12

    [Allred2010letter-orders] Allred, Lance. 2010. “Getting the Word out. Letter-Orders and the Administration of the Third Dynasty of Ur.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 9–13. Bethesda: CDL Press.

  • history: TCS 1, 58

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

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  • Museum No.: CBL CT 082
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-02-16 at 08:16:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-06-16 at 21:28:38 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 082 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105793.
Berens 082 artifact entry (No. P105793). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105793
Berens 082 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105793 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2001Berens,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Berens 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105793},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105793},
}


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