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Amherst 058 (P100896)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

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Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.1245_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) sze gur lugal
2. 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
3. ab-ba-du-du engar
4. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
5. 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
6. ur-mes engar
7. GAN2-gu4 al-mu nu-banda3-gu4
8. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
9. 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
10. {d}en-ki-he2-gal2 engar
11. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
12. 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
13. lugal-bi engar
14. GAN2-gu4 lugal-iri-da nu-banda3-gu4
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1. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
2. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
3. sze gesz e3-a
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4. i3#-dub a-sza3 {gesz}epir-gesz-e-gar-ra
5. ugula sanga {d}dumu-zi
6. [giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu la-la-x]
7. mu amar-{d}suen lugal

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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Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Amherst, 058

[Pinches1908Amherst] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1908. The Amherst Tablets : Being an Account of the Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of the Right Hon. Lord Amherst of Hackney, at Didlington Hall, Norfolk.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: A.1245_1982
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: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-12-09 at 11:16:58	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	approved
2021-12-09 at 10:43:32	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:17	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:17:52	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:04:46	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 09:38:55	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:41	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 (001592)

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“Amherst 058 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100896.

Amherst 058 artifact entry (No. P100896). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100896

Amherst 058 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100896 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100896},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100896},
}

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“Amherst 058 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100896.

Amherst 058 artifact entry (No. P100896). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100896

Amherst 058 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100896 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100896},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100896},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
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LB  - CDLI:P100896
M1  - 2024/4/25/
TI  - Amherst 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100896
ER  -

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