Amherst 116 (P100955)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

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Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 100955

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. 9(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
3. i3-dub tir-gaba-gid2-da
4. sza3-gal erin2 sza3-gu4
5. ki ba-zi-ta
6. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ug3-IL2
7. mu ur-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{gesz}gigir
2. sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
3. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki}
  blank space
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun#

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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: Amherst, 116

    [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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  • Museum No.: Anonymous 100955
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.11.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:17:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:39:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:45 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
“Amherst 116 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100955.
Amherst 116 artifact entry (No. P100955). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100955
Amherst 116 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100955 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 116 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100955},
}

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