Amherst p.199 (P100963)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 100963

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal#
2. guru7 kisal-ta
3. sze-ba ug3-IL2
4. ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
5. ugula a2-ta-szu-ta
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. giri3 ad-da
  1 line blank
3. iti mu-szu-du7
4. mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3
envelope
obverse
5. 5(asz)# 3(barig)# 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
6. [sze-ba ug3]-IL2#
  blank space
7. ga2-nun gesz kisal-ta
8. ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 a2-ta-szu-ta
  blank space
2. giri3 ad-da
3. iti mu-szu-du7
4. mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3
seal 1
  illegible

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
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  • primary: Amherst, p.199

    [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 100963
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.38.09.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-06-10 at 08:27:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“Amherst p.199 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100963.
Amherst p.199 artifact entry (No. P100963). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100963
Amherst p.199 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100963 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst p.199 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100963},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100963},
}


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