Amherst 001 (P100839)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 100839

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) tar{ku6}
2. 9(gesz2@c) gur10{ku6}
3. 3(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} dar-ra
4. 2(gesz'u@c) 6(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
5. 9(gesz2@c) {gesz}gesztu{ku6} dar-ra
column 2
1. 6(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} mun
2. 3(gesz2@c) agargara{ku6} mun
  blank space
3. ne-sag
column 3
1. 1(u@c) tar{ku6}
2. 5(asz@c) zubud{ku6}
3. 5(asz@c) gesz-dub2-dub2{ku6}
4. 5(gesz2@c) gur10{ku6}
5. 3(gesz'u@c) gir{ku6} dar-ra
6. 2(gesz'u@c) la2 3(gesz2@c) agargara{ku6} dar-ra
column 4
1. 3(gesz'u@c) la2 1(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
2. 1(gesz'u@c) 1(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} mun
3. 8(gesz2@c) agargara{ku6} mun
4. 3(gesz'u@c) 3(gesz2@c) sumasz{ku6}
5. lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
reverse
column 1
1. 5(gesz2@c) gur10{ku6}
2. 2(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} dar-ra
3. 8(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
4. 6(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} mun
5. 2(gesz2@c) agargara{ku6} mun
column 2
1. amar-{d}nam2-nun
2. 1(u@c) tar{ku6}
3. 5(asz@c) zubud{ku6}
4. 6(gesz2@c) gur10{ku6}
5. 6(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
6. 1(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} dar-ra
7. 3(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} mun
column 3
1. 2(gesz2@c) agargara{ku6} mun
2. 2(gesz2@c) |TAxSZE|{ku6} mun
3. 1(gesz'u@c) suhur{ku6}
4. gala-tur
5. 1(gesz2@c) gur10{ku6}
6. 7(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
7. 6(gesz2@c) agargara{ku6} mun
column 4
  blank space
1. sag-hab2-ba
2. ku6 dusu-kam
3. iti ezem-munu4-gu7
4. {d}nansze-ka
5. mu-de6 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
envelope
1'. {d}nansze-ka
2'. szu-ku6 ab-ba-ke4-ne
seal 1
1. en-ig-gal
2. dub-sar e2-munus

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002282 (composite) (P454992) S002282 Girsu (mod. Tello) ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Record

20111019 englund: with Selz Fs Westenholz 276, this is the only know example of an ED IIIb tablet & envelope (sealed)

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100839

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)
Museum Number Anonymous 100839
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Amherst, 001

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-15 at 16:31:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-15 at 16:30:19 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-15 at 16:29:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-01-26 at 10:35:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-06-20 at 17:25:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:20 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:28 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100839.
Amherst 001 artifact entry (No. P100839). (2024, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100839 (Original work published 2001)
Amherst 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100839 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {Amherst 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100839},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100839},
}


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M1  - 2026/5/2/
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Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100839.
Amherst 001 artifact entry (No. P100839). (2024, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100839 (Original work published 2001)
Amherst 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100839 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2024Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {Amherst 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100839},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100839},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P100839
LB  - CDLI:P100839
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - Amherst 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100839
ER  -
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