Amherst 006 (P100844)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 100844

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u@c) la2 [x x] gur sag-gal2
2. 1(u@c) x gur
3. sze gal2-la-am3
4. 1(asz@c) sze gur
5. sze KA-ta sar-ra-am3
reverse
1. szunigin 2(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2
2. e2 zi#?
3. nigin8 kisz{ki}
4. i3-dub
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P100844
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P100844

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
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 100844
Accession Number

References

primary: Amherst, 006

[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	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:40	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 006 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100844.

Amherst 006 artifact entry (No. P100844). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100844

Amherst 006 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100844 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100844},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100844},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P100844
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - Amherst 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100844
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 006 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100844.

Amherst 006 artifact entry (No. P100844). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100844

Amherst 006 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100844 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100844},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100844},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100844
LB  - CDLI:P100844
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - Amherst 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100844
ER  -