Amherst 091 (P100930)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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

Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.1249_1982

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)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
  blank space
2. sze ur5-ra erin2-na-sze3
3. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-ta
4. giri3 ur5-bi-sze3-ba-du11
5. mu nam-mah# dumu ur-{gesz}gigir-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu-na
  blank space
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. szesz-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu nam-mah#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100930

Physical information

unopened envelope

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Number A.1249_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001626

References

  • primary: Amherst, 091

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:17:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:39:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:45 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 091 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100930.
Amherst 091 artifact entry (No. P100930). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100930
Amherst 091 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100930 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100930},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100930},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100930
LB  - CDLI:P100930
M1  - 2026/10/4/
TI  - Amherst 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100930
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 091 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100930.
Amherst 091 artifact entry (No. P100930). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100930
Amherst 091 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100930 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100930},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100930},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100930
LB  - CDLI:P100930
M1  - 2026/10/4/
TI  - Amherst 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100930
ER  - 
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