Amherst 007 (P100845)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 100845

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. 1(u) ma-na mun
2. 1(gesz2@c) gurdub li
3. 1(gesz2@c) gurdub ha-al-ha-lu
4. lu2 szuszin{ki}
reverse
1. 1(gesz2@c) gurdub2 sze-gesz-gur8
2. lu2-gar3-ne-ne
  blank space
3. mu-kux(DU)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100845

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 100845
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001541

References

  • primary: Amherst, 007

    [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
2021-04-17 at 11:12:37 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:40 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 007 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100845.
Amherst 007 artifact entry (No. P100845). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100845
Amherst 007 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100845 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 007 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100845},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100845
LB  - CDLI:P100845
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - Amherst 007 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 007 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100845.
Amherst 007 artifact entry (No. P100845). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100845
Amherst 007 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100845 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100845},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100845},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100845
LB  - CDLI:P100845
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - Amherst 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100845
ER  - 
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