Amherst 009 (P100847)

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 100847

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@c) sa2-ab i3-nun
de: 10 sab(körbe) Milchfett
associated with ma-sa2-ab ?
2. ki gu-ti-um-ne-sze3
de: zu den Gutäern
3. ur-nig2 sukkal-e
de: hat Ur-nig, der Bote,
4. i3-de6#
de: geliefert.
reverse
1. 2(asz@c) sa2-ab i3-nun
de: 2 sab(körbe) Milchfett,
2. si-du-e-ni-me
de: es sind ...
3. 1(asz@c) tu7 i3-nun
de: 1 tu7-Flasche Milchfett
4. nam#-mah sagi
de: für Nammaḫ, den Mundschenk;
5. 2(asz@c) tu7 i3 gu-ti-um
de: 2 tu7-Flaschen Fett für den Gutäer (?).
left
1. {d}nansze-uri3 maszkim
de: Nanše-šeš war maškim.

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	P100847
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P100847

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 100847
Accession Number

References

primary: Amherst, 009

[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.
citation: BBVO 10, p. 148 n. 469

[Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-06-04 at 12:49:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-06-04 at 12:27:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-04-24 at 09:49:51	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:40	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 009 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100847.

Amherst 009 artifact entry (No. P100847). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100847

Amherst 009 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100847 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100847},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100847},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100847
LB  - CDLI:P100847
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - Amherst 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100847
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 009 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100847.

Amherst 009 artifact entry (No. P100847). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100847

Amherst 009 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100847 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100847},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100847},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100847
LB  - CDLI:P100847
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - Amherst 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100847
ER  -