Amherst 010 (P100848)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Museum Number

WML 51.63.133

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz@c) sa2-ab [i3]-nun
de: 3 sab(körbe) Milchfett
associated with ma-sa2-ab ?
2. en-en adab{ki}-me
de: es sind die en von Adab;
reverse
1. 7(asz@c) sa2-ab i3-nun
de: 7 sab(körbe) Milchfett,
2. 3(ban2@c) ga-ar3
de: 3 ban2 kašk-Käse,
3. nar-me
de: es sind Sänger;
4. zi-ga
de: abgebucht.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Classical Sargonic / Late Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P100848
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P100848

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	30.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Museum Number	WML 51.63.133
Accession Number

References

primary: Amherst, 010

[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.
history: BAR IS 2135, Text 31

[Cripps2010Liverpool] Cripps, Eric L. 2010. Sargonic and Presargonic Texts in the World Museum Liverpool. BAR International Series 2135. Oxford: Archaeopress.
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
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2019-06-25 at 22:27:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-06-04 at 12:50:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-06-04 at 12:29:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-04-24 at 09:51:10	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 010 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P100848.

Amherst 010 artifact entry (No. P100848). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100848 (Original work published 2001)

Amherst 010 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100848 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {Amherst 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100848},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100848},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 010 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P100848.

Amherst 010 artifact entry (No. P100848). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100848 (Original work published 2001)

Amherst 010 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100848 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

@misc{2022Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {Amherst 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100848},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100848},
}

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DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P100848
LB  - CDLI:P100848
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - Amherst 010 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100848
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