Amherst 014 (P100852)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 100852

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. 4(ban2@c) 5(disz@t) 2/3(disz@t){sza} 5(disz) gin2 dabin
2. 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra
3. 5(disz) sila3 sze tu7
4. 1(ban2@c) zi3 i3 [x]
5. [n] sila3 zi3 ba-ba
reverse
1. [...]
2. [n] 1(barig@c)#? 6(disz@t) 2/3(disz@t){sza} 5(disz) gin2 sze
3. szunigin# 1(ban2@c) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
4. zi-ga
5. lugal-igi-sa6
6. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
7. 7(disz@t) u4 ba-zal

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/P100852

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 100852
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001548

References

  • primary: Amherst, 014

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-20 at 16:16:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:22:09 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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 014 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100852.
Amherst 014 artifact entry (No. P100852). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100852
Amherst 014 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100852 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100852},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100852
LB  - CDLI:P100852
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Amherst 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100852
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 014 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100852.
Amherst 014 artifact entry (No. P100852). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100852
Amherst 014 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100852 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100852},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100852
LB  - CDLI:P100852
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Amherst 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100852
ER  -
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