Amherst 015 (P100853)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)Metadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)Museum Number
Anonymous 100853Period
Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] lugal-kur-[x]
2. dumu lugal-sipa
3. lu2-banda3{da} i3-dab5#
4. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}bil3
5. dumu i3-li2-isz
6. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}nansze
7. dumu# gissu
reverse
1. ur-nu
2. i3-dab5
blank space
3. szunigin 3(asz@c) gurusz
4. ur-nu
5. mu#-DU
obverse
1. [1(disz)] lugal-kur-[x]
2. dumu lugal-sipa
3. lu2-banda3{da} i3-dab5#
4. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}bil3
5. dumu i3-li2-isz
6. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}nansze
7. dumu# gissu
reverse
1. ur-nu
2. i3-dab5
blank space
3. szunigin 3(asz@c) gurusz
4. ur-nu
5. mu#-DU
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Amherst, 015
[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.
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- Museum No.: Anonymous 100853
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2012-08-11 at 18:33:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:14:40 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (001549) (001549)
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Cite this Artifact
“Amherst 015 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100853.
Amherst 015 artifact entry (No. P100853). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100853
Amherst 015 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100853 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).
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