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)

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Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 100853

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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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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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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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: June 10, 2025).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100853},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100853
LB  - CDLI:P100853
M1  - 2025/6/10/
TI  - Amherst 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100853
ER  -
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