Amherst 017 (P100855)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

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Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 100855

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 2(disz) sila3 lahtan2
4. 3(ban2) zi3 sig15 lugal
5. 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
6. 1(u) 6(disz) sila3 tu7 BAD
7. 1(u) sila3 tu7 gu2
8. 3(u) sila3 tu7 ku6
  blank space
9. sag#-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 3(disz) dug kasz
12. 3(disz) sila3 lahtan2
13. 3(ban2) x ninda
14. 3(u) sila3 tu7
15. sze12 ge6-ba-a
16. [...] 2(disz) dug 5(disz) sila3 gara2
17. 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda
18. x 2(disz) sila3 tu7
19. sze12#? u4-te-na
20. [...]
column 2
1. AN# [...]
2. [...]-masz
3. 1(disz) sila3 kasz
4. 1(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) sila3 tu7
6. {d}lugal-si-sa2
7. 1(disz) sila3 kasz
8. 1(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 1(disz) sila3 tu7
10. {d}ti-gar-ba
11. 1(disz) sila3 kasz
12. 1(disz) sila3 ninda
13. 1(disz) sila3 tu7
14. {d}lugal-siskur-re
15. 1(disz) sila3 kasz
16. 1(disz) sila3 ninda
17. 1(disz) sila3 tu7
18. balag uszumgal-kalam-ma
19. 1(u) sila3 kasz
20. kin-gal dumu-dumu-ne
21. [...]
column 3
1. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 tu7
3. kin-gal dingir-re-ne
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 4(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 1(u) sila3 tu7
7. igi-3(disz)-gal2 iszib-ba-kam
8. 8(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 1(u) 3(disz) sila3 tu7
10. gudu4 bala-a
11. 4(disz) sila3 ninda
12. 8(disz) sila3 tu7
13. nig2-gal2-la gudu4#-a-ka
14. sza3-bi-ta
15. 4(disz) sila3 ninda#
16. 8(disz) sila3 tu7
17. gudu4 bala-a# gub-ba
18. x-da u4 1(u) [...] ib2-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...] DISZ [x] NI#? [x]
5. [...] 2(disz) ninda
6. nar x
7. 1(disz) sila3 kasz#
8. 1(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 2(ban2) kasz [...]
10. 1(disz) sila3 ninda [...]
11. kasz-IL2 masz [...]
12. 1(disz) sila3 SZIM
13. 6(disz) sila3 gesz-i3? gur8?
14. 1/2(disz) sila3 PA-kisal
  blank space
15. szunigin 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 x
16. szunigin 3(u) 4(disz) sila3 tu7
17. lu2 szuku-ra-me
18. 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda
19. 1(disz) sila3 ninda i3 de2-a
20. 2(disz) sila3 ninda pesz3
21. sila3 tu7
22. sila3 kasz
column 2
  beginning broken
  blank space
column 3
  blank space
1. sa2-du11 ha-la-a
2. e2-gibil# {d}nin-gir2#-su-ka x?
3. lu2-giri17-zal
4. ensi2
5. mu us2-sa kar2-har{ki} ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Amherst, 017

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Anonymous 100855
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.25.00.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years: SH32 SH44 IS03
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-03-23 at 19:18:39 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:17:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:38:41 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 017 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100855.
Amherst 017 artifact entry (No. P100855). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100855
Amherst 017 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100855 (Accessed: June 16, 2025).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100855},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100855},
}


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