Amherst 019 (P100857)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 100857

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) sze gur
2. sze nig2-gal2-la
3. ki ku-li-ta
4. kiszib3# ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
reverse
1. giri3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ki-ka {d}inanna
  blank space
2. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-tur

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004378 (composite) (P457088) S004378 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100857

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 100857
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001553

References

  • primary: Amherst, 019

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:17:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:38:43 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 019 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100857.
Amherst 019 artifact entry (No. P100857). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100857
Amherst 019 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100857 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100857},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100857
LB  - CDLI:P100857
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - Amherst 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100857
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 019 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100857.
Amherst 019 artifact entry (No. P100857). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100857
Amherst 019 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100857 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100857},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100857
LB  - CDLI:P100857
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - Amherst 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100857
ER  -
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