Amherst 031 (P100869)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.1239_1982

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(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# sze gur lugal
2. 2(barig) gig
3. ki ur-{d}nansze gu-za-la2-ta
4. 4(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. giri3#? inim-{d}ba-ba6 unu3-ta
6. 5(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
7. 1(asz) 7(disz) sila3 gu2-gal gur
8. ki nar-{d}ba-ba6 unu3-ta
9. 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
10. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3# gu2# [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. 2(asz) [...] e2 x [...]
3. 3(barig) 1(ban2) [...]
4. 4(disz)# 1/2(disz) [geme2 ...]
5. iti# 3(u) [7(disz)]
6. a2-bi# [1(szar2) 2(gesz'u)] 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)# [u4 1(disz)-sze3]
7. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2# [...]
8. iti 2(u) 5(disz) [...]
9. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2 x [...]
10. iti 1(u) 2(disz) [...]
11. a2#-bi# 4(gesz'u)# [1(u) 5(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. szunigin 4(gesz'u)# x [...]
3'. sza3-gal 7(asz) 2(ban2)# [...]
  rest blank
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. 4(gesz'u)# 8(gesz2)# [...] geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3#
2'. la2-ia3-am3
3'. diri 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 gu2-gal
4'. nig2-ka9-ak
5'. s,u-s,u-um ugula kikken
6'. iti GAN2-masz
7'. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da-ta
8'. iti# sze-il2-la
9'. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3-sze3
  AN ISZ
10'. iti diri i3-gal2
11'. iti 3(u) 7(disz)-kam

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Amherst, 031

    [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.: A.1239_1982
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.38.01.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.40.12.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.38.01.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.40.12.00 (us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-11-26 at 11:44:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:07:31 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-14 at 09:48:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:17:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-04 at 19:08:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-03 at 01:10:52 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 031 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100869.
Amherst 031 artifact entry (No. P100869). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100869
Amherst 031 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100869 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100869},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100869
LB  - CDLI:P100869
M1  - 2026/1/12/
TI  - Amherst 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100869
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 031 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100869.
Amherst 031 artifact entry (No. P100869). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100869
Amherst 031 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100869 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100869},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100869
LB  - CDLI:P100869
M1  - 2026/1/12/
TI  - Amherst 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100869
ER  -
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