Amherst 049 (P100887)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)Metadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)Museum Number
Anonymous 100887Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [...] 9(asz)? 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. [...] 1(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
3. na-ba-sa6 engar
4. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. 5(u) 9(asz)? 2(barig) ziz2 gur
6. ur-e2-babbar2 engar
7. GAN2-gu4 lugal-me3
8. 3(gesz2) 5(asz) gur
9. 3(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
10. ur-mes engar dumu lugal-dub-la2#
11. 4(gesz2) 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
12. 5(u) 2(asz) ziz2 gur
13. ur-mes engar min
14. GAN2-gu4 lugal-inim-gi-na
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15. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
reverse
1. szunigin 3(gesz2) 7(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur
2. a-sza3 nin-amasz-zi
3. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(barig) gur
4. lu2-{d}nin-dar-a engar
5. GAN2-gu4 lugal-me3
6. a-sza3 u2-ki-numun
7. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur sze nam
8. ur-mes engar
9. GAN2-gu4 lugal-me3
10. a-sza3 nig2-ga2-la-ga
blank space
11. szunigin# 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
12. [szunigin ...] 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur
13. [sze] gesz# e3-a
14. [...] lugal#-iri-da
15. x x x {d}nin-dar-a
16. [...]-kal-la
17. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. [...] 9(asz)? 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. [...] 1(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
3. na-ba-sa6 engar
4. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. 5(u) 9(asz)? 2(barig) ziz2 gur
6. ur-e2-babbar2 engar
7. GAN2-gu4 lugal-me3
8. 3(gesz2) 5(asz) gur
9. 3(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
10. ur-mes engar dumu lugal-dub-la2#
11. 4(gesz2) 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
12. 5(u) 2(asz) ziz2 gur
13. ur-mes engar min
14. GAN2-gu4 lugal-inim-gi-na
blank space
15. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
reverse
1. szunigin 3(gesz2) 7(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur
2. a-sza3 nin-amasz-zi
3. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(barig) gur
4. lu2-{d}nin-dar-a engar
5. GAN2-gu4 lugal-me3
6. a-sza3 u2-ki-numun
7. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur sze nam
8. ur-mes engar
9. GAN2-gu4 lugal-me3
10. a-sza3 nig2-ga2-la-ga
blank space
11. szunigin# 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
12. [szunigin ...] 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur
13. [sze] gesz# e3-a
14. [...] lugal#-iri-da
15. x x x {d}nin-dar-a
16. [...]-kal-la
17. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
Consult previous versions and their differences
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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Amherst, 049
[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 100887
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:17:51 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:04:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:14:41 | 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 (001583) (001583)
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Cite this Artifact
“Amherst 049 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100887.
Amherst 049 artifact entry (No. P100887). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100887
Amherst 049 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100887 (Accessed: December 24, 2025).
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