Amherst 056 (P100894)

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 100894

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
1. 2(disz) udu
2. 2(disz) masz2
3. 4(ban2) kasz du
4. 3(ban2) dabin
5. 1(ban2) esza
reverse
1. {d}szul-gi
2. {d}en-ki-sze3 gen-na
  blank space
3. iti sze-il2-la

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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, 056

    [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 100894
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:17:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:38:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:41 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 056 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100894.
Amherst 056 artifact entry (No. P100894). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100894
Amherst 056 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100894 (Accessed: June 16, 2025).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100894},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100894},
}


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DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100894
LB  - CDLI:P100894
M1  - 2025/6/16/
TI  - Amherst 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100894
ER  -
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