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Amherst 061 (P100899)

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.1166_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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 5(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3
3. puzur4-ha-li sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
5. 5(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3
6. sig4#?-de3-li-e sukkal
7. 1(ban2) kasz lugal
8. 1(ban2) ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3
9. sa2-du11 u4 2(disz)-kam
10. lu2-{d}inanna sukkal
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3
3. szu-zu-lugal maszkim
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
5. 5(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3
6. ARAD2-{d}nanna sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
8. 5(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3
9. iri{ki}-bi sukkal
10. iti sze-il2-la
11. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-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)

Collections

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Amherst, 061

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: A.1166_1982
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.12.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-02-18 at 10:02:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 14:07:35	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:17:52	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:04:46	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:41	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (001595) (001595)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 061 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100899.

Amherst 061 artifact entry (No. P100899). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100899

Amherst 061 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100899 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100899},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100899},
}

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M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - Amherst 061 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 061 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100899.

Amherst 061 artifact entry (No. P100899). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100899

Amherst 061 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100899 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100899},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100899},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100899
LB  - CDLI:P100899
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - Amherst 061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100899
ER  -