Amherst 069 (P100907)

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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Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.1248_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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 4(barig) gu2 gur lugal
2. 1(asz) 3(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2 gur
3. 7(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 gur
4. 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gazi gur
5. 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 u2-kur
6. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi2-tum
7. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 numun za3-hi-li
8. 2(ban2) hu-ri2-um
9. 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 ku-mul
10. ki sza3-da-ta
11. 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 mun gur
12. ki szul-ki-ag2-ta
13. 4(barig) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2
14. 2(asz) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gu2 hi-a gur
15. 6(asz) gu2 sig4 mun
16. ki ur-e2-gal-ta
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17. szunigin 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gu2 hi-a gur
18. szunigin 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2 gur
19. szunigin 7(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 gur
column 2
1. szunigin 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gazi gur
2. szunigin 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 u2-kur
3. szunigin 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi2-tum
4. szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 numun za3-hi-li
5. szunigin 2(ban2) hu-ri2-um
6. szunigin 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 ku-mul
7. szunigin 3(asz) mun gur
8. szunigin 6(asz) gu2 sig4 mun
  blank space
9. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(disz) sila3 zi3 gu2-gal gur
12. 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gu2-gal ur5-ra gur x
13. gu2 bala-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
14. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gu2-gal-gal
15. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gu2-tur us2-sa
16. gu2 bala-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2
17. 2(ban2) sze sa gu2-gal
18. gu2-bi 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
19. 1(barig) sze sa gu2-tur [(x)]
20. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 {u2}gamun2 gaz
21. {u2}gamun2 bala-bi 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2
22. 1(barig) {u2}gamun2
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 sze#?
2. sze-lu2 gaz
3. x [...] 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) [sila3 ...] gur
4. [...] gur
5. 2(asz) [... ku]-mul# gur
6. 2(asz) [...] gur# gazi gaz
7. gazi bala-[bi x x] 5(ban2)# 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2
8. 1(asz) 3(ban2) [...] gur
9. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 sze!-zi-bi2-tum
10. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 u2-kur
11. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 numun za3-hi-li
12. 2(barig) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 ku-mul
13. 1(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 hu-ri2-um
14. 5(asz) gu2 5(u) 4(disz) ma-na sig4 mun
15. 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 mun gur
  blank space
16. zi-ga lugal
17. kiszib3 nu-ra-a
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18. szunigin 1(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 gur gu2 hi-a
19. szunigin 1(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 {u2}gamun2
20. szunigin 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 sze-lu2
21. szunigin 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) gin2 gazi gur
22. szunigin 2(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 sze zi-bi2-tum
column 2
1. szunigin 2(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 u2-kur
2. szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 numun za3-hi-li
3. szunigin 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 ku-mul
4. szunigin 1(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 hu-ri2-um
5. szunigin 5(asz) gu2 4(u) 4(disz) ma-na sig4 mun#
6. szunigin 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 mun gur
7. zi-ga
8. la2-ia3 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 gu2 hi-a gur
9. 4(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 {u2}gamun2
10. 2(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 sze-lu2
11. 4(barig) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 gazi
12. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 u2-kur
13. 1/3(disz) sila3 hu-ri2-um
14. 6(disz) ma-na sig4 mun
15. 6(disz) gin2 ku-mul
16. la2-ia3-am3
17. diri 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi2-tum
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18. nig2-ka9-ak mun gur
19. ARAD2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lugal-sa6-ga
20. bala egir
21. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Amherst, 069

    [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.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 208 + n. 640

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: A.1248_1982
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-06-28 at 12:28:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:17:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:38:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:42 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 069 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100907.
Amherst 069 artifact entry (No. P100907). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100907
Amherst 069 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100907 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100907},
}


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