Amherst 080b (P100919)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 100919

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 ninda
2. mar-tu munus
3. 3(disz) sila3 ur-e2-dar-a
4. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-kal-la
5. ma2-gin2-me
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 ur3-re-ba-du7
  1 line blank
2. zi-ga# u4 1(u)-kam
3. iti GAN2-masz
4. mu us2-sa en-mah

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100919

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)
Museum Number Anonymous 100919
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001615

References

  • primary: Amherst, 080b

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:17:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:42 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 080b Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100919.
Amherst 080b artifact entry (No. P100919). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100919
Amherst 080b artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100919 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 080b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100919},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100919},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100919
LB  - CDLI:P100919
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - Amherst 080b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100919
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 080b Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100919.
Amherst 080b artifact entry (No. P100919). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100919
Amherst 080b artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100919 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 080b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100919},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100919},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100919
LB  - CDLI:P100919
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - Amherst 080b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100919
ER  -
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