Amherst 083 (P100922)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 100922

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) duh gesz-i3 gur lugal
2. 1(asz) zu2-lum gur
3. ki ur-ab-ba-ta
4. e2 kikken2-sze3
5. lugal-igi-husz
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu sila4-mu
  blank space
3. iti munu4-gu7-<<zi>>-ta
  some text moved to next line
4. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
5. iti# 4(disz)-kam
6. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-a#-[hun]
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-[su]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu sila4-[mu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.05.05.00 to Amar-Suen.05.08.00

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100922

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 100922
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Amherst, 083

    [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.

  • history: RA 54 (pp. 113-130), 124 13

    [Lambert1960RA54] Lambert, Maurice. 1960. “Les Archives de Urabba Fils de Bazig.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 54: 113–30.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-03 at 10:43:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-12-17 at 16:26:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-17 at 17:47:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 083 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P100922.
Amherst 083 artifact entry (No. P100922). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100922 (Original work published 2001)
Amherst 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100922 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100922},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 083 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P100922.
Amherst 083 artifact entry (No. P100922). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100922 (Original work published 2001)
Amherst 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100922 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100922},
}

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PY  - 2023
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