Amherst 108 (P100947)

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 100947

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 3(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. da-a-bu-um sukkal
4. ma2 gesz-i3-sze3 gen-na
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
6. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
reverse
1. {d}iszkur-ba-ni
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
3. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
4. ma-ti-li2 sukkal
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
6. 2(disz) i3 id-gur2
7. szu-ma-ma lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
8. zi-ga u4 2(u) 1(disz)
9. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi

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/P100947

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 100947
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001643

References

  • primary: Amherst, 108

    [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
2014-08-24 at 12:10:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:17:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:45 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 108 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100947.
Amherst 108 artifact entry (No. P100947). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100947
Amherst 108 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100947 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100947},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100947
LB  - CDLI:P100947
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - Amherst 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100947
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 108 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100947.
Amherst 108 artifact entry (No. P100947). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100947
Amherst 108 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100947 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100947},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100947
LB  - CDLI:P100947
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - Amherst 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100947
ER  -
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