Amherst 115 (P100954)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)Metadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)Museum Number
Anonymous 100954Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) dug dida
2. elam 4(u) szu ba-ti
3. 1(u) sila3 kasz
4. giri3 hul sukkal
5. 2(u) 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. elam lu2-dab5-ba-ti 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
2. giri3 gu-lu5 lu2 kas4
3. 2(disz) dug dida
4. elam 2(u) szu ba-ti
5. an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na
6. iti sze-il2-la
obverse
1. 3(disz) dug dida
2. elam 4(u) szu ba-ti
3. 1(u) sila3 kasz
4. giri3 hul sukkal
5. 2(u) 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. elam lu2-dab5-ba-ti 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
2. giri3 gu-lu5 lu2 kas4
3. 2(disz) dug dida
4. elam 2(u) szu ba-ti
5. an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na
6. iti sze-il2-la
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Amherst, 115
[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.
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- Museum No.: Anonymous 100954
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.12.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:17:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:04:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:14:45 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (001650) (001650)
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Cite this Artifact
“Amherst 115 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100954.
Amherst 115 artifact entry (No. P100954). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100954
Amherst 115 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100954 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
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month = {dec 20},
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