Amherst 116 (P100955)

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 100955

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. 9(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
3. i3-dub tir-gaba-gid2-da
4. sza3-gal erin2 sza3-gu4
5. ki ba-zi-ta
6. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ug3-IL2
7. mu ur-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{gesz}gigir
2. sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
3. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki}
  blank space
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun#

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/P100955

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 100955
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001651

References

  • primary: Amherst, 116

    [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 13:17:56 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
2009-06-03 at 09:39:04 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 116 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100955.
Amherst 116 artifact entry (No. P100955). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100955
Amherst 116 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100955 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100955},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100955
LB  - CDLI:P100955
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - Amherst 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100955
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Amherst 116 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100955.
Amherst 116 artifact entry (No. P100955). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100955
Amherst 116 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100955 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100955},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100955
LB  - CDLI:P100955
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - Amherst 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100955
ER  -
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