Amherst 118 (P100957)
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 100957Period
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. 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub gir2-nun-ta
3. erin2 e2 {d}dumu-zi
4. ur-nig2 ugula
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
reverse
blank space
1. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
obverse
1. 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub gir2-nun-ta
3. erin2 e2 {d}dumu-zi
4. ur-nig2 ugula
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
reverse
blank space
1. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
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, 118
[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 100957
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.11d.00 (intercalated)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:17:56 | 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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| 2009-06-03 at 09:39:04 | 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 (001653) (001653)
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Cite this Artifact
“Amherst 118 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100957.
Amherst 118 artifact entry (No. P100957). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100957
Amherst 118 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100957 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
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year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100957},
}
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