Amherst 064 (P100902)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.1246_1982

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. x e2-nig2-ki-du10
2. 1(asz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
3. 1(disz) du11-ga-ni-zi
4. dumu-ni-me
5. szu erin-da
6. [x] lu2-{d}dumu#-zi
7. [x] ur-{d}lamma
8. [x] x lu2-ur-sag-pa-e3
9. 1(asz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
10. 1(disz) ur-nigar#{gar}
11. dumu-ni-me
12. usz2 ur-{d}da-mu
13. 1/2(asz@c) erin2 ur-{d}dam-gal-nun
14. 1(asz) sza3-ki-bi
15. dumu-ni-me
16. 1/2(asz@c) PAP lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
17. 1(asz) lu2-gu3-de2-a
18. 1(disz) lugal-za3-ge-si
19. dumu-ni-me
20. 1/2(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
21. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu-ni
column 2
1. 1/2(asz@c) PAP ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. 1(disz) ur-ba-gara2 dumu-ni
3. usz2 lu2-gu3-de2-a
4. szu ur-{d}iszkur
5. 1/2(asz@c) ug3-IL2 mu ki-x-sze3
6. 1(asz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su mu ki-x-sze3
7. 1(asz) lugal-ezem mu ki-x-sze3
8. 1(disz) du11-ga-ni-zi mu ki-x-sze3
9. dumu-ni-me
10. 5(disz) gurusz
11. 5(disz) gurusz
12. 1(disz) gurusz 2(barig)
13. 2(disz) gurusz PAP
reverse
column 1
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. sagi-me
2. erin2# ur#-{d}ig-alim dumu ur-tesz2-ta
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen ur#-bi2-lum{ki} mu#-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Amherst, 064

    [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.: A.1246_1982
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:17:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:38:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:41 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Amherst 064 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100902.
Amherst 064 artifact entry (No. P100902). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100902
Amherst 064 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100902 (Accessed: February 19, 2025).
@misc{2001Amherst,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Amherst 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100902},
}


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