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ARET 09, 016 (P240645)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh), dated to the Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Idlib, Syria

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Idlib, Syria

Museum Number

NMSI —

Period

Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)

Provenience

Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Eblaite

Measurements

73.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(asz@c) mi]-at# 2(u@c)#? [x] 5(asz@c) _sze# bar#_
2. _ninda_
3. [n] 1(u@c)# _sze bar_
4. [|SZE+TIN|] _en_
5. [n] 5(asz@c) _sze bar_
6. |SZE+TIN|# _abba2_
7. 1(u@c) _sze bar_
8. _ninda_ {d}KU-ra
9. 6(asz@c) _sze bar_
column 2
1. _ninda-sikil_
2. DINGIR#-DINGIR-DINGIR
3. AN-SZE3-GU2 2(asz@c) mi-at 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) _sze bar_
4. _sze-ba_ 1(asz@c) _iti_
5. in 1(asz@c) _u4_
6. _mu-DU_
7. [N _nig2-sagszu_ ...]
8. _kas4-kas4_
column 3
1. _ninda_ 1(asz@c) _u4_
2. 5(asz@c) _ninda_
3. _en_
4. 2(asz@c) _ninda_
5. _en-en_
6. 3(asz@c) _ninda_
7. _dumu-nita_
8. _en-en_
9. 2(asz@c) _ninda_
10. _abba2_
11. 2(asz@c) _ninda_
12. ma-lik-tum
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) _ninda_
2. il2-zi
3. ib-du-ra
4. 2(asz@c) _ninda_
5. du-bu3-hu-{d}'a3-da
6. 3(asz@c) _nig2-sagszu_ ga-zi-a-dum
7. 1(asz@c) _nig2-sagszu_ ga-da-LUM
8. _ninda zid2-gu_
column 5
1. 2(u@c) _la2_ 3(disz@t) _ninda_
2. _abba2_
3. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) _ninda_
4. _kas4-kas4_
5. 3(asz@c) _ninda_
6. KA-DI
7. 5(asz@c) _ninda_
8. _dumu-munus_
9. wa
10. _ga:du8_
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) _ninda_
2. _ugula-bir3 kunga2_
3. 2(asz@c) _ninda_
4. ar-ha-du{ki}
5. 1(asz@c) _ninda_
6. ar-mi{ki}
7. _ninda aga3-us2_
  blank space
column 2
1. 3(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) n GIN2 _sze_ bar HAR
2. in 1(asz@c) _u4_
3. _nu-mu-DU_
4. _en-en_
5. 5(asz@c) _ninda en_
6. 3(asz@c) _ninda_
7. _abba2_
8. 2(asz@c) _ninda_
9. ma-lik-tum
10. 2(asz@c) _ninda_
11. il2-zi
12. ib-du-ra
column 3
1. [n _nig2]-sagszu_ ga#-zi-a-dum
2. _ninda zid2-gu_
3. 2(u@c) _la2_ 3(disz@t) _ninda abba2_
4. 3(asz@c)# _ninda_
5. KA-DI
6. 5(asz@c) _ninda_
7. _dumu-munus_
8. _ga:du8_
9. 1(asz@c) _ninda_
10. _ugula kunga2_
11. _ninda aga3-us2_
column 4
  blank space
2. [n] 1(asz@c) _dam en#_
3. x [...]
4. 20[...]
1'. _ninda#_
2'. [x] 2(asz@c)#? _dam_
3'. _pa4:szesz_
column 5
  column missing

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Consult word list of Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 73.0 high × 78.0 wide × 22.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: ARET 9, 16

    [Milano1990ARET9] Milano, Lucio. 1990. Testi Amministrativi: Assegnazioni Di Prodotti Alimentari. (Archivio L. 2712 - Parte I). Archivi Reali Di Ebla. Testi 9. Roma: Missione archeologica italiana in Siria.

  • history: Ebla: Un impero inciso nell’argilla, 114 [1979]

    [Pettinato1979Eblaclay] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1979. Ebla: Un Impero Inciso Nell’argilla.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NMSI —
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: TM.75.G.00527
  • Findspot Square: L 2769
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-09 at 08:18:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-09 at 08:12:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:40:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2007-02-05 at 11:41:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-30 at 11:50:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-29 at 09:54:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:43 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2004-06-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARET 09, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P240645.
ARET 09, 016 artifact entry (No. P240645). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P240645 (Original work published 2004)
ARET 09, 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P240645 (Accessed: April 19, 2025).
@misc{2024ARET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {ARET 09, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P240645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P240645},
}


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