CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 014 (P241483)

Lexical 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

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)

Lexical (ED Tribute (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse
column 1
1. gi#-ad
2. ki-sag
3. AN-ad
4. abrig
5. 5(asz@c) |GA2xMUN|
6. 5(asz@c) gazi
7. 5(asz@c) |GA2x(NE.E2)|
8. 5(asz@c) uz
9. 5(asz@c) masz su4
10. 1(u) tu
11. 1(u) gukkal
12. 1(asz@c) ab2 KAL
13. 1(asz@c) amar ga
14. 1(u) suhur
15. 1(u) [...]
16. [...]
column 2
1. [...] utu2
2. 4(asz@c) AN gir2
3. 1(u) pesz2-da
4. 1(u) ga
5. 1(asz@c) gara2
6. 1(u) ab2
7. 1(asz@c) gu4
8. 1(u) u8
9. 1(asz) utua
10. 1(u) ud5
11. 1(asz@c) masz2
12. 1(GESZ2@c) 1(u) 1(asz@c) nunuz kad4{muszen}
13. szusz3
14. nar
15. GAR
16. [...] ISZ# sza3
column 3
1. 5(asz@c) |GA2xMUN|#
2. 5(asz@c) gazi
3. 5(asz@c) |GA2x(NE.E2)|#
4. 5(asz@c) uz#
5. 5(asz)# [...]
6. 1(u) [...]
7. 1(u) [...]
8. 1(asz@c) ab2 KAL
9. 1(asz@c) amar ga
10. 1(u) suhur
11. 1(u) SZE3@t
12. 3(asz@c) kad4
13. 3(asz@c) utu2
14. 4(asz@c) AN gir2
15. 1(u) pesz2-da
16. 1(u) ga#
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) gara2
2. [...] ab2#
3. [...] gu4#
4. [...] u8#
5. [...] utua#
6. 1(u)# ud5
7. 1(asz@c) masz2
8. 1(GESZ2@c) 1(u) 1(asz@c) nunuz kad4{muszen}
9. szusz3
10. nar
11. GAR
12. kinda2 ISZ sza3
13. 1(szar2) ki
14. 1(szar2) 1(szar2) ki
15. kiszig2#
16. x x
column 5
1. gesz#
2. gi
3. |ZI&ZI.A|
4. |ZI&ZI.SZE3|
5. E2-PIRIG-EZEN#
6. GU4 KESZDA
7. me-en-kar2(SZE3)
8. me-en-zi-kar2(SZE3)
9. dam ISZ URU
10. al-tar
11. al-tar SZE3
12. sza3 gu2 ki#?
13. E |SU&SU.SAR| x
14. gesz x
15. [...]
column 6
1. gi
2. dur ku5 x
3. |ZI&ZI.A|
4. {dur}dur2 |ZI&ZI.A|
5. |ZI&ZI.SZE3|
6. {gesz}dur2#? |ZI&ZI.SZE3|#
7. GAN2# en ad
8. ki-sag
9. an-ki
10. |SZE&SZE.A|
11. za-gin3 duru5
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  blank space
column 2
1. _in_
2. u4
3. dumu-nita dumu-nita
4. dub-sar
5. e11
6. _asz2-tu3_
7. ma-ri2{ki}
  blank space
column 3
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (ED Tribute (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000031 (ED Tribute) composite (P499152) Q000031 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P241483

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
Written In
Excavation Number TM.75.G.01912 + TM.75.G.04527 + TM.75.G.20363
Findspot L 2769
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Idlib, Syria
Museum Number NMSI —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P241483
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P241483

References

  • history: Quadsem 18 (pp. 1-40), 11

    [Archi1992Quadsem18] Archi, Alfonso. 1992. “Transmission of the Mesopotamian Lexical and Literary Texts,” Quaderni di Semitistica, 18: 1–40.

  • history: MEE 03, 047

    [Pettinato1981MEE3] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1981. Testi Lessicali Monolingui Della Biblioteca L. 2769. Materiali Epigrafici Di Ebla. Vol. 3. Seminario Di Studi Asiatica. Series Maior 3. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-19 at 15:38:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-30 at 09:55:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-24 at 19:26:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-23 at 09:44:57 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-09-09 at 16:04:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2012-01-17 at 10:45:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:17:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2004-06-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000031, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P241483.
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P241483). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P241483 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P241483 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000031, ex. 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P241483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P241483},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000031, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P241483.
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P241483). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P241483 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P241483 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000031, ex. 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P241483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P241483},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P241483
LB  - CDLI:P241483
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P241483
ER  -
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