ARET 03, 635 (P315459)

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

Cite

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

Text

tablet
reverse
column 1
1'. _szu bal!(KUL) ak_
2'. 1(asz@c) _ma-na_ |SZU2+SZA| _za:gin3_
3'. asz2-dum
4'. i-ti
5'. _ga:rasz_
6'. ma-ri2{ki}
7'. 1(u@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3:babbar_
8'. _nig2-ba_
9'. UR-na
10'. ma-ri2{ki}
11'. [...]
column 2
1'. _lu2 {gesz}kiri6_
2'. i3-lum-na-im
3'. _szu ba4-ti_
4'. 2(asz@c) _ma-na_ |SZU2+SZA| GIN2-DILMUN _ku3:babbar_
5'. _nig2-sa10_ {gesz}TI HAR
6'. wa-ba-rum2 _ur4_
7'. _szu ba4-ti_
8'. 3(asz@c) _ma-na_ SZA-PI-5 GIN2-DILMUN [x x]
column 3
1'. _nig2-sa10_ 1(asz@c) _gu-dul3{tug2} gi6_
2'. _dam_-su3
3'. 1(asz@c) _ma-na ku3:babbar_
4'. SZIR-_za_ 8(asz@c) _si_
5'. 4(asz@c) _gu4_
6'. _nidba2_
7'. _en_
8'. wa
9'. ib-ri2-um
10'. _nidba2_
11'. {d}ra-sa-ap
12'. [...]
column 4
1'. _nig2-sa10_ 7(asz@c) mi-at 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) _gu-kak-gid2_
2'. 1(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3:babbar_
3'. _nig2-sa10_ 2(asz@c) _si_ IGI-DARA3
4'. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3:babbar_
5'. _nig2-sa10_ 1(asz@c) _gir2 mar-tu zu2 |LAGABxHAL|-a_
6'. i3-gi
7'. a-da-bi2-ig{ki}
column 5
1'. 9(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3:babbar_
2'. _nig2-sa10_ 1(asz@c) _gir2 mar-tu_ ba-du-u4 _ku3-sig17 ku3:babbar_
3'. ib-dur!-ti-lu
4'. _dumu-nita_
5'. a-mur-li-im
6'. SZA-PI GIN2-DILMUN _ku3:babbar_
7'. _nig2-sa10_ 1(asz@c) _gir2 mar-tu ku3-sig17_
8'. gu2-ra-u9
column 6
1'. _lu2_ |LAGABxUSZ2|-la-ar
2'. 8(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3:babbar_
3'. _nig2-sa10_ 1(asz@c) _gir2 mar-tu_ ba-du-u4 _ku3-sig17 ku3:babbar_
4'. u3-da-sa
5'. _di-ku5_
6'. 5(u@c) 5(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3:babbar_
7'. _szu bala!(KUL) ak_
8'. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_
9'. [...]
column 7
1'. [...]
2'. _szu bala# ak_
3'. 6(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_
4'. SZIR-_za_ ar-ra-si-su
5'. _nig2-ba_
6'. {d}BE ga-na-na-um
7'. 5(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3:babbar_
8'. _szu bala!(KUL) ak_
9'. 1(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_
10'. ni-zi-mu
11'. [...]
column 8
1'. _ku3:babbar_
2'. _szu bala!(KUL) ak_
3'. 6(asz@c) 2-NI GIN2-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_
4'. 2(asz@c) gu2-li-lum
5'. {d}KU-ra
6'. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3:babbar_
7'. _szu bala!(KUL) ak_
8'. 1/2(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_
9'. ni-zi-mu
10'. 1(asz@c) _dib_
11'. du-bi2-ab
12'. [...]
column 9
1'. _lu2 an-zamx(KUSZU2)_
2'. wa
3'. _szu-du8_
4'. sze3-na-um{ki}
5'. 3(asz@c) _ma-na_ |SZU2+SZA| GIN2-DILMUN _ku3:babbar_
6'. zi#-du
7'. 1(asz@c) mi-at _gir2 mar-tu_ ba-du-u4 _ku3:babbar#_
8'. [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)
Consult word list of Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Eblaite

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P315459
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P315459

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	L 2769
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: ARET 3, 635

[Archi1982ARET3] Archi, Alfonso, and Maria G. Biga. 1982. Testi Amministrativi Di Vario Contenuto (Archivio L. 2769: TM.75.G.3000-4101). Archivi Reali Di Ebla. Testi 3. Roma: Missione archeologica italiana in Siria.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-25 at 14:06:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2007-02-05 at 11:42:13	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-01-30 at 11:51:20	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-01-29 at 17:26:10	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-01-29 at 11:14:51	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-01-29 at 09:54:56	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:49	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-03-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ARET 03, 635 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315459.

ARET 03, 635 artifact entry (No. P315459). (2024, August 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315459 (Original work published 2006)

ARET 03, 635 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315459 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2024ARET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 25},
	title = {ARET 03, 635 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315459},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315459
LB  - CDLI:P315459
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - ARET 03, 635 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315459
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARET 03, 635 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315459.

ARET 03, 635 artifact entry (No. P315459). (2024, August 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315459 (Original work published 2006)

ARET 03, 635 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315459 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2024ARET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 25},
	title = {ARET 03, 635 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315459},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315459
LB  - CDLI:P315459
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - ARET 03, 635 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315459
ER  -