Subartu 02, 026 (P227205)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Beydar), dated to the Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ Bey 93-099

Period

Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Beydar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Donkeys (kusz))

Language(s)

Measurements

78.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
broken
column 2
broken
column 3
1. [...] x
blank space
2. [kusz] ansze# [x] IGI#
3. ku-HI-ir 4(asz@c)
4. kusz ansze munus IGI
5. szum-la-il
column 4
1. 5(asz@c)
2. kusz ansze [x]
3. ba-ba 7(asz@c)
4. kusz# ansze [munus] IGI
5. TAR-sza-ma 2(u@c) 2(asz@c)
reverse
column 1
1. amar kunga2
2. ku-HI-ir
3. ASZ2 EN BU3 2(u@c) 6(asz@c)
4. szum-la-dingir 1(u@c) 7(asz@c)
blank space
column 2
1. ansze-IGI#-nita
2. ba#-ba apin 1(u@c)
3. ansze-IGI#-nita apin
4. TAR#-sza-[ma x] 4(asz@c)#?
5. [...]
column 3
broken
column 4
broken

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 (Donkeys (kusz))
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P227205
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P227205

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	78.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Beydar)
Written In
Excavation Number	2629-T-32
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria
Museum Number	NMSDeZ Bey 93-099
Accession Number

References

primary: Subartu 02, 026

[Ismail1996Subartu2] Ismail, Faruq, Walther Sallaberger, Philippe Talon, and Karel Van Lerberghe. 1996. Administrative Documents from Tell Beydar (Seasons 1993-1995). Vol. 2. Subartu.
citation: Fs Fronzaroli (pp. 75-96), 76

[Bonechi2003FsFronzaroli] Bonechi, Marco. 2003. “Leopards, Cauldrons, and a Beautiful Stone. Notes on Some Early Syrian Texts from Tell Beydar and Ebla.” Semitic and Assyriological Studies : Presented to Pelio Fronzaroli by Pupils and Colleagues., 75–96.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-23 at 07:20:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-30 at 09:42:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-30 at 09:40:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Declined
2024-05-29 at 16:14:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2016-06-06 at 11:42:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:35:56	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Subartu 02, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227205.

Subartu 02, 026 artifact entry (No. P227205). (2024, June 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227205 (Original work published 2003)

Subartu 02, 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227205 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 23},
	title = {Subartu 02, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227205},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Subartu 02, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227205.

Subartu 02, 026 artifact entry (No. P227205). (2024, June 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227205 (Original work published 2003)

Subartu 02, 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227205 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2024Subartu,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 23},
	title = {Subartu 02, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227205},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P227205
LB  - CDLI:P227205
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - Subartu 02, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227205
ER  -