Subartu 02, 140 (P227319)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NMSDeZ Bey 94-072

Period

Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Beydar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Personnel list)

Language(s)

Measurements

41.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. sze#-RU# 5(barig@c)
2'. szu ka2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
3'. szu e2-esz2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
4'. ugula lu2-gesz-DU 4(asz@c) 3(barig@c)
column 2
broken
column 3
broken
column 4
broken
reverse
column 1
broken
column 2
broken
column 3
blank space
column 4
1. szu-nigin2
2. 2(asz@c) mi-at
3. 5(asz@c) gur
blank space

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 (Personnel list)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P227319
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P227319

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	41.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Beydar)
Written In
Excavation Number	2845-T-01
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria
Museum Number	NMSDeZ Bey 94-072
Accession Number

References

primary: Subartu 02, 140

[Ismail1996Subartu2] Ismail, Faruq, Walther Sallaberger, Philippe Talon, and Karel Van Lerberghe. 1996. Administrative Documents from Tell Beydar (Seasons 1993-1995). Vol. 2. Subartu.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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 11:42:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:35:59	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, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227319.

Subartu 02, 140 artifact entry (No. P227319). (2024, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227319 (Original work published 2003)

Subartu 02, 140 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227319 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227319},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Subartu 02, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227319.

Subartu 02, 140 artifact entry (No. P227319). (2024, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227319 (Original work published 2003)

Subartu 02, 140 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227319 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {Subartu 02, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227319},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227319},
}

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