ARET 09, 048 (P240539)

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

67.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(asz@c) _dam_
2. 6(asz@c) _sze bar_
3. 2(u@c) _dam_
4. 2(u@c) _sze_ bar 1(asz@c) _szu ba4-ti_
5. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) _dam_
6. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) _sze bar_
7. SZU-_ba4-ti dam-en_
8. 3(u@c) _dam_
9. 6(asz@c) _sze_ bar 1(asz@c@90) GIN2
column 2
1. _abba2_
2. 2(asz@c) _sze bar_
3. 1(u@c) _dam_ NE-ra
4. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) _dam_
5. 2(asz@c) GIN2! _sze bar_
6. _ga:du8_
7. x 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) 1(asz@c) <GIN2!> _dam_
8. 6(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) _sze bar_
9. _tug2 nu-tag_
10. ma-na
11. 5(u@c) 5(asz@c) _dam_
12. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) _sze bar_
column 3
1. _tug2 nu-tag_
2. bu3-zu-ga{ki}
3. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) _dam-kikken2_
4. 4(asz@c) _sze bar_
5. bu3-zu-ga{ki}
6. 3(u@c) _dam_
7. 6(asz@c) _sze bar_
8. _pa4:szesz_ ma-lik-tum
9. 3(u@c) _dam_
column 4
1. x 5(asz@c) _sze bar_
2. a-zi-kir
3. 2(u@c) _la2_ 2(disz@t) _dam_
4. 3(asz@c) _sze bar_
5. gu2-zu-zi
6. 6(asz@c) _dam_
7. 1(asz@c) _sze bar_
8. isz-lu-du
9. 3(asz@c) _dam_ 1(asz@c@90) _sze_ ba-ri2-zu
10. ga-du-wa-du
column 5
1. 1(u@c) _dam_
2. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) _sze bar_
3. zu-ma-NE
4. 6(asz@c) _dam_
5. 1(asz@c) _sze bar_
6. NI-ba
7. wa NAM-sza-ha-lu
8. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) _dam_
9. 2(asz@c) _sze bar_
10. si-ba-dum
reverse
column 1
1. 6(asz@c) _dam_
2. 1(asz@c) _sze bar_
3. ha-za-ri2
4. 2(u@c) _la2_ 2(disz@t) _dam_
5. 3(asz@c) _sze bar_
6. lu-du-u3-na
7. 1(asz@c) _sze_ bar <6(disz) _dam_>
8. il2-zi
9. 6(asz@c) _dam_
10. 1(asz@c) _sze bar_
11. _lu2 i3-gesz_
column 2
1. 1(u@c) _la2_ 1(disz@t) _dam_
2. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) _sze bar_
3. _u2-a_
4. 6(asz@c) _dam_
5. 1(asz@c) _sze bar_
6. _um-lu-lu_
7. 4(asz@c) _dam_
8. _muhaldim-mi2_
9. 1(asz@c) _sig15_ <bar>
10. i3-lum-a-gar3-nu
11. en-nu-i3-a
12. 1(asz@c) _sze bar_
column 3
1. 3(asz@c) _dam_
2. _lu2_ bar-i
3. gi-LUM
4. 1(asz@c) _dam_
5. i-du-nu-na
6. 1(asz@c) _dam_ NE-ra
7. en-nu-i3-a
8. 1(asz@c) _sze bar_
9. _szu ba4-ti_
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column 4
  blank space
1. _dub-gar sze-ba dam_
2. _iti_ {d}a-dam-ma-um
  blank space
column 5
1. AN-SZE3-GU2 4(u@c) _la2_ 3(disz@t) _sze bar_
2. 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) _dam-en_
3. 1(gesz2@c) 3(asz@c) _sze bar_
4. 3(asz@c) mi-at 4(u@c) _dam_
5. _kikken2_
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Consult sign list of Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)
Consult word list of Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 67.0 high × 70.0 wide × 21.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: ARET 9, 48

    [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, 142-145 [1979]

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

  • history: Ebla 1975-1985 (pp. 365-377), 368 (a)

    [Waetzoldt1987Ebla1975-1985] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1987. “Frauen (Dam) in Ebla.” In Ebla 1975-1985 : Dieci Anni Di Studi Linguistici e Filologici Atti Del Convegno Internazionale (Napoli, 9-11 Ottobre 1985), edited by Luigi Cagni, 365–77. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale.

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

  • Provenience: Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: TM.75.G.00273
  • Findspot Square: L 2769
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 18:21:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 09:40:43 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2007-02-05 at 11:41:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-30 at 12:46:06 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-30 at 11:50:53 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-29 at 09:54:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:42 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, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P240539.
ARET 09, 048 artifact entry (No. P240539). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P240539 (Original work published 2004)
ARET 09, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P240539 (Accessed: September 15, 2025).
@misc{2024ARET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {ARET 09, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P240539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P240539},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P240539
LB  - CDLI:P240539
M1  - 2025/9/15/
TI  - ARET 09, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P240539
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARET 09, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P240539.
ARET 09, 048 artifact entry (No. P240539). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P240539 (Original work published 2004)
ARET 09, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P240539 (Accessed: September 15, 2025).
@misc{2024ARET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {ARET 09, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P240539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P240539},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P240539
LB  - CDLI:P240539
M1  - 2025/9/15/
TI  - ARET 09, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P240539
ER  -
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