MEE 04, 073 (P240874)

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. BA-KU
2. gu-wu-um
3. uszum:gal
4. NE-NI-szum
5. IB
6. szembi-mi
7. u3-gu-um
column 2
1. {d}KU-ra
2. {d}utu
3. nig2-zah2
4. ma-zar3-tum
5. nig2-esirx(LAK173)!{e}-sa2
6. su-bu3-tum
7. nig2-di-di
8. du-da-ri2-bu3-um
column 3
1. szika-pad
2. isz-ti szi-im(LAK377)
3. i3#-gu7
4. [a]-gu2#-lu-um
5. birx(|SAG+ZAG|)!
6. bar-a-tum
7. sag-KAK-bad-bad
8. NE-ti-u3 SAG
reverse
column 1
1. e2-pap
2. 'a3-ra-tum
3. e2-musz3
4. a-zu-gur-tum
5. LAK734
6. ga-la-tum
column 2
1. gesztu3
2. ha-zi-zu-um
3. gesz-gi-a2-nigin2
4. gar3-<a>-tum
5. szu-szu-ra
6. ma-ha-zi i-da-<min>
7. a2-hum
8. ga-ba-zi i-da-<min>
column 3
1. tum12-gur4-tur{muszen}
2. hu-lu-tum
3. DU-LAGAB
4. a-a-mu-um
5. al6-tar-kar2!(SZE3)
6. ar-sza-um
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)
Consult word list of Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MEE 04, 073

    [Pettinato1982MEE4] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1982. Testi Lessicali Bilingui Della Biblioteca L. 2769. Materiali Epigrafici Di Ebla. Vol. 4. Seminario Di Studi Asiatica. Series Maior 4. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

  • history: Miscellanea Eblaitica 3, 110 (obv. iii:5-6) [1990]

    [Conti1990MiscEblaitica3] Conti, Giovanni. 1990. Il Sillabario Della Quarta Fonte Della Lista Lessicale Bilingue Eblaita. Vol. 17. Quaderni Di Semitistica. Firenze : Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di Linguistica.

  • history: Quadsem 13 (pp.115-157), 140 (obv. iii:3-4) [1984]

    [Fronzaroli1984Quadsem13] Fronzaroli, Pelio. n.d. “Eblaic Lexicon: Problems and Appraisal,” Quaderni di Semitistica, 13: 115–57.

  • history: Krebernik, M., ZA 72 (pp. 178-236), 229, 235 [1982]

    [Krebernik1982ZA72] Krebernik, Manfred. 1982. “Zu Syllabar Und Orthographie Der Lexikalischen Texte Aus Ebla. Teil 1.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 72: 178–236.

  • history: I tesori di Ebla, tav. 28c (obv.) [1984]

    [Matthiae1984Eblatesori] Matthiae, Paolo. 1984. I Tesori Di Ebla. 2nd ed. Roma-Bari : Editori Laterza.

  • history: Pettinato, Giovanni, Il bilinguismo a Ebla, 029-31 [1984]

    [Pettinato1984Bilinguismo] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1984. “Rapporto Tra Il Vocabolario Princeps e Gli Estratti Di Vocabolari Rinvenuti Ad Ebla.” In Il Bilinguismo a Ebla. Atti Del Convegno Internazionale (Napoli, 19-22 Aprile 1982), edited by Luigi Cagni.

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  • Provenience: Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
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  • Excavation No: TM.75.G.01301
  • Findspot Square: L 2769
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 18:39:59 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-19 at 13:36:51 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-24 at 19:18:27 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-23 at 08:01:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-23 at 09:40:36 Willighagen, Lars Artifact, Other Entity Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars approved View
2024-05-14 at 07:25:36 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2016-09-29 at 17:53:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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
“MEE 04, 073 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P240874.
MEE 04, 073 artifact entry (No. P240874). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P240874 (Original work published 2004)
MEE 04, 073 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P240874 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2024MEE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {MEE 04, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P240874},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P240874},
}


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