NMSI — (P241948) - Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. da-da-tum
en: an equid?
2. NI-me-ga-tum
en: an equid?
3. ag-lum
en: donkey
4. sze3-bar-ru12
en: ibex
5. na-me-lum
en: leopard
6. a-zu-um
en: bear
7. mu-da-ne-num2
en: tiger or cheetah
8. ansze#?-su#?-su-um
en: horse (?)
9. ga-da-um
en: a rodent
10. sa-na-ag-da-um
en: lynx?
11. u3-na-[x]-um#?
column 2
1. asz-lu-gu2 mar-ru12 AK
en: (a kind of animal)
2. zu-bu3-gu2-um
en: a kind of rodent
3. gi-ba-sum
en: hedgehog?
4. szu-ga-tum
en: a kind of rodent
5. u3-szu-mu-um
en: dormouse
6. ha-ma-zi-ru12!-um
en: large mouse, rat
7. la-ag-la-gum2
en: a kind of rodent
8. u9-ga-um
en: a kind of rodent
9. ba-ar-tum
en: mongoose
(20)
10. si-hi-ra-um
en: shrew-mouse (?)
(21)
11. a-ra-bu3-um
en: dormouse
column 3
1. |GU4xDISZ|-a
en: acquatic animal?
2. hu-da-um
en: (a kind of lizard)
3. za-ri2 me-BU-tum
en: (a kind of reptile)
4. hir2-ba-um
en: chameleon
5. al6-la-a-tum
en: crab
6. musz
en: snake
7. musz 2(disz) sag
en: two-headed snake
8. MUSZ gi-su-ri2
en: snake of the roof beams
9. ba-sza-nu-um
en: horned viper
10. sze3-ra-hu-um
en: little snake
11. musz ar3-ti
en: snake living in foliage
(33)
column 4
1. MUSZ gi-na-ri2-im
en: vine snake
2. s,i2-ir-tum
en: female snake
3. MUSZ A
en: water snake
4. GIDIM
5. szarx(NE)-sza-gu2-ul-tum
en: a kind of insect
6. gur-gur kaskal-tum
en: a kind of insect
7. za-zu-um
en: moth
8. na-bu3
en: insect eggs; nit
9. bur-ha-sum
en: flea
10-11. zu-zu-lu a
en: probably water cicada
12. gul-zi?-bi2?-tum
en: butterfly
column 5
1. ri2-ma-tum
en: maggot (?)
2. sze3!-bu3 SAHAR
en: (a kind of big fly)
this most likely represents erbu (locust) // bir5.
3. sze3-bu2 ti-ga-me
en: (a kind of flying insect)
4. na-isz gar3-ga-ri2-im
en: vermin
5. mu-num2
en: larva, caterpillar
6. mu-num2
en: (a kind of larva, caterpillar)
7. dur-ha-sum
reverse
column 1
1. bi2-zi-zi-na-um
en: (a kind of mollusc with a shell)
2. zu-zu-ha-num2
en: (a kind of insect)
3. sa-a-tum
en: “(a kind of (biting?) insect)”
4. za-za-ru12-um
en: cricket
5. is-ga-bu3-um
en: earthworm
6. EN-u9-um
en: (a kind of insect)
column 2
1. u9-bu3-um
en: (a kind of small insect)
2. da-ri2-idx(NI) szu-ga-ga-bi2
en: scorpion nurse
3. ama-ug5-um
en: probably (a kind of edible locust or crustacean)
4. gu2-li-lu-um
en: dragonfly
5. a-za-ma-mi-tum
en: mite infesting the flour
6. me-sa AK
en: (a kind of insect)
7. la-ma-an
en: ant
8. BIR5:SI
en: (a kind of flying insect) (?)
9. si-na-mu-um
en: (a kind of insect) (?)

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Text content

Genre(s)	Lexical
Language(s)	Eblaite

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P241948
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P241948

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
Written In
Excavation Number	TM.75.G.02395
Findspot	L 2769
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT)	P241948
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P241948

References

history: MEE 04, 116

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-23 at 09:40:36	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Willighagen, Lars		Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2016-08-31 at 18:47:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	Approved
2004-06-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“NMSI — Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P241948.

NMSI — artifact entry (No. P241948). (2024, May 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P241948 (Original work published 2004)

NMSI — artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P241948 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 23},
	title = {NMSI --- artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P241948},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P241948},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P241948
LB  - CDLI:P241948
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - NMSI — artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P241948
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“NMSI — Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P241948.

NMSI — artifact entry (No. P241948). (2024, May 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P241948 (Original work published 2004)

NMSI — artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P241948 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2024NMSI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 23},
	title = {NMSI --- artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P241948},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P241948},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P241948
LB  - CDLI:P241948
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - NMSI — artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P241948
ER  -