ARET 03, 257 (P242450)

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

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NMSI —

Period

Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)

Provenience

Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (textiles)

Language(s)

Eblaite

Measurements

109.0 mm × 107.0 mm

tablet
column 1
2'. _maszkim_-su3
3'. 2(asz@c) _SAL{tug2}_ 2(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar tug2_
4'. mi-ga-il
5'. wa
6'. ir3-i3#-ba#
7'. [...]
column 2
1'. 3(asz@c) _gu-mug{tug2}_
2'. 3(asz@c) _dam_
3'. _lu2 kar_
4'. _e3_
5'. mi-nu
6'. ab2-szu{ki}
  blank space
  rest broken
column 3
2'. 2(asz@c) KIN SIKI ma-ri2{ki}
3'. 1(asz@c) KIN SIKI ba-ra-i
4'. _szu keszda_
5'. _en_
6'. a-ba-da-du
7'. _szu ba4-ti_
8'. 2(asz@c) KIN SIKI
9'. x [...]
column 4
1'. _lux(|ERIM.TUG2+KISZ@n|)_
2'. _szu ba4-ti_
3'. [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 109.0 high × 107.0 wide
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  • primary: ARET 3, 257

    [Archi1982ARET3] Archi, Alfonso, and Maria G. Biga. 1982. Testi Amministrativi Di Vario Contenuto (Archivio L. 2769: TM.75.G.3000-4101). Archivi Reali Di Ebla. Testi 3. Roma: Missione archeologica italiana in Siria.

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  • Museum No.: NMSI —
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  • Provenience: Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
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  • Excavation No: TM.75.G.03299
  • Findspot Square: L 2769
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-25 at 14:06:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:23:51 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2007-02-05 at 11:41:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-30 at 11:51:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-29 at 17:26:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-29 at 11:14:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-29 at 09:54:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:57 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 03, 257 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P242450.
ARET 03, 257 artifact entry (No. P242450). (2024, August 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P242450 (Original work published 2004)
ARET 03, 257 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P242450 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
@misc{2024ARET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 25},
	title = {ARET 03, 257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P242450},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P242450},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P242450
LB  - CDLI:P242450
M1  - 2025/12/6/
TI  - ARET 03, 257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P242450
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARET 03, 257 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P242450.
ARET 03, 257 artifact entry (No. P242450). (2024, August 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P242450 (Original work published 2004)
ARET 03, 257 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P242450 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
@misc{2024ARET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 25},
	title = {ARET 03, 257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P242450},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P242450},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P242450
LB  - CDLI:P242450
M1  - 2025/12/6/
TI  - ARET 03, 257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P242450
ER  -
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