ARET 03, 940 (P243136)

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

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 (textiles, metal)

Language(s)

Eblaite

Measurements

112.0 mm × 71.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. [...] x-su3
2'. _[i3]-gesz sag#_
3'. _en_
4'. bur#-ma-an{ki}
5'. _i3#-gesz sag_
6'. _en_
7'. i#-bu-ib2#{ki}
8'. i#-ri2-ig#-da-mu
9'. i#-ra-[ar?]{ki#}
10'. [...]
column 2
1'. [x]-ra-szum
2'. _maszkim_
3'. ha-za-an{ki}
4'. _szu-du8_
5'. ar-mi{ki}
6'. 5(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 5(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar tug2_ 2(asz@c) gu2-li-lum _a-gar5 ku3-sig17_ sa-ha-wa 3(asz@c) gu2-li-lum _a-gar5 ku3-sig17 ab-si_ 2(disz@t)
7'. isz-ma2-da-mu
8'. si-ba-du{ki}
9'. [...]
10'. [x x x]{ki#}
11'. [...]
column 3
1'. x [x x]
2'. ur-sa2-um{ki}
3'. in-BAD-NE
4'. DAR
5'. ba-gu-mu-du
6'. a-da-NI
7'. _lu2 kar_
8'. ma-ri2{ki}
9'. zu-za-um
10'. NAGAR
11'. a-ti
12'. _lu2_ a-mur-li-im
13'. i-da-i-nu
14'. _lu2_ isz-ma2-da-ba-an
15'. en-na-NI
16'. _lu2_ [x]-ma-lik#?
17'. [...]
column 4
1'. 'a3-da#-sza#?
2'. a-mu-ri2
3'. 2(asz@c) _lu2_ en-na-NI#
4'. _szu-du8_
5'. ti-in{ki}
6'. 2(asz@c) _SAL{tug2} ti{tug2}_
7'. wa-ra-nu
8'. _lu2_ en-na-ni-il
9'. 2(asz@c) _SAL{tug2} ti{tug2}_
10'. a-ti
11'. _lu2_ a-da-sze3-in
12'. 2(asz@c) _SAL{tug2} ti[{tug2}]_
13'. i-da-i-nu
14'. _lu2_ isz-ma2-da-ba#!-an#!
15'. [...]
column 5
1'. KA# [x] x
2'. du-bi2#-szum
3'. kum-nab-hu
4'. mu-du-ri2
5'. _lu2_ du-bi2-zi-kir
6'. ir3-azx(|LUL.GA|)-ma-lik
7'. _lu2_ i-gi
8'. du-bi2-zi-kir
9'. _lu2_ ri2-ga-gu
10'. x x [...]
column 6
1'. [...]
2'. da#-[x x x]
3'. KA# [x x]
4'. ra-[x x]
5'. gar3-ra?
6'. _szu-du8#_
7'. 2(u@c) x [x TUG2] 2(u@c) x [x TUG2 ...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (textiles, metal)
Language(s) Eblaite

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P243136

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 112.0 mm × 71.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
Written In
Excavation Number TM.75.G.04061
Findspot L 2769
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

  • primary: ARET 3, 940

    [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.

  • history: Miscellanea Eblaitica 1 (pp. 173-182), 179 n. 47

    [Bonechi1988MiscEblaitica1] Bonechi, Marco. 1988, Quaderni di Semitistica, 15: 173–82.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-25 at 14:06:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-23 at 15:36:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:38:53 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2007-02-05 at 11:42:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-30 at 11:51:19 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-29 at 17:26:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-29 at 11:14:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-29 at 09:54:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:17 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2004-06-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ARET 03, 940 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P243136.
ARET 03, 940 artifact entry (No. P243136). (2024, August 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P243136 (Original work published 2004)
ARET 03, 940 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P243136 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 25},
	title = {ARET 03, 940 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P243136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P243136},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P243136
LB  - CDLI:P243136
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - ARET 03, 940 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P243136
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“ARET 03, 940 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P243136.
ARET 03, 940 artifact entry (No. P243136). (2024, August 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P243136 (Original work published 2004)
ARET 03, 940 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P243136 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024ARET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 25},
	title = {ARET 03, 940 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P243136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P243136},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P243136
LB  - CDLI:P243136
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - ARET 03, 940 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P243136
ER  -
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