ARET 12, 0051 (P243221)

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 (textiles)

Language(s)

Eblaite

Measurements

42.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 9.0 mm

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P243221
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P243221

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	42.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 9.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	TM.75.G.04163 + TM.75.G.04661 + TM.75.G.05189
Findspot	L 2769
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: ARET 12, 51

[Lahlouh2006ARET12] Lahlouh, Mohammed, and Amalia Catagnoti. 2006. Testi Amministrativi Di Vario Contenuto. (Archivio L. 2769: TM.75.G.4102-6050). Archivi Reali Di Ebla. Testi 12. Roma: Missione archeologica italiana in Siria.
history: Quadsem 18 (pp. 1-40), 7 [1992]

[Archi1992Quadsem18] Archi, Alfonso. 1992. “Transmission of the Mesopotamian Lexical and Literary Texts,” Quaderni di Semitistica, 18: 1–40.
history: MEE 03, 028

[Pettinato1981MEE3] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1981. Testi Lessicali Monolingui Della Biblioteca L. 2769. Materiali Epigrafici Di Ebla. Vol. 3. Seminario Di Studi Asiatica. Series Maior 3. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-19 at 15:38:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-30 at 09:55:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-24 at 19:26:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-23 at 09:44:57	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2004-06-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ARET 12, 0051 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P243221.

ARET 12, 0051 artifact entry (No. P243221). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P243221 (Original work published 2004)

ARET 12, 0051 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P243221 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {ARET 12, 0051 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P243221},
}

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TI  - ARET 12, 0051 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“ARET 12, 0051 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P243221.

ARET 12, 0051 artifact entry (No. P243221). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P243221 (Original work published 2004)

ARET 12, 0051 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P243221 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {ARET 12, 0051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P243221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P243221},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P243221
LB  - CDLI:P243221
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - ARET 12, 0051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P243221
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