ARET 05, 17 + ARET 12, 0446 (P243691)

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

Language(s)

Eblaite

Measurements

90.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Has fragments

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. u8# sila4 |MAxX|# NE
2. ki an gesz-ta
3. gesz3-sza3 mu#-la2
4. lu2-zi3 LUL-LUL#
5. BARA2 ME AM RA
  several lines broken
column 2
1. x DA x x
  ARET 5, 8 has DA RA DA NE GAR NE and HA DA RA GAR KA
2. UD du11:ga#
3. {d}nin-|DU.MUSZ.A.HA|
4. HU# KUR AM x x LAL3 [x] IGI x [x] KA# [x]
  1 line missing
column 3
1. GA U9 DA SIKIL x GAR KA
2. NIN MIN SIKIL x SI
3. GA GAB GURUSZ MIN SIKIL GA#? KASZ4#? x KA
4. UD du11:ga
  several lines broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Eblaite

Chronology

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

Record

P243691 leadP243691 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P243691

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 90.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number TM.75.G.04715 + TM.75.G.04743 + TM.75.G.04744 + TM.75.G.04751
Findspot L 2769
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

  • primary: ARET 5, 17

    [Edzard1984ARET5] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1984. Hymnen, Beschwörungen Und Verwandtes Aus Dem Archiv L. 2769. Archivi Reali Di Ebla. Testi 5. Roma: Missione archeologica italiana in Siria.

    joins ARET 12, 446


  • history: Die Beschwörungen aus Fara und Ebla, 23, 38 [1984]

    [Krebernik1984Beschwörungen] Krebernik, Manfred. 1984. Die Beschwörungen Aus Fara Und Ebla. Untersuchungen Zur Ältesten Keilschriftlichen Beschwörungsliteratur. Hildesheim.

  • history: ARET 12, 446

    [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.

    Joins ARET 5, 17


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 13:42:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2007-02-05 at 11:42:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-30 at 11:51:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-29 at 17:23:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-29 at 17:06:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-29 at 09:54:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:19 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 Artifact

“ARET 05, 17 + ARET 12, 0446 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P243691.
ARET 05, 17 + ARET 12, 0446 artifact entry (No. P243691). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P243691 (Original work published 2004)
ARET 05, 17 + ARET 12, 0446 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P243691 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024ARET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {ARET 05, 17 + {ARET} 12, 0446 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P243691},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P243691},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P243691
LB  - CDLI:P243691
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - ARET 05, 17 + ARET 12, 0446 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P243691
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“ARET 05, 17 + ARET 12, 0446 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P243691.
ARET 05, 17 + ARET 12, 0446 artifact entry (No. P243691). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P243691 (Original work published 2004)
ARET 05, 17 + ARET 12, 0446 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P243691 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024ARET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {ARET 05, 17 + {ARET} 12, 0446 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P243691},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P243691},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P243691
LB  - CDLI:P243691
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - ARET 05, 17 + ARET 12, 0446 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P243691
ER  - 
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