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

Cite

Lineart

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

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)
Consult word list of Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Eblaite

Chronology

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

Record

P243691 leadP243691 lead

CDLI number	P243691
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	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-19 at 13:42:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2007-02-05 at 11:42:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-01-30 at 11:51:20	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-01-29 at 17:23:28	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-01-29 at 17:06:23	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-01-29 at 09:54:55	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:19	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2004-06-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved

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).

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	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  -