NMSI — (P244736)

Lexical 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)

Lexical

Language(s)

Eblaite

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. KA#-KAK-BU za-gin3
2. gu2 za-gin3
3. |BU&BU| za-gin3
4. TAR-TAR za-gin3
5. dib za-gin3
6. la2-la2 za-gin3
7. |GUxGU|# za-gin3
8. [si]-si za-gin3
9. [...] za-gin3#
10. [...]-sagszu# za-gin3
11. [...] za-gin3
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [...]
16. ia2-kam4# [...]
17. e2-x [...]
18. gesztu-la2-la2 [za]-gin3#
19. u3-[...]
20. TUG2 [za]-gin3
21. TUG2 tur [...]
column 2
1. DAR za-gin3
2. PA-SUD-SIKIL za-gin3
3. sa2 za-gin3
4. {kusz}ummux(|A.EDIN|) za-gin3
5. DU za-gin3
6. szu za-gin3
7. nig2-sag-la2 za-gin3
8. kiszib za-gin3
9. SZITA-GISZ za-gin3
10. GUL za-gin3
11. szir za-gin3
12. AMAR za-gin3
13. si-gi za-gin3
14. NIN-USZ{muszen} za-gin3
15. BUR za-gin3
16. gu2-la2-la2 ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 za-gin3
17. szennur za-gin3
18. GISZ-SZITA-GISZ za-gin3
19. nig2-PA za-gin3
20. esir4# za-gin2
21. [...]
column 3
1. alal za-gin3
2. bala za-gin3
3. kirid za-gin3
4. pisan za-gin3
5. an-TUG2 za-gin3
6. ZE2-ZE2 za
7. SI4 za
8. A za
9. pesz2 za
10. gir2-sal za-gin3
11. pirig-gun3 za
12. nunuz muszen za
13. gi TAR-TAR [za]
14. ad6 za
15. KESZ2 za
16. szuba4# za
17. sze3-li za
18. szu-sal za
19. LAK024-tum hudusz za
20. gesztin za
21. [...]
column 4
1. ga-rasz{sar} za
2. dub# LAK024 za
3. SZITA-GISZ LAK024 za
4. bur babbar
5. bur giggi
6. bur sig17
7. bur al-gu-pesz7
8. bur pirig-gun3
9. bur KU-|LAGABxAN|
10. bur gu2#
11. {lim}BUR
12. {lim#?}[...]
13. [...]
14. BUR szu-sal
15. BUR a-KA-BU
16. BUR hub2-hub2
17. BUR ANSZE?
18. BUR szembi
19. BUR i3 szu
20. BUR i3 lu3
21. [...]
column 5
1. BUR zu2#-zu2#
2. BUR AB2#
3. naga4# szum2
4. x LAK490
5. na# eren
6. [...] szembi
7. [...] szu#-szu#
8. kikken zi3?-bu szu-szu
9. na4 ad-kup4
10. na4# szu
11. [...] dim2#
12. USZ uruda
13. |UMUN2xAN|#
14. agarinx(|UMUN2xHA|)#
15. |UMUN2xHA|# uruda# ku3#
16. na4 [...]
17. na4 mah2#
18. DUL3 ku3-babbar ku3-sig17#
19. DUL3 <<UD>> ku3-babbar
20. DUL3{zabar!}
21. [...]
column 6
1. gu4 ansze{zabar}
2. gu4{zabar}
3. uszumgal{zabar}
4. AN-A-|LAGABxAN|{zabar}
5. gu4-a{zabar}
6. szeg9{zabar}
7. szeg9-<bar>{zabar}
8. dara3!(KISZ){zabar}
9. alim{zabar}
10. lulim{zabar}
11. NE-DU{zabar#}
12. NIN-USZ-SZA-NE{zabar}
13. LAK020{zabar}
14. dug sza2-gub{uruda}
15. lam-ri{uruda}
16. banszur(|GISZGALxURUDU|){uruda}
17. u4-|SZE&SZE|{zabar}
18. bi2-il2#{uruda}
19. ad-DU{uruda}
20. nunuz#!(TE){zabar}
21. [...]
column 7
1. nig2-banda3{uruda}
2. dug{uruda}
3. szen{uruda}
4. KINDA{uruda}
5. gur{uruda}
6. du5{uruda}
7. zabar
8. an-zamx(ELLES396){zabar}
9. AN-TUSZ{zabar}
10. kun{zabar}
11. ga-mun{zabar}
12. |KA&KA|{zabar}
13. dim#{zabar}
15. pad# zabar
16. |LAGABxSIG7|-bar{zabar}
17. MUSZ3{uruda}
18. a-gar5-gar5
19. zamx(ELLES396)-da-tum
20. NA-NI
21. an-na
22. [...]
column 8
1. gir2 mar-tu
2. gir2 aszgab
3. gir2 szu-i
4. gir2 gu4 ak
5. gir2 sal
6. {gu}KAK{uruda}
7. {gu}KAK ku6{uruda}
8. {gu}KAK szah2
9. gin2{uruda}
10. szum
11. bulug
12. ba
13. |USZxTAK4|{uruda}
14. tibira
15. KA
16. bulug har
17. GUL SZITA-GISZ
18. EDIN#
19. ha-zi
20. {gesz}nig2-gul
21. kin#{uruda}
column 9
1. nita{tug2#}
2. zara6 tug2
3. u3-du3 tug2
4. DIM2# tug2
5. |IB2x3(disz@t)| tug2
6. 3(disz@t)-GAR tug2
7. sza3-DU tug2
8. ti tug2
9. DUL3 tug2
10. GI# tug2#
11. garig2
12. szu-du8 tug2
13. sur tug2
14. ha tug2
15. gu-zi tug2
16. gada
17. gada gesz-RI
18. gada sza3-dah
19. gaba tug2
20. gada ib2
21. |HUBURxGU|
column 10
1. |HUBURxGU|-IGI-RI
2. {gada}aktum
3. {gada}A-DU8
4. nig2-|ZI&ZI|#-la2
5. nig2-sag-kesz2
6. gu nig2-sag-kesz2
7. szagan i3
8. szagan i3 ir
9. szagan i3-gesz
10. szagan i3 szah2
11. dug i3-gesz
12. dug lal3
13. dug i3 ir nun
14. gu2-zi i3
15. emerah
16. AL-HUB2 balag
17. balag
18. balag dilmun
19. balag ma-ri2{ki}
20. gi-di
21. gi-tag
column 11
1. bur2 [...]
2. |GISZxTAK4|
3. TAK4-|AB2.TAK4|
4. RU#-RU#{uruda}
5. si am-si
6. sila3 {gesz}eren
7. sila3 {gesz}szu-me
8. sila3 {gesz}uri3!
9. {gesz}u3-[LAM]-SAG
10. GIR2@g a-ga2-la2
11. [...]
12. LAK368@s-ME
13. szim tal2-tal2
14. szim gam-gam
15. zu-sa ir-nun
16. {gesz}TUG2
17. {gesz}TUG2 ha-lu
18. {gesz}TUG2 sza3-kul
19. [...] gesztin#? kur
20. gesz# [...]
21. {gesz}taskarin x x
22. [...]
column 12
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. {gesz}gigir2 esz
4. {gesz}|TE&TE| gigir2
5. {gesz}x-mes gigir2
6. {gesz}TUG2-zar3 gigir2
7. {gesz}ti-HAR
8. {gesz}KA umbin
9. {gesz}TAK4-SAG
10. {gesz}kak ig
11. {gesz}ig DUB?-SZESZ
12. {gesz}ig gi
13. {gesz}apin
14. {gesz}gan2-ur3
15. ansze x nita
16. eme6
17. dusux(|ANSZE.IGI|) nita#
18. dusux(|ANSZE.IGI|) munus
19. ansze-edin munus
20. {ansze}kunga2 nita
21. gemex(SAL)
reverse
column 1
1. ARAD2
2. ad-tabx(|DISZ@t.DISZ@t|)
3. KA-SU?
4. nig2-gir3-ak
5. NIG2-dul5
6. dam-ga
7. sa-HAR
8. munsub
9. esz2 bara2
10. e gu4
11. kusz
12. u2-hab2
13. im-na4
14. a-ga2-la2
15. {kusz}U2
16. lu-ub2
17. {kusz}ummu3
18. esir4
19. si-kesz2
20. sa2 gu4
column 2
1. e la2-ah
2. KA-SI
3. esz2-kiri3
4. {kusz}AB
5. {kusz}SZU2-GAN
6. {kusz}LUM
7. |ERINxKASKAL|
8. ti8{muszen}
9. GUL{zu2}-hub2-du
10. dur ab2-ur2
11. dur# [...]
12. e me3
13. zi-isz-sa
14. e2-mah2
15. gu4-si
16. {e}szu2
17. {gesz}pan
18. me-uru5
19. {gesz}ti
20. im-TAK4
column 3
1. buru4{muszen}
2. {gesz}szilig
3. {gesz}tukul!(TUG2)
4. a-|(PAP.PAP)&(PAP.PAP)|-HUB2{uruda}
5. {gesz}TAK4-ALAN
6. sa-par4
7. sa-DI
8. har-muszen-nu11
9. ma2-gur8
10. ma2 gal
11. tug2 ma2-gid2
12. {gesz}gi-musz3!(HU)
13. {gesz}gisal-gisal
14. {gesz}|GU4.GISZxTAK4|-|GU4.GISZxTAK4|
15. {gesz}ad-mah2
16. |ZI&ZI.A|
17. |ZI&ZI.A|
18. |ZI&ZI.A|
19. |ZI&ZI.A|
20. si NU
column 4
1. {u2#}ninni5#
2. zi-SAG
3. {gesz}LAK368@s
4. (LAK277)
5. {gi#}[...]-GISZGAL#
6. kid UD-[...]
7. esir2 duru5
8. esir2 ah3
9. gur
10. USZ
11. gur-sag-gal2
12. ba-an
13. gurdub
14. pisan sag
15. pisan szu
16. du5
17. kid
18. |HUBURxGU|
19. |HUBURxSI|
20. utul2
column 5
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. KA-du8
4. EDIN
5. KA-IM-de2
6. |HUBURx(AN.SZE3)|
7. lam-ri!(HU)
8. [...]-zi#
9. [...]
10. [...]
11. [...]-gu2#
12. lu2# i3-du8
13. ha-bu16(NI)
14. a-gi-za3
15. bahar2
16. im-babbar
17. dugud
18. im-si4
19. HUB2
20. |HUB2xUD|
column 6
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. siki an-dul5?
4. [...] sza3!-gu-du
5. siki x x
6. {gesz}e2-gi-dum
7. {gesz}da-ri2-dum
8. {gesz}mud
9. {gesz}u3-sar
10. {gesz}szubur
11. {gesz}tum
12. {gesz}DU
13. [...]
14. [...] gal2#
15. sze#-gin2
16. e-rin4-na
17. HI
18. a2-si
19. [...]
column 7
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. {gesz}zu2
6. nig-sag-pad
7. nig2-ki-gar
8. {gesz}|E2xDISZ@t|
9. {gu}KAK RU{uruda}
10. ad-usz
11. szu-gur{uruda}
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n lines broken
12'. x x x
13'. x x x

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

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National Museum of Syria, Idlib, Syria

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Lexical
Language(s): Eblaite

Related publications

history: Quadsem 18 (pp. 1-40), 10 [1992]

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMSI —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: TM.75.G.10011 + TM.75.G.10034 + TM.75.G.11215 + TM.75.G.18156
Findspot Square: L 2769
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)
Dates Referenced:
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Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-24 at 19:26:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2016-09-08 at 17:03:38	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	approved
2004-06-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (P244736) (P244736)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P244736) (P244736)

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Score
CDLI Lexical 000293 (ED Practical Vocabulary A) composite (P499151)	View the score

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“NMSI — Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P244736.

NMSI — artifact entry (No. P244736). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P244736 (Original work published 2004)

NMSI — artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P244736 (Accessed: July 4, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {NMSI --- artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P244736},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P244736},
}

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