NMSI — (P246514)

Letter 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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Metadata history

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)

Letter (en-ma)

Language(s)

Eblaite

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Letter (en-ma)
Language(s) Eblaite

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P246514

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number TM.76.G.0089
Findspot L 2769
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

  • history: RAI 30 (pp. 72-86), 77 [1986]

    [Archi1986RAI30] Archi, Alfonso. 1986. “The Archives of Ebla.” In Cuneiform Archives and Libraries. Papers Read at the 30e Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Leiden 4-8 July 1983, 30:72–86. Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale. Leiden.

  • history: ARES 1, p.205-306, p. 293, p. 298-299

    [Archi1988ARES1] Archi, Alfonso, Maria G. Biga, and Lucio Milano. 1988. “Studies in Eblaite Prosopography.” In Eblaite Personal Names and Semitic Name-Giving. Papers of a Symposium Held in Rome, July 15-17, 1985, edited by Alfonso Archi. Archivi Reali Di Ebla. Studi 1. Roma: Missione archeologica italiana in Siria.

  • history: HSAO 2 (pp. 159-171), 171 n. 27 (obv. iii:1-4) [1988]

    [Biga1988HSAO2] Biga, Maria G. 1988. “Frauen in Der Wirtschaft von Ebla.” Wirtschaft Und Gesellschaft von Ebla : Akten Der Internationalen Tagung Heidelberg, 4.-7. November 1986, Heidelberger Studien zum Alten Orient, 2: 159–71.

  • history: Eblaitica 2 (pp. 31-78), 64 [1990]

    [Burkhart1990Eblaitica2] Kienast, Burkhart, and Hartmut Waetzoldt. 1990. “Zwolf Jahre Ebla: Versuch Einer Bestandsaufnahme.” Eblaitica 2: 31–78.

  • history: Miscellanea Eblaitica 2 (pp. 1-26), 12 (obv. i:3-ii:1) [1989]

    [Fronzaroli1989MiscEblaitica2] Fronzaroli, Pelio. 1989. “Il Culto Degli Angubbu a Ebla,” Quaderni di semitistica, 16: 1–26.

  • history: Ebla: Un impero inciso nell’argilla, 120 (rev. i:2-ii:5) [1979]

    [Pettinato1979Eblaclay] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1979. Ebla: Un Impero Inciso Nell’argilla.

  • history: OrAnt 19, p.231-245, p. 233

    [Pettinato1980campagna] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1980. “Bollettino Militare Della Campagna Di Ebla Contro La Città Di Mari.” Oriens Antiquus 19: 231-245 + tavv. XIV-XV.

    (rev. i:2-5, ii:6-9)

  • history: Ebla: Nuovi orizzonti della storia, 401 (rev. i:2-ii:5) [1986]

    [Pettinato1986EblaNuoviOrizzontiDellaStoria] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1986. Ebla : Nuovi Orizzonti Della Storia.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-18 at 17:16:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-09 at 08:18:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-09 at 08:12:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-09 at 08:09:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 16:37:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-23 at 10:13:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-23 at 10:09:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-23 at 07:49:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2004-06-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NMSI — Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P246514.
NMSI — artifact entry (No. P246514). (2024, July 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P246514 (Original work published 2004)
NMSI — artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P246514 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 18},
	title = {NMSI --- artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P246514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P246514},
}


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TI  - NMSI — artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“NMSI — Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P246514.
NMSI — artifact entry (No. P246514). (2024, July 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P246514 (Original work published 2004)
NMSI — artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P246514 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2024NMSI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 18},
	title = {NMSI --- artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P246514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P246514},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P246514
LB  - CDLI:P246514
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - NMSI — artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P246514
ER  -
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