Subartu 12, 212 (P274188)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Beydar), dated to the Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

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Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ Bey 00-001

Period

Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Beydar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Literary text in Sumerian)

Language(s)

Measurements

120.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 38.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. _nam#-nun#-ni_
2. _nam#-nun-ni_
3. _sag nam#-ma-x-dab5_
4. _nam#-nun-ni_
5. [x x]-_ma-[x]-a_
6. [...]
column 2
1. _su me nu-me-a_
2. _sa me nu-me-a_
3. _{d}en-ki su# me nu#-me-a_
4. _sa me nu-me-a_
5. _AN a-NE ba-na-szum2#_
6. [...]
column 3
1. _{d}en-ki me-NE_
2. _a-NE ba-i-i_
3. _geme2-kar-ke4_
4. _IL2-ta_
5. _{d}en-ki me-NE#_
column 4
1. _{d}en-ki me#-NE#_
2. _a-NE ba-i-i_
3. _musz-lah5_
4. _e2-umun2-ta_
5. _{d}en-ki me-NE#_
6. [...]
column 5
1. [...]
2. _{d}en#-[ki me-NE_]
3. _a-NE# [ba]-i#-i#_
4. _nagar# [... ta_]
5. _{d}en-ki# [me-NE_]
6. [...]
reverse
blank space

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 (Literary text in Sumerian)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P274188
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P274188

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	120.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 38.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Beydar)
Written In
Excavation Number	32650-T-01
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria
Museum Number	NMSDeZ Bey 00-001
Accession Number

References

primary: Subartu 12, 212

[Milano2004Subartu12] Milano, Lucio. 2004. Third Millennium Cuneiform Texts from Tell Beydar : Seasons 1996-2002. Vol. 12. Subartu.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-01 at 18:27:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2016-06-06 at 11:42:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-08-18 at 03:42:50	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2005-08-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Subartu 12, 212 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274188.

Subartu 12, 212 artifact entry (No. P274188). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274188 (Original work published 2005)

Subartu 12, 212 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274188 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Subartu 12, 212 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274188.

Subartu 12, 212 artifact entry (No. P274188). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274188 (Original work published 2005)

Subartu 12, 212 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274188 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {Subartu 12, 212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274188},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274188},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/22/
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