NMSI — (P240957)

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

Measurements

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. ~ SZITA(LAK503)
2. ~ NAM2
3. ~ TUK
4. ~ APIN
5. ~ |[SZE]+NAM2|
6. ~ SUD2
7. ~ GA@g#
8. ~ KIsal
9. ~ |GA2xPA|
10. ~ NIsag
11. ~ |NUN.LAGAR|
column 2
1. ~ UMUM
2. ~ SZESZ2
3. ~ |(URUxMIN)xIGI#|
4. ~ |URUxMIN|
5. ~ SZID
6. ~ GUM
7. ~ KAM4
8. ~ GAN
9. ~ IL
10. ~ MES#
11. ~ DUN3#
12. ~ LAGAR@g
column 3
1. ~ IGI@g
2. ~ ARKab2(LAK296)
3. ~ MUSZ3
4. ~ SANGA2(LAK175)
5. ~ DUN3@g@g
6. ~ EZEN
7. ~ |sal.tug2|
8. ~ SUHUR
9. ~ NUN
10. ~ |MA@gxTAK4|
11. ~ |masz.GU2.GAR3|
12. ~ |GU2xNUN|
13. ~ KU7
column 4
1. ~ BUR2
2. ~ LAGAR
3. ~ GUL
4. ~ NAGAR
5. ~ DUN3@g
6. ~ ASZGAB
7. ~ MUG@g
8. ~ DIM
9. ~ UN
10. ~ GURUSZ#
11. ~ MUSZ#
12. ~ GAN2
13. ~ sag@g
column 5
1. ~ |HIxNUN.ME.U|(LAK442)
2. ~ TAK4
3. ~ |TAK4.ALAN|
4. ~ URUDA
5. ~ BAHAR2
6. ~ EDIN
7. ~ KID
8. ~ |GA2xNUN&NUN|
9. ~ dara4
10. ~ KUN
11. ~ MUNSUB(LAK672@s)
reverse
column 1
1. ~ USZx(LAK672)
2. ~ DIM@g
3. ~ NAGA
4. ~ |LAGABxGUD+GUD|
5. ~ |HIxNUN|
6. ~ |HIxmasz|
7. ~ UZ3
8. ~ |GA2xAN|
9. ~ |HIxDISZ|
10. ~ GIG
column 2
1. ~ GAM
2. ~ NA2
3. ~ |SZU2.DUN3@g@g@s|
4. ~ amaR
5. ~ |SZE.NUN&NUN|
6. ~ TU
7. ~ AsalX(LAK212)
8. ~ TE@g
9. ~ NU11
10. ~ NINDA2
11. ~ SZIM
12. ~ SIG
13. ~ ZUM
14. ~ |sal.KUR|
column 3
1. ~ ANSZE
2. ~ pesz2
3. ~ PIRIG
4. ~ LU2@s
5. ~ SIG4
6. ~ LUH
7. ~ NI
  acc. to Archi different from SZUM2 line 114
8. ~ |SUmasz.ME|
9. ~ SZINIG
10. ~ DIM2
11. ~ SZEG9
12. ~ |GI4%GI4|
column 4
1. ~ GIDIM
2. ~ ab2
3. ~ |U.GUD|
4. ~ |DAG.KISIM5xLU|(LAK721)
5. ~ erin2
6. ~ DAG
7. ~ sza3
8. ~ ku5
9. ~ Ze2
10. ~ |LAGABxUSZ2|
11. ~ LAK225
12. ~ DUR2
13. ~ LAGAB
14. ~ RU
15. ~ U2
16. ~ IL2(|KAD4.sag|)
column 5
1. ~ |erin2+X|
2. ~ SUM
3. ~ A
4. ~ GI4
5. ~ TE
6. ~ BALAG
7. ~ |URUxBAR|
8. ~ ELLES316
9. ~ SZESZ
10. ~ TA

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • history: OrAnt 22, p.167-178, p. 167-178

    [Arcari1983sillabario] Arcari, Elena. 1983. “Sillabario Di Ebla e ED LU A: Rapporti Intercorrenti Tra Le Due Liste.” Oriens Antiquus 22: 167–78.

  • history: Pettinato, Giovanni, MEE 03, 051 [1981],

    [sec41350] N.d.

  • history: Archi, Alfonso, Eblaitica 1, 93-98, fig. 1-2, 5-6 [1987],

    [sec41352] N.d.

  • history: Archi, Alfonso, QuSem 18, 15 [1992],

    [sec41353] N.d.

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

  • Provenience: Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: TM.75.G.01385
  • Findspot Square: L 2769
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2016-06-06 at 08:56:03 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2004-06-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000038 (Ebla Sign List) composite (P499262) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“NMSI — Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240957.
NMSI — artifact entry (No. P240957). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240957 (Original work published 2004)
NMSI — artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240957 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
@misc{2023NMSI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {NMSI --- artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240957},
}


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ID  - P240957
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TI  - NMSI — artifact entry
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