ARET 04, 04 (P240838)

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

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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)

Administrative (textiles, IZ,a)

Language(s)

Eblaite

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
2. _i3-gesz sag_
3. _en_
4. gar3-mu{ki}
5. du-bu3-hu-ma-lik
6. _lu2_ NI-du-du
7. _szu mu-tag4_
8. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
9. _i3-gesz sag_
10. i-bi2-zi-kir
11. _lu2_ zi-da
12. 2(asz@c) _aktum{tug2} ti{tug2}_
column 2
1. mi-kum-{d}ku-ra
2. _pa4:szesz_
3. ma-lik-tum
4. in _u4_
5. _tu-da_
6. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
7. ra-i-zu2
8. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 1(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+4(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
9. en-na-NI
10. _dumu-nita_-su3
11. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+4(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
column 3
1. _i3-gesz sag_
2. na-ga-um
3. _lu2_ a-szum
4. 2(asz@c) _|IB2+4(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
5. zu2-du
6. _lu2_ a-a-ga-um
7. i3-lum-BAL
8. _lu2_ a-bu14-gu2-ra
9. _szesz_ 2(disz@t) _ib_
10. _kesz2-da_
11. sa-zax(LAK384){ki}
12. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
13. mu-sza-ra-du
14. 1(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+2(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
column 4
1. en-na-NI
2. ma-za-lum-su3
3. du-lu{ki}
4. 1(asz@c) _gu-mug{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
5. i3-lum-BAL
6. _lu2_ ma2-LUM
7. 1(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
8. i3-mar{ki}
9. _szu mu-tag4_
10. NE-e2
11. ma-lik-tum
12. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
13. i-ib-ma-lik
column 5
1. _pa4:szesz_
2. _ama-gal_
3. _en_
4. 1(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 2(asz@c@90) _|IB2+2(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
5. ga-ba-ri2-isz
6. {gesz}GI-_na_
7. _lu2_ in
8. DU6{ki}
9. _mu-ti_
10. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} u2-hab2 sa_
11. i-bi2-zi-kir
12. 1(asz@c) tug2-|NI&NI| 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_ 5(asz@c) zi-ri2 _siki_
13. _szubur_
column 6
1. _du11-ga_
2. i-sa-ri2
3. 5(asz@c) zi-ri2 _siki_
4. da-mi-mu
5. 3(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 1(disz@t) 3(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 3(asz@c) _|IB2+2(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
6. 1(asz@c) gu2-li-lum _ku3:babbar_ TAR-2
7. 1(asz@c) gu2-li-lum _ku3:babbar_ |SZU2+SZA|-2(disz)
8. 1(asz@c) gu2-li-lum _ku3:babbar_ 1(u@c) 1(asz@c@90)
9. a-la-lu
10. a-sza-NE-ra
11. im-mar-nu
column 7
1. _maszkim e-gi4_
2. ar-mi{ki}
3. 3(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t) 3(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 3(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
4. ib-du-ra
5. il2-zi
6. nu-za-ar
7. 1(asz@c) _zara6{tug2}_
8. ma-lik-tum
9. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
10. bu-ma-NI
11. gu2-la-la-balx(KUL){ki}
12. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar sag_
column 8
1. _en_
2. 2(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
3. in-gar3
4. ib-du-{d}esz4-dar
5. 3(asz@c) _gu-dul3{tug2}_ 6(asz@c@90) _sal{tug2}_ 3(asz@c) _|IB2+2(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
6. ba-a-hu
7. 1(asz@c) _dumu-nita_-su3
8. ra-i3-zu2
9. NI-LUM
10. wa
11. 2(asz@c) _dumu-nita_-su3
12. 2(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
13. a-du-lu
14. wa
15. 1(asz@c) _dumu-nita_-su3
column 9
1. NAGA@+A
2. _e2_
3. _en_
4. 2(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
5. in-ma-lik
6. _lu2_ zu2-ma-na-an
7. i-de3-ni-ki-mu
8. _lu2_ bil2-ma-lik
9. _szesz_ 2(disz@t) _ib_
10. _kesz2-da_
11. _dagx(LAK457)_
12. {d}BARA7!-ra
13. _en_
14. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+2(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
15. _en_
column 10
1. sza-ti-LUM{ki}
2. il2-ba-i-szar
3. _szu mu-tag4_
4. 1(asz@c) _gu-dul3{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
5. 6(asz@c) _ku3:babbar_
6. _5(asz@c) ma-na a-gar5-gar5_
7. _nig2-kaskal_
8. il2-ba-i-szar
9. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
10. gi-li-im
11. in _u4_
12. _hul2_-su3
13. ir3-am6-ma-lik
14. _lu2_ ib-ga-isz-lu
reverse
column 1
1. [1(asz@c) _zara6{tug2}]_
2. [x x bu]-DI [n] _ku3:babbar_
3. masz-a-a-du
4. _dam_
5. en-mar
6. ma-lik-tum
7. _i3-na-szum2_
8. 4(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 1(disz@t)
9. 4(asz@c) _dumu-nita_
10. _en_
11. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
12. du-bu3-hu-{d}'a3-da
13. 1(asz@c) _dumu-nita_
14. i-bi2-zi-kir
15. ma-lik-tum
16. _i3-na-szum2_
17. 1(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
2. du-lu{ki}
3. _szu mu-tag4_
4. KISZ
5. TI
6. HA-A
7. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 1(disz@t)
8. ga-li-bu3
9. _lu2_ ga-na-bu3
10. 1(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_
11. tug2-|ZI&ZI|
12. _sag_
13. _en_
14. 6(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _gu-dul3{tug2}_ 6(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _sal{tug2}_ 6(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
2. a-szu{ki}
3. BE-e2
4. {d}ga-na-na-um
5. _szu ba4-ti_
6. 1(asz@c) _sal{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
7. nab-ha-NI
8. _lu2_ hu-nu
9. NE-DI
10. da-NE-na-du{ki}
11. in
12. du-si-gu2{ki}
13. _szu ba4-ti_
14. 1(asz@c) _gu-mug{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
15. szu-ma-NI
16. _maszkim_
column 4
1. wa-ba-rum2
2. _ugula nagar_
3. _szu mu-tag4_
4. _igi-du8_
5. _e2_
6. {d}'a3-da
7. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
8. i-ib-ma-lik
9. _lu2_ en-ir-ma-lik
10. sa-zax(LAK384){ki}
11. in
12. da-NE-na-du{ki}
13. _szu ba4-ti_
14. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 1(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
15. zu-zu2-um
column 5
1. du-ub{ki}
2. 1(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
3. zu-du
4. _maszkim_-su3
5. _lu2 kar_
6. si-in
7. @/GABA-da-mu
8. in
9. a-te-na-du{ki}
10. _szu ba4-ti_
11. 1(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
12. puzur4-ra-a-gu2
13. a-da-bi2-gu2{ki}
14. in
15. da-ra-um{ki}
column 6
1. _szu ba4-ti_
2. 1(asz@c) _gada{tug2} tug2-mu_ 5(asz@c@90) siki siki
3. ti-la-NI
4. a-da-bi2-ig{ki}
5. 1(asz@c) _sal{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
6. a-ha-LUM
7. 'a3-nu-ga-du{ki}
8. _nig2-mulx(|AN&AN.AN&AN|)_
9. _nin-us2{muszen} sig17_
  ku3 erased before sig17
10. 2(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 2(asz@c@90) _|IB2+4(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
11. il2-e-da-mu
12. sa-ab-za-ir-ma-lik
13. NI-ra-ar{ki}
14. _szu mu-tag4_
15. NE-e2
16. in
17. a-ru12-ga-du{ki}
column 7
1. _szu ba4-ti_
2. 2(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
3. du-bi2-szum
4. _lu2_ en-zu2-mu
5. en-na-NI
6. gu-na-u3{ki}
7. _szesz_ 2(disz@t) _ib_
8. _kesz2-da_
9. in
10. 'a3-da-ni{ki}
11. _szu ba4-ti_
12. 2(asz@c) _|IB2+4(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
13. a-szu-ma-lik
14. _lu2_ ga-na-bu3
15. isz-ma2-da-mu
16. NI-za-ar{ki}
17. in
18. SUM-ad{ki}
19. _szu ba4-ti_
20. 1(asz@c) _zara6{tug2}_
21. _dam_
22. BE-e2
23. SUM-ad{ki}
column 8
1. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
2. en-na-NI
3. _szu mu-tag4_
4. _zax(LAK384)_
5. _en_
6. in
7. IGI-sal{ki}
8. _szu ba4-ti_
9. 1(asz@c) _gu-dul3{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
10. _lux(|ERIM.TUG2+KISZ@n|)_
11. _szu mu-tag4_
12. _zax(LAK384)_
13. _en_
14. in
15. a-ru12-ga-du{ki}
16. _szu ba4-ti_
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18. 2(u@c) siki siki
19. _nig2-sa10_
20. {gesz}AD2
21. en-na-NI-NI
22. 4(asz@c) siki siki
23. BE-su3-lux(|ERIM.TUG2+KISZ@n|)
24. _szu ba4-ti_
25. 1(asz@c) {gesz}GIGIR2 2(disz@t) _gibil_
26. _en_
27. 3(u@c) siki siki
28. zi-la-NI
column 9
1. 6(asz@c) mi-at siki siki
2. ir-NE
3. 4(asz@c) mi-at siki siki
4. wa
5. 2(u@c) siki siki sa-zax(LAK384){ki}
6. NI-da-ba-du
7. 4(asz@c) mi-at siki siki
8. na-me
9. 1(asz@c) mi-at siki siki
10. wa
11. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) siki siki
12. sa-zax(LAK384){ki}
13. i-ti-NI
14. 1(asz@c) mi-at siki siki
15. 'a3-da-ti
16. 1(asz@c) mi-at siki siki
17. il2-zi
18. 5(u@c) siki siki
19. en-na-{d}ra-sa-ap
20. 4(u@c) siki siki
21. NI-a-ra-bu3
column 10
1. an-sze3-gu2 2(u@c) _la2_ 1(disz@t) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t)
2. 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_
3. 1(u@c) 7(asz@c) _gu-dul3{tug2}_ 'a3-da-um{tug2} _gada{tug2}_
4. 1(u@c) _la2_ 1(disz@t) _sal{tug2}_
5. 3(asz@c) _zara6{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) tug2-|NI&NI|
6. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar sag_
7. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} u2-hab2 sa_
8. 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) _|IB2+4(disz@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
9. 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)|{tug2} dar_
10. _szu-nigin2_ 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) _tug2-tug2_
11. 2(asz@c) _gu-mug{tug2}_
right
1. _iti_ i-si
  blank space
2. _1(asz@c) ma-na |SZU2+SZA| ku3:babbar_
3. 2(asz@c) _nig2-gir3-ak_ 4(asz@c@90) _ku3-sal_
4. ga-nu-LUM
5. _di-ku5_
6. wa
7. i-bi2-szum
8. _lu2_ ti-ir
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARET 4, 4

    [Biga1984ARET4] Biga, Maria G., and Lucio Milano. 1984. Testi Amministrativi: Assegnazioni Di Tessuti (Archivio L. 2769). Archivi Reali Di Ebla. Testi 4. Roma: Missione archeologica italiana in Siria.

  • history: OrNS 57 (pp. 67-69), 69

    [Archi1988OrNS57] Archi, Alfonso. 1988. “Position of the Tablets of Ebla.” Orientalia NS 57 (1): 67–69.

  • history: MEE 02, 003

    [Pettinato1980MEE2] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1980. Testi Amministrativi Della Biblioteca L. 2769. Parte I. Materiali Epigrafici Di Ebla. Vol. 2. Seminario Di Studi Asiatica. Series Maior 2. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

  • history: BiOr 43 (pp. 428-436), 431 n. 4 [1986]

    [Waetzoldt1986BiOr43] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1986. “Review of Biga, M.G.; Milano, L. Testi Amministrativi: Assegnazioni Di Tessuti (Archivio L.2769) (ARET 4).” Bibliotheca Orientalis 43: 428–36.

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  • Provenience: Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
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  • Excavation No: TM.75.G.01265
  • Findspot Square: L 2769
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 07:40:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-23 at 07:57:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-23 at 09:00:25 Willighagen, Lars Artifact, Other Entity Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:08:36 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-06-06 at 08:55:07 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:39:03 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2007-02-05 at 11:41:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-30 at 11:50:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-29 at 09:54:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2004-06-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARET 04, 04 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240838.
ARET 04, 04 artifact entry (No. P240838). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240838 (Original work published 2004)
ARET 04, 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240838 (Accessed: March 21, 2025).
@misc{2024ARET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {ARET 04, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240838},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240838},
}

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