NMSI — (P240888)

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

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Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. ti-ga-a
2. gi#-za-ad NA4
3. gu-x [KUR]
4. KUR x
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. [...]
8. KUR [...]-bu3-[x]
9. gi-ba-ra#-ti KUR
column 2
1. SZU2-NIG2-SAG!(KA) KUR
2. gi-x KUR
3. a-[...] KUR
4. [...]-la# KUR
5. HAR-ga KUR
6. gi-mu U
7. gi-mu IA2
8. a#-zu-ga-at KUR
9. KUR-KUR LAK024 mu-usz-gal-lu-tum
10. da-ri2-mi-du KUR
11. ASZ TUG2 KUR
12. za-[...]
13. KUR-KUR DAR!(HU)
14. KUR-KUR sa!(E2)-bu3
column 3
1. KUR sa2-bu16
2. EDIN#-A-KUSZ KUR
3. KUR x-x-im-x
4. KUR-KUR SZU
5. LAK024 PI!-at KUR-KUR
6. KISZIB KUR
7. SZITA-GISZ KUR
8. a-sa-al#-ti# KUR#
9. SZIR# KUR
10. AMAR# KUR#
11. [...]-x KUR
12. [...]-at KUR
13. [...]-x KUR
14. NA4#-NA4 gi-za-ad x-[...]
column 4
1. sza-lu-ra KUR
2. gi-sa-al KUR
3. [NIG2]-PA KUR
4. ESIR4 KUR
5. {gesz}GARIG KUR
6. a-lum KUR
7. {gesz}BALA KUR
8. KIRID KUR
9. PISAN KUR
reverse
column 1
1. a-za-bu16 x
2. ba-ba-ha-tum
3. NA4-NA4 SI4
4. NA4-NA4 A
5. sza-la-bur2
6. zi-zi-ib2-tum
7. bu3-ru12-gu2-nu
8. TE{muszen}
9. NA4-NA4 GI zi-zi!(GI)-ba-tum
column 2
1. sa2#-me-a-tum#
2. sze3-ba-tum
3. su-bu3-lu
4. u3-ra-gu
5. sza-ma-sza-lu
6. NA4-NA4 SZITA-GISZ hu-du-usz-um
7. NA4 GESZTIN
8. NA4 gu2-da-ri2-im
9. NA4 ga-ra-sze3!(TUG2)-im
10. DUB KUR
11. SZITA-GISZ KUR
12. BUR bi2-za-a
column 3
1. BUR x
2. BUR KU3-SIG17!
3. BUR ur-gu2-ba-su
4. BUR gu2-nu-gu2-nu
5. BUR NE
6. BUR ba-la2-a
7. BUR li-im-am
8. li-ma-e2-ga-ra-asz
9. BUR zi-zi-dum
10. BUR szu-sza-al
11. BUR za-lu-ga-am
12. BUR hu-hu-bu3
13. BUR ANSZE
14. BUR szu-bi2
column 4
1. BUR sa!(U2)-ma-an da5-da-u3
2. BUR za-bi2-u3
3. BUR gu2-ne
4. BUR zu-zu-lu
5. BUR ti-sa-la
6. li-ma szu-mi
7. li-ma ba-ri2
8. na-a-ri2
9. na-a sze3-bi2
10. HAR mar-ga-bi2-su3 AN-SZE3
column 5
1. HAR na-NE-a-ak mar-<ga>-bi2-su3 AN-SZE3-su3
2. a-ba-an gu2-bi2
3. NA4 SZU-MIN3
4. KU3-DIM2
5. masz-bar-zu-um
6. zu-wu-um
7. a-ga-ri2-num2

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:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • history: OrAnt 21, p.1-26, p. 1-26

    [Civil1982EDlexicography] Civil, Miguel. 1982. “Studies on Early Dynastic Lexicography I.” Oriens Antiquus 21: 1–26.

  • history: Civil, M., Ebla 1975-1985, 142-145 [1979],

    [sec41153] N.d.

  • history: Pettinato, Giovanni, MEE 03, 061 [1981],

    [sec41154] N.d.

  • history: Archi, Alfonso, QuSem 18, 10 [1992],

    [sec41156] N.d.

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

  • Provenience: Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: TM.75.G.01316
  • 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
2016-09-08 at 17:03:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts 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 000293 (ED Practical Vocabulary A) composite (P499151) 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/P240888.
NMSI — artifact entry (No. P240888). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240888 (Original work published 2004)
NMSI — artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240888 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023NMSI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {NMSI --- artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240888},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P240888
LB  - CDLI:P240888
M1  - 2024/4/25/
TI  - NMSI — artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P240888
ER  -
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