ARET 04, 20 (P241282)

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 iti I)

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. 1(asz@c) DIB 5(u@c)
3. dar-zi-mu
4. ar-mi{ki}
5. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 1(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
6. isz-bu3-du
7. [ma-za]-lum#-[su3]
8. [2(asz@c)? 'a3]-da#-[um{tug2}] 2(disz@t) [2(asz@c)?] _aktum{tug2}_ [x] 2(asz@c)#? _|IB2+4(DISZ@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
9. 2(asz@c) _gada{tug2} tug2-mu_
10. na-zu-mu
column 2
1. isz-ma2-da-mu
2. SZA-PI _ku3:babbar_
3. _nig2-kaskal_-su3
4. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) _gu-mug{tug2}_ 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
5. _maszkim-maszkim_-su3
6. 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_
7. ma-za-lum-su3
8. DU-DU
9. si-in
10. ar-mi{ki}
11. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
12. il2-e-i-szar
13. _lu2_ en-na-ma-lik
14. _HI-mu-DU_
15. 1(asz@c) sza-mu-du{muszen}
column 3
1. 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_
2. bu3-du-su
3. gu2-da-da-num2{ki}
4. 1(asz@c) _SAL{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
5. _maszkim_-su3
6. _szu mu-tag4_
7. _gesztin_
8. 2(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 2(asz@c@90) _|IB2+4(DISZ@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
9. ru12-gi-isz-ar
10. ha-zi-ir
11. _zu5-a_
12. 1(asz@c) PI
13. il2-'a3-ag-da-mu
14. 1(asz@c) _SAL{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
column 4
1. i3-mar{ki}
2. _szu mu-tag4_
3. mu-hu-du
4. 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_
5. il2-ba-ma-lik
6. _lu2_ ir3-am6-ma-lik
7. si-in
8. |E2xPAP|#
9. _szu mu-tag4_
10. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+5(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
11. in-da-mu
12. _lu2_ da-a-dum
13. _HI-mu#-DU#_
14. {gesz}TI
15. du-nu-LUM
column 5
1. asz2-du
2. _en_
3. 1(asz@c) _gada{tug2} tug2-mu_
4. _en_
5. 1(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} sa6# dar_
6. _i3-gesz sag_
7. na-am6-ha-lu
8. 2(asz@c) _gu-mug{tug2}_
9. 2(asz@c) _dumu-nita_
10. _c716_.KA
11. _e2_
12. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
13. 3(asz@c) _gu-mug#{tug2}_ 3(asz@c@90) _SAL{tug2}_ 3(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
14. EN-zu-ub?-NI
15. bu3-da-ma-lik
16. [...]
column 6
1. 1(asz@c) _maszkim_-su3
2. _lu2 kar_
3. NI-ra-ar{ki}
4. 1(asz@c) _gu-dul3{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _SAL{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
5. _lu2 kar_
6. da-u3{ki}
7. _al6-tusz_
8. _ka2(|DAGxKAS|)_
9. isz11-gi-bar-zu2
10. 4(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
11. 'a3-da-sze3
12. du-bi2
13. ib-hur-{d}'a3-da
14. ru12-zi-ma-lik
15. _szesz_ 2(disz@t) _ib_
16. _kesz2-da_
column 7
1. sa-zax(LAK384){ki}
2. 2(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
3. i-ti-{d}ga-mi-isz
4. 'a3-nu-LUM
5. sa-zax(LAK384){ki}
6. _maszkim e-gi_
7. si-in
8. ha-ra-NI
9. 2(asz@c) _gu-dul3{tug2}_ 2(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 2(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
10. 2(asz@c) ar-ha-du{ki}
11. _szu-du8_
12. _masz2_
13. 1(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
14. ma-za-lum-su3
15. 1(asz@c) _SAL{tug2}_
16. isz-lu-du
17. a-bi2-du
column 8
1. [si-in]
2. |E2xPAP|
3. _szu mu-tag4_
4. 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_
5. EN-zu2-PI-ASZ
6. _lu2-dingir-dingir-dingir_
7. 1(asz@c) _SAL{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
8. 'a3-da-sza!
9. _lu2_ i3-lum-BAL
10. 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 1(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
11. 1(asz@c) gu2-li! A-_gar5 ku3-sig17_ TAR-2
column 9
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. isz11#-[gi]-bar-[zu2]
4. _szu-du8_
5. in
6. du-ga-du{ki}
7. 2(asz@c) _|IB2+2(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
8. en-nu-mu
9. a-bu3-{d}KU-ra
10. sa-zax(LAK384){ki}
11. a-sze3-bu14(KA)!
12. na-zu-mu
13. 1(asz@c) _gu-mug{tug2}_ TAR
14. 1(asz@c) _dumu-nita_
reverse
column 1
1. _nig2-ba_
2. ma-lik-tum
3. {d}nin-kar
4. 2(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+4(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
5. a-ba-u3
6. wa
7. ga-ba-LUM
8. _szu mu-tag4#_
9. _zax(LAK384)_
10. _en_
11. in
12. a-te-na#-du#[{ki}]
13. _[szu? ba4?-ti?]_
14. [5(asz@c)? _aktum{tug2}]_
column 2
1. _dumu-mi2-dumu-mi2_
2. NE-DI
3. dasz-ma2-{d}utu
4. 1(asz@c) _dam_
5. i-bi2-zi-kir
6. in
7. a-te-na-du{ki}
8. _szu ba4-ti_
9. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2#} sa6# dar#_
10. ir3-am6-da-mu
11. _lu2_ ar-sze3-a-hu
12. _ugula_ a-ba-zu{ki}
13. _HI-mu-DU_
14. {gesz}TI
column 3
1. asz2-da
2. _en_
3. 1(asz@c) _gu-mug{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) KIN SIKI
4. _nig2-sa10_ {gesz}SZIM
5. {d}asz2-da-bil2
6. EN-zu2-PI-ASZ
7. _szu ba4-ti_
8. 2(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 2(asz@c@90) _|IB2+2(DISZ@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
9. _i3-gesz sag#_
10. [a?]-bi2#-AN#
11. 1(asz@c) _szesz_-su3
12. 2(asz@c) _dumu-nita_
13. i-ib-ma-lik
14. _[pa4]:szesz_
column 4
1. _ama-gal_
2. _en_
3. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar sag_
4. ri2-i3-ma-lik
5. _lu2_ en-na-BE
6. 1(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
7. NI#-ra-ar{ki}
8. _szu mu-tag4_
9. ha-ra-NE
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. _szesz_
column 5
1. _en_
2. ur-sa2-um{ki}
3. 1(asz@c) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
4. i-ti-{d}ga-mi-isz
5. ma-za-lum
6. du-lu{ki}
7. _szu# mu-tag4_
8. {gesz}TI HAR
9. 1(asz@c) _zara6{tug2}_
10. dab6-dur-{d}utu
11. _lu2 kaskal{sar}{ki}_
12. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} sa6 dar_
13. a-zax(LAK384)-bar-zu2
14. _ugula bir3 kunga2_
15. _en_
column 6
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) KIN SIKI
2. i-ti-{d}NI-lam#
3. 2(asz@c) KIN SIKI
4. 4(asz@c) _nig2-gir3-ak_ 2(asz@c@90) _esz2:kiri3_
5. isz-ma2#-da-mu
6. zi-ba-da#
7. 8(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) KIN SIKI
8. _UKKEN-ak_
9. 2(asz@c) {gesz}GIGIR2 2(disz@t) _gibil_
10. _en_
11. ig-su-ud
12. _szu ba4-ti_
column 7
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column 8
1. AN-SZE3-GU2 6(asz@c) 'a3-da-um{tug2} 2(disz@t)
2. 3(u@c) _la2_ 3(disz@t) _aktum{tug2}_
3. [1(u@c)] _gu-dul3{tug2}_ ['a3]-da#-um{tug2} 1(disz@t) _gada#{tug2}_
4. 1(asz@c) _zara6#{tug2}_
5. 1(u@c) _la2_ 2(asz@c) [SAL]{tug2}
6. 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|[{tug2}] sa6 dar sag#_
7. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) _|IB2+n(DISZ@t)|#[{tug2}] sa6 dar_
8. 3(u@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)|{tug2} dar_
9. _szu-nigin2_ 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) _tug2-tug2_
10. _iti_ i-ri2-sa2
11. 2(u@c) _la2_ 2(disz@t) _gu-mug{tug2}_

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARET 4, 20

    [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: BiOr 43 (pp. 428-436), 433 [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.01709
  • Findspot Square: L 2769
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 07:57:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:39:12 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2007-02-05 at 11:41:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-30 at 11:50:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-29 at 09:54:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:47 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, 20 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241282.
ARET 04, 20 artifact entry (No. P241282). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241282 (Original work published 2004)
ARET 04, 20 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241282 (Accessed: March 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {ARET 04, 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241282},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241282},
}

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