NMSI — (P241395)

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. [KA-KAK]-BU [za-gin3]
2. gu2 za-gin3
3. |BU&BU| za-gin3
4. TAR-TAR za-gin3
5. dib za-gin3
6. la2-la2 za-gin3
7. |GUxGU| za-gin3
8. si-si za-gin3
9. nig2-szu za-gin3
10. nig2-sagszu za-gin3
11. ur3? za-gin3
12. TUM3 za-gin3
13. da-si za-gin3
14. szu-si za-gin3
15. u#-kam4 za-gin3
16. ia2-kam4 za-gin3
17. e2-x za-gin3
18. gesztu-la2-la2 za-gin3
19. u3-KAK? za-gin3
20. TUG2 za-gin3
21. TUG2 tur za-gin3
column 2
1. DAR za-gin3
2. [...] x za#-[gin3]
3. [...]
4. {kusz}ummux(|A.EDIN|) za-gin3
5. DU za-gin3
6. szu za-gin3
  2 lines broken
9. SZITA-[...]
10. GUL za-gin3
11. szir za-gin3
12. AMAR za-gin3
13. si#-gi# za-gin3
14. NIN-USZ{muszen} za-gin3
15. BUR za-gin3
16. gu2-la2-la2 ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 za-gin3
17. szennur za-gin3
18. GISZ-SZITA-GISZ za-gin3
19. nig2-PA za-gin3
20. esir4 za-gin2
21. garig2 za-gin3
column 3
1. alal za-gin3
2. bala!(NUMUN) za-gin3
3. [...] za-[gin3]
4. pisan# za-gin3
5. an-TUG2 za-gin3
6. ZE2-ZE2 za
7. SI4 za
8. A za
9. pesz2 za
10. [...]
11. pirig-gun3 za
12. nunuz muszen za
13. [...] TAR#-TAR# [za]
14. ad6 za
15. KESZ2 za
16. szuba4 za
17. sze3-li za
18. szu-sal za
19. LAK024-tum hudusz za
20. gesztin za
21. ni-bi2 za
column 4
1. ga-rasz{sar} za
2. dub LAK024 za
3. [...]
4. bur babbar
5. bur giggi
6. bur sig17
7. bur al-gu-pesz7
8. bur pirig-gun3
9. bur KU-|LAGABxAN|
10. bur gu2#
11. {lim}BUR
12. {li}BUR? ga-rasz SZE
13. [...]
14. BUR szu-sal
15. BUR a-KA-BU
16. BUR hub2-hub2
17. BUR ANSZE?
18. BUR szembi
19. BUR i3 szu
20. BUR i3 lu3
21. BUR bunig
column 5
1. BUR zu2-zu2
2. BUR AB2
3. naga4# BUR
4. [...]
5. na eren#
6. na szembi
7. kikken szu-szu
8. kikken zi3?-bu szu-szu
9. [...] ad#-kup4
10. na4# szu
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. |UMUN2xAN|
14. agarinx(|UMUN2xHA|)
15. agarinx(|UMUN2xHA|) uruda ku3
16. na4 esz
17. na4 mah2
18. DUL3 ku3-babbar ku3-sig17
19. DUL3 <<UD>> ku3-babbar
20. DUL3{zabarx(|UD.KA|)}
21. DUL3 uruda
column 6
1. gu4 ansze{zabar}
2. gu4{zabar}
3. uszumgal{zabar}
4. AN-A-|LAGABxAN|{zabar}
5. [...]-a# [...]
6. szeg9# [...]
7. szeg9-[...]
8. dara3# [...]
9. [...]
10. lulim{[zabar]}
11. NE-DU{zabar#}
12. NIN-USZ-SZA-NE{zabar}
13. LAK020{zabar}
14. dug sza2-gub{uruda#}
15. lam-ri{uruda#}
16. banszur(|GISZGALxURUDU|){uruda}
17. u4-|SZE&SZE|{zabar}
18. [bi2]-il2{uruda}
19. ad-DU{uruda}
20. nunuz!(TE){zabar}
21. szu-gar{zabar}
column 7
1. nig2-banda3{uruda}
2. dug{uruda}
3. szen{uruda}
4. KINDA{uruda}
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8. an-zamx(ELLES396){zabar}
9. AN-TUSZ{zabar}
10. kun{zabar}
11. ga-mun{zabar}
12. |KA&KA|{zabar}
13. dim{zabar}
15. pad zabar
16. [...]-bar#{zabar#}
17. [...]
18. a-gar5-gar5
19. zamx(ELLES396)-da-tum
20. NA-NI
21. an-na
22. lu3-lu3
column 8
1. gir2 mar-tu
2. gir2 aszgab#
3. gir2 szu#-[i]
4. gir2# [...]
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. gin2#{uruda}
10. szum
11. bulug#
12. ba#
13. |USZxTAK4|#{uruda}
14. tibira
15. KA
16. bulug har
17. x x
18. EDIN#
19. ha-zi
20. {gesz}nig2-gul
21. kin{uruda}
column 9
1. nita{[tug2]}
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]{tug2#}
6. [...] tug2
7. sza3-DU tug2
8. ti tug2
9. DUL3 tug2
10. GI tug2
11. garig2
12. szu-du8 tug2
13. sur tug2
14. ha tug2
15. gu-zi tug2
16. gada
17. [gada] gesz#-RI
18. [...]-dah#
19. gaba tug2
20. gada ib2
21. |HUBURxGU|
column 10
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5. nig2-sag-kesz2
6. gu nig2-sag-kesz2#
7. szagan# i3
8. szagan i3 ir
9. szagan i3-gesz
10. szagan i3 szah2
11. dug i3-gesz
12. dug lal3#
13. dug# i3 ir [nun]
14. gu2-zi i3
15. emerah
16. AL-HUB2 balag
17. balag
18. balag dilmun
19. balag# ma#-[ri2{ki}]
20. gi-di#
21. gi-tag#
column 11
1. [...] balag#
2. x
3. TAK4-|AB2.TAK4|
4. RU-RU{uruda}
5. si am-si
6. sila3 {gesz}eren
7. sila3 {gesz}szu-me
8. sila3 {gesz}uri3!
9. {gesz}u3-LAM-SAG
10. GIR2@g a-ga2
11. szim
12. [...]
13. [...] tal2-tal2
14. [...] gam-gam
15. [...] x x
16. [...] TUG2
17. [...] TUG2 ha-[...]
18. [...] sza3-[...]
19. [...]
20. [...]
21. [...]
column 12
1. {gesz}szudun# taskarin
2. {gesz#}ma-du10
3. {gesz}gigir2 esz
4. {gesz}|TE&TE| gigir2
5. {gesz}x-mes gigir2
6. {gesz}TUG2-zar3 gigir2
7. {gesz}ti-HAR
8. {gesz}KA umbin
9. {gesz}TAK4-SAG
10. {gesz}kak ig
11. {gesz}ig DUB?-[...]
12. [...]
13. {gesz}apin
14. {gesz}gan2-ur3
15. ansze AN nita
16. eme6
17. dusux(|ANSZE.IGI|)# nita#
18. dusux(|ANSZE.IGI|) munus
19. ansze-edin munus
20. {ansze}kunga2 nita
21. gemex(SAL)
reverse
column 1
1. ARAD2
2. ad-[...]
3. KA-SU?
4. nig2-gir3-ak
5. NIG2-dul5
6. dam-ga
7. sa-HAR
8. munsub
9. esz2 bara2
10. e SZU2 gu4
11. kusz
12. u2-hab2
13. im-na4
14. a-ga2-la2
15. {kusz}U2
16. lu-ub2
17. {kusz}ummu3
18. esir4
19. si-kesz2
20. sa2 gu4
column 2
1. e la2-ah
2. KA-SI
3. esz2-kiri3
4. {kusz}AB
5. {kusz}SZU2-GAN
6. {kusz}LUM
7. |ERINxKASKAL|
8. ti8{muszen}
9. GUL{zu2}-hub2-du
10. dur ab2-ur2
11. dur ab2-sag
12. e me3
13. zi-isz-sa
14. e2-mah2
15. gu4-si
16. {e}szu2
17. {gesz}pan
18. me-uru5
19. {gesz}ti
20. im-TAK4
column 3
1. buru4#{muszen#}
2. x x
3. {gesz}tukul!(TUG2)
4. a-|(PAP.PAP)&(PAP.PAP)|-HUB2{uruda}
5. {gesz}TAK4-ALAN
6. sa-par4
7. sa-DI
8. har-muszen-nu11
9. ma2-gur8
10. ma2 gal
11. tug2 ma2-gid2
12. {gesz}gi-musz3!(HU)
13. {gesz}gisal-gisal
14. {gesz}|GU4.GISZxTAK4|-|GU4.GISZxTAK4|
15. {gesz}ad-mah2
16. |ZI&ZI.A|
17. [...]
18. |ZI&ZI.A|
19. |ZI&ZI.A|
20. si NU
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. {gesz}LAK368@s
4. (LAK277)
5. {gi}LU3-GISZGAL
6. kid e3
7. esir2 duru5
8. esir2 ah3
9. gur
10. USZ
11. gur-sag-gal2
12. ba-an
13. gurdub
14. pisan sag
15. pisan szu
16. du5#
17. kid
18. |HUBURxGU|
19. |HUBURxSI|
20. [...]
column 5
1. |HUBURxX|
2. [...]
3. KA#-du8
4. EDIN
5. KA-IM-de2
6. |HUBURx(AN.SZE3)|
7. lam-ri(HU)
8. gu2-zi
9. dug TAR
10. BI
11. nig2-gu2
12. lu2 i3-du8
13. ha-bu16(NI)
14. a-gi-za3
15. bahar2
16. im-babbar
17. dugud
18. im-si4
19. HUB2
20. [...]
column 6
1. siki-gi#?-EDIN
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. siki [...] x
6. {gesz}e2-gi-dum
7. {gesz}da-ri2-dum
8. {gesz}mud
9. {gesz}u3-sar
10. {gesz}szubur
11. {gesz}tum
12. {gesz}DU
13. {gesz}al
14. {gesz}al zu2 gal2
15. sze-gin2
16. e-rin4
17. HI
18. a2-si
19. AN#-[...]
column 7
1. gesz-sig4
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. nig2-ki-gar
8. {gesz}|E2xDISZ@t|
9. {gu}KAK RU{uruda}
10. ad-usz
11. szu-gur{uruda}
12. {gesz}|E2.PIRIG.EZEN|
13. ur{uruda}
14. DIM2-TAK4-DU8{uruda}
15. SAL-GIR3?-x
column 9
1. en-na-il dub-sar

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

    [sec42443] N.d.

  • history: Pettinato, Giovanni, MEE 03, 045 046 [1981],

    [sec42444] N.d.

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

    [sec42445] N.d.

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

  • Provenience: Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: TM.75.G.01822 + TM.75.G.02557 + TM.75.G.03430 + TM.75.G.04547 + TM.75.G.12244 +
  • 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
2017-02-15 at 19:32:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-13 at 09:17:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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
2003-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000293 (ED Practical Vocabulary A) composite (P499151) View the score

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CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“NMSI — Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241395.
NMSI — artifact entry (No. P241395). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241395 (Original work published 2003)
NMSI — artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241395 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023NMSI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {NMSI --- artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241395},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241395},
}


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