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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© Directorate-General for Antiquities and Museums, Syrian Arab Republic
Transliteration
tablet
column 1
1'. [x]-x-mu
2'. _[n] 1(asz@c) dab_
3'. [x] _szesz_ [x] _szesz_
4'. _en_
5'. TAR _ku3-sig17_
6'. 1(asz@c) _gu-dul3{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _dib_
column 2
1'. _dumu-nita_
2'. tarx(BAN)-kab-du-lum
3'. |SZU2+SZA| GIN2-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_
4'. 2(asz@c) bu-DI
5'. tarx(BAN)-kab-du-lum
6'. in _u4_
column 3
1. lu-ba-[an]{ki#}
2. [...]
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3'. [n] 3(asz@c) [GIN2-DILMUN n] ku3-sig17#
4'. 2(asz@c) gu2-li-lum
5'. _nig2-ba_
6'. {d}KU-ra
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7'. 1(asz@c) _ma-na_ 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) gin2 dilmun _ku3-sig17_
8'. [...]
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) ti-ki-na
2. 1(asz@c) _ku3-sal_
3. zu-hu-PI-ti
4. [...]
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5'. ga-sa{ki}
6'. 1(asz@c) gu-zi-dum{tug2} 1(asz@c@90) _aktum{tug2}_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+2(disz@t)| dar sa6 tug2_
7'. ar-si-a-ha
8'. [...]
column 5
1. SZA3-_zu_
2. |SZU2+SZA|-9(asz@c) gin2 dilmun _ku3-sig17_
3. ne#-zi#-[mu ...]
column 6
1. 1(asz@c) gu2-li-lum
2. i-da-ra-ag
3. [...]
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4'. 3(asz@c) _gu-mug{tug2}_ 3(asz@c@90) _SAL{tug2}_ 3(asz@c) _|IB2+3(disz@t)| dar tug2_
5'. ib-hur-ma-lik
6'. szu-AH-[...]
reverse
column 1
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1'. [...] x [GIN2]-DILMUN# _[ku3]-sig17#_
2'. _dub gar_
3'. _e3_
4'. _ku3-sig17_
5'. _szu bala ak_
6'. 3(asz@c) _mu_
blank space
column 2
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1'. [...] ku3-sig17#
2'. 4(asz@c) _dib_
3'. _nig2-ba_
4'. ar-mi-um{ki}
5'. 5(u@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_
column 3
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1'. 5(u@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_
2'. 4(asz@c) _lux(|ERIM.TUG2+KISZ@n|)_
3'. GESZ-gu-gu2-bu3
column 4
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1'. 4(asz@c) GIN2#-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_
2'. ne-zi-mu
3'. _gesztux(|GESZ.PI|)_-la2
4'. dasz-ma2-da-mu#
5'. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_
column 5
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1'. [...]
2'. 1(asz@c) _ib2-la2_ si-ti-dum _gir2 kun_
3'. ME# UD
4'. _e2_
5'. _en_
6'. 4(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_
7'. ne-zi-mu
column 6
1. AN-SZE3-GU2 1(u@c) _ma#-na_ 1(u@c) 2(asz@c)#? [x GIN2-DILMUN ...]
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2'. [n gu2]-li-lum#
3'. _gurusz-gurusz_
4'. 1(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_
5'. TAG4
6'. _en_
7'. 8(asz@c) GIN2-DILMUN _ku3-sig17_