ARET 13, 01 (P241484)

Literary 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)

Literary (conversation between the king of Mari, a priest and a priestess)

Language(s)

Eblaite

Measurements

140.0 mm × 149.0 mm × 33.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. _kaskal_
2. _gibil_
3. zi-lu-um
4. u3
5. {d}utu
6. ti-bi2-na-u3#
7. _en#_
8. _du_
9. _kaskal gibil_
10. _szu mu-tak4?_
11. _sikil sze_
12. pad asarx(LAK212)
13. 1(asz@c) _an-zamx(KUSZU2) asarx(LAK212)_
14. |GESZGALxGUG2|
15. bur-NI
16. _nu an-gal2_
17. ma-sa-ha-du
column 2
1. _nu an-gal2_
2. i-hu-ma
3. _en_
4. en-na-da-gan
5. _diri_
6. _du_
7. _du7_
8. _en#_
9. en-na-da-gan
10. _e2_
11. a#-bi2#
12. dingir-dingir-dingir
13. _du_
14. _du7_
15. _en_
16. en-na-da-gan
column 3
1. me-ne-isz
2. _szu mu-tak4?_
3. na-da-ma
4. _sikil_
5. na-ba-na-a
6. _{lu}szu mu-tak4?_
7. _an-na_
8. _[en]_
9. _i3-na#-szum2_
10. 'a5-na
11. en-na-da-gan
12. wa-a
13. _du_
14. _ba4-ti_-ma
15. _e2_
column 4
1. a-bi2
2. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
3. a-da-i-in
4. a-na#-[ba]-ma#
5. _[sze]_
6. _[en]_
7. _ka2#_
8. i-ba-ti-'a3-an
9. _mu-kux(DU)_
10. _e2_
11. a#-bi2
12. _[dingir-dingir]-dingir_
13. si-ni
14. _ama_
15. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
16. al6
17. {gesz}na2# {gesz}ildag4#-kim2
column 5
1. _tusz_
2. {gesz}usztin?
3. [x]-tum
4. 2(asz@c) du
5. _ti{tug2}_
6. _nu an-gal2_
7. i3-si-a-ma-ma
8. _sikil_
9. a-bi2-isz
10. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
11. wa-a
12. usz-ga-i-na
13. [a]-bi2#-isz#
14. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
15. u3#
16. _ama_
17. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
column 6
1. _du11_
2. _ama_
3. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
4. _nu-nidba2_
5. u3
6. _nu du11_
7. _gu7_
8. u3
9. _nu du11_
10. _nag_
11. _du11_
12. _ama_
13. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
14. du-ru12-da-A
15. ab-da-ri-i3
16. wa-a
17. [NI?]-da-ra-da-A
column 7
1. ab-da-ri2-i3
2. _du11_
3. _en_
4. 'a5-na
5. en-na-da-gan
6. ti-ba-a
7. _e2_
8. sza-a-am6
9. a-sa-a-ma
10. _e2_
11. en-na-da-gan#
12. wa-a
13. ti-isz-da-ga-ad
14. 5(asz@c) _masz2_ 1(asz@c) _LAK20!(LAK19)_
15. _e2_
column 8
1. si-ni
2. sza me
3. si-in
4. du-usz-gu2-de3
5. _ka2_
6. du-ba-da-i
7. su-u2
8. mu-sa-ni-za si-de3
9. en-na-da-gan
10. _ama_
11. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
12. a-da-ti-in#
13. _du11_
14. _ama_
column 9
1. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
2. ba-a
3. asz2-du
4. _igi-igi_
5. i-si
6. wa-a
7. si-in
8. a-bi2
9. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
10. _du_
11. wa-a
12. mu-sa-il-da si-de3
13. _du11_
14. _ama#_
15. _dingir#-dingir#-dingir_
16. si-in
column 10
1. _en_
2. mi-na
3. _du_
4. _du7_
5. _en_
6. _ama_
7. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
8. sa-a-li-ki
9. _du_
10. wa-a
11. sa-a-li#-isz#
12. a-bi2
13. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
14. _du_
15. me-li-ga-A
16. ma-a-ki
17. ba-a
column 11
1. a-na-za-ab
2. ne-sa-a
3. ba-a
4. a a-za-ab
5. _du7_
6. _ama_
7. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
8. _diri_
9. _du_
10. da-na-za-ab
11. asz2-ti-ma
12. _gesz ba-tukux_
13. _inim-inim_
14. a-bi2
15. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
column 12
1. _du7_
2. a-bu3
3. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
4. i-na-a
5. na-am6
6. ba-ha-du
7. _inim_
8. _UKKEN-ak_
9. _ama_
10. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
11. wa-a
12. da-si-ig
13. 1(asz@c) _szu_
14. BAD an
15. BAD ba-lu-tum
16. _du7_
reverse
column 1
1. _ama_
2. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
3. si-in#
4. _lugal#_
5. ma-ri2[{ki}]
6. a-ni#
7. ne-sa-a
8. _nu du11#_
9. a-ga-a
10. _en_
11. a-ni
12. ne-sa-a
13. _nu du11_
14. BAD an
15. BAD ba-lu-tum
16. _du11_
17. a-bu3
column 2
1. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
2. si-in
3. _ama_
4. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
5. si-ba ni-a-a
6. a-a-ki
7. _du11_
8. a-bu3
9. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
10. si-in
11. _en_
12. _inim-inim_
13. _gesz ba-tukux_
14. a-lu-na-a
15. _UKKEN-ak_
16. si-ki-ma
17. _UKKEN-ak_
18. i-ti-ki-im
column 3
1. si-ni
2. _inim-inim_
3. _nu gesz ba-tukux_
4. _du7_
5. _en_
6. si-ki
7. _ze2_
8. a-bu3
9. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
10. _du11_
11. a-bu3
12. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
13. si-in
14. _en_
15. _kaskal_
16. ba-li-A
17. _nu du_
18. wa-a
19. _UKKEN-ak_
column 4
1. _nu UKKEN-ak_
2. a-ti
3. ti-sa-a-a
4. _sikil_
5. _e2#_ si-na#-ti
6. _[nu] szu mu-tak4?_
7. _du11_
8. _ama_
9. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
10. si-in
11. a-bi2
12. _dingir-dingir-dingir_
13. _lu2 szu mu-tak4?_
14. li-im li-im
15. _du11_
16. _en_
column 5
1. si-in
2. a-bi2
3. _[dingir]-dingir-dingir_
4. [a]-na-a#
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. [x _ku3:babbar]_
8. _[mu-kux(DU)]_
9. _[i3-na-szum2]_
10. [ba-a]
11. _[mah]_
12. [wa-a]
13. [x _ku3:babbar]_
14. _[mu]-DU_
15. _[i3]-na-szum2_
16. ba-a
17. _tur_
18. _du11_
19. _ama_
column 6
1. _dingir#-dingir#-dingir_
2. si-in#
3. a-bi2
4. _[dingir]-dingir#-dingir_
  n lines broken
5'. wa#-[a]
6'. a-ba#-[dar]-na#-[a]
7'. ne-sa#-a
8'. _du-du_
9'. wa-a
10'. _szub_
11'. [ab]-dar-i-tum
column 7
  beginning broken
1'. _nam#-[ku5]_
2'. isz12-gi-da-mu
3'. _e2 dingir?_
4'. _nam-ku5_
5'. na-im
6'. _nam#-[ku5]_
7'. en#-[na-da-gan]
8'. [sur3!(|HIxmasz|)-ba-am6]
9'. _e3#_-ma
column 8
1. sur3!(|HIxmasz|)-bu3#-um
2. al6
3. _ka2_
4. _al6-gal2_
5. _szu ba4-ti_
6. _en_
7. wa#-[a]
8. [ir3-gu2-zu]
9. ir3-ki-isz
10. sur3!(|HIxmasz|)-ba-am6
11. en-ma
12. en-na-da-gan
13. si-in
14. _en_
15. a-ba#-[a]
16. _e2#_
17. [...]
column 9
1. 2(asz@c) _du_
2. _du7_
3. _en_
4. en-na-da-gan
5. i-na-a
6. na-am6
7. mi#-ne#-[isz]
8. [si-ba]
9. ne-a-a
10. _al6?-du11:ga_
11. _du_
12. na-zi-bu3
13. sur3!(|HIxmasz|)
14. _du_
15. a-ti
column 10
1. sur3!(|HIxmasz|)-bi2-im
2. wa-a
3. isz-al6-su
4. _en_
5. mi-na-a
6. _e2_
7. _e2 mah_
8. _dingir_
9. _[mu]-DU#_
10. sag#:ne su#-wa-a
11. 'a5-si
12. _du10_
13. _mu-kux(DU)_
14. wa#-a
15. [i]-ti#
16. si-ma
column 11
1. _e2_
2. 'a5-si
3. a-la-mi-im
4. wa-a
5. _du_
6. _en_
7. _kaskal_-su3
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 140.0 high × 149.0 wide × 33.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Literary (conversation between the king of Mari, a priest and a priestess)
  • Language(s): Eblaite

  • primary: ARET 13, 1

    [Fronzaroli2003ARET13] Fronzaroli, Pelio, and Amalia Catagnoti. 2003. Testi Di Cancelleria: I Rapporti Con Le Città. (Archivio L. 2769). Archivi Reali Di Ebla. Testi 13. Roma: Missione archeologica italiana in Siria.

  • history: MARI 4, p.63-83, p. 64 n. 3 (obv. iii':1-12, iv':2-12, rev. 1-5 (!), i:16-ii:4, iv:7-v:3)

    [Archi1985rapports] Archi, Alfonso. 1985. “Rapports Politiques et Économiques Entre Ebla et Mari.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 4: 63–83.

  • history: MARI 6, p.21-38, p. 33 (rev. vii:7-10)

    [Archi1990Imar] Archi, Alfonso. 1990. “Imar Au IIIe Millénaire d’après Les Archives d’Ebla.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 6: 21–38.

  • history: Pettinato, Giovanni, Ebla 1975-1985, 12 [1979],

    [sec42673] N.d.

  • history: Archi, Alfonso, RAI 30, 85 [1986],

    [sec42675] N.d.

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

  • Provenience: Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: TM.75.G.01913 + TM.75.G.04681 + TM.75.G.04687 + TM.75.G.05229 + TM.75.G.05236 +
  • Findspot Square: L 2769
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-06-06 at 08:55:56 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2007-02-05 at 11:41:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-30 at 11:50:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-29 at 19:23:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-29 at 09:54:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-11-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARET 13, 01 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 12, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241484.
ARET 13, 01 artifact entry (No. P241484). (2003, November 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241484
ARET 13, 01 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241484 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2003ARET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 12},
	title = {ARET 13, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P241484},
}


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