NMSI — (P241948)
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, SyriaMetadata / catalogue
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National Museum of Syria, Idlib, SyriaMuseum Number
NMSI —Period
Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)Provenience
Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LexicalLanguage(s)
EblaiteMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. da-da-tum
en: an equid?
2. NI-me-ga-tum
en: an equid?
3. ag-lum
en: donkey
4. sze3-bar-ru12
en: ibex
5. na-me-lum
en: leopard
6. a-zu-um
en: bear
7. mu-da-ne-num2
en: tiger or cheetah
8. ansze#?-su#?-su-um
en: horse (?)
9. ga-da-um
en: a rodent
10. sa-na-ag-da-um
en: lynx?
11. u3-na-[x]-um#?
column 2
1. asz-lu-gu2 mar-ru12 AK
en: (a kind of animal)
2. zu-bu3-gu2-um
en: a kind of rodent
3. gi-ba-sum
en: hedgehog?
4. szu-ga-tum
en: a kind of rodent
5. u3-szu-mu-um
en: dormouse
6. ha-ma-zi-ru12!-um
en: large mouse, rat
7. la-ag-la-gum2
en: a kind of rodent
8. u9-ga-um
en: a kind of rodent
9. ba-ar-tum
en: mongoose
(20)
10. si-hi-ra-um
en: shrew-mouse (?)
(21)
11. a-ra-bu3-um
en: dormouse
column 3
1. |GU4xDISZ|-a
en: acquatic animal?
2. hu-da-um
en: (a kind of lizard)
3. za-ri2 me-BU-tum
en: (a kind of reptile)
4. hir2-ba-um
en: chameleon
5. al6-la-a-tum
en: crab
6. musz
en: snake
7. musz 2(disz) sag
en: two-headed snake
8. MUSZ gi-su-ri2
en: snake of the roof beams
9. ba-sza-nu-um
en: horned viper
10. sze3-ra-hu-um
en: little snake
11. musz ar3-ti
en: snake living in foliage
(33)
column 4
1. MUSZ gi-na-ri2-im
en: vine snake
2. s,i2-ir-tum
en: female snake
3. MUSZ A
en: water snake
4. GIDIM
5. szarx(NE)-sza-gu2-ul-tum
en: a kind of insect
6. gur-gur kaskal-tum
en: a kind of insect
7. za-zu-um
en: moth
8. na-bu3
en: insect eggs; nit
9. bur-ha-sum
en: flea
10-11. zu-zu-lu a
en: probably water cicada
12. gul-zi?-bi2?-tum
en: butterfly
column 5
1. ri2-ma-tum
en: maggot (?)
2. sze3!-bu3 SAHAR
en: (a kind of big fly)
this most likely represents erbu (locust) // bir5.
3. sze3-bu2 ti-ga-me
en: (a kind of flying insect)
4. na-isz gar3-ga-ri2-im
en: vermin
5. mu-num2
en: larva, caterpillar
6. mu-num2
en: (a kind of larva, caterpillar)
7. dur-ha-sum
reverse
column 1
1. bi2-zi-zi-na-um
en: (a kind of mollusc with a shell)
2. zu-zu-ha-num2
en: (a kind of insect)
3. sa-a-tum
en: “(a kind of (biting?) insect)”
4. za-za-ru12-um
en: cricket
5. is-ga-bu3-um
en: earthworm
6. EN-u9-um
en: (a kind of insect)
column 2
1. u9-bu3-um
en: (a kind of small insect)
2. da-ri2-idx(NI) szu-ga-ga-bi2
en: scorpion nurse
3. ama-ug5-um
en: probably (a kind of edible locust or crustacean)
4. gu2-li-lu-um
en: dragonfly
5. a-za-ma-mi-tum
en: mite infesting the flour
6. me-sa AK
en: (a kind of insect)
7. la-ma-an
en: ant
8. BIR5:SI
en: (a kind of flying insect) (?)
9. si-na-mu-um
en: (a kind of insect) (?)
obverse
column 1
1. da-da-tum
en: an equid?
2. NI-me-ga-tum
en: an equid?
3. ag-lum
en: donkey
4. sze3-bar-ru12
en: ibex
5. na-me-lum
en: leopard
6. a-zu-um
en: bear
7. mu-da-ne-num2
en: tiger or cheetah
8. ansze#?-su#?-su-um
en: horse (?)
9. ga-da-um
en: a rodent
10. sa-na-ag-da-um
en: lynx?
11. u3-na-[x]-um#?
column 2
1. asz-lu-gu2 mar-ru12 AK
en: (a kind of animal)
2. zu-bu3-gu2-um
en: a kind of rodent
3. gi-ba-sum
en: hedgehog?
4. szu-ga-tum
en: a kind of rodent
5. u3-szu-mu-um
en: dormouse
6. ha-ma-zi-ru12!-um
en: large mouse, rat
7. la-ag-la-gum2
en: a kind of rodent
8. u9-ga-um
en: a kind of rodent
9. ba-ar-tum
en: mongoose
(20)
10. si-hi-ra-um
en: shrew-mouse (?)
(21)
11. a-ra-bu3-um
en: dormouse
column 3
1. |GU4xDISZ|-a
en: acquatic animal?
2. hu-da-um
en: (a kind of lizard)
3. za-ri2 me-BU-tum
en: (a kind of reptile)
4. hir2-ba-um
en: chameleon
5. al6-la-a-tum
en: crab
6. musz
en: snake
7. musz 2(disz) sag
en: two-headed snake
8. MUSZ gi-su-ri2
en: snake of the roof beams
9. ba-sza-nu-um
en: horned viper
10. sze3-ra-hu-um
en: little snake
11. musz ar3-ti
en: snake living in foliage
(33)
column 4
1. MUSZ gi-na-ri2-im
en: vine snake
2. s,i2-ir-tum
en: female snake
3. MUSZ A
en: water snake
4. GIDIM
5. szarx(NE)-sza-gu2-ul-tum
en: a kind of insect
6. gur-gur kaskal-tum
en: a kind of insect
7. za-zu-um
en: moth
8. na-bu3
en: insect eggs; nit
9. bur-ha-sum
en: flea
10-11. zu-zu-lu a
en: probably water cicada
12. gul-zi?-bi2?-tum
en: butterfly
column 5
1. ri2-ma-tum
en: maggot (?)
2. sze3!-bu3 SAHAR
en: (a kind of big fly)
this most likely represents erbu (locust) // bir5.
3. sze3-bu2 ti-ga-me
en: (a kind of flying insect)
4. na-isz gar3-ga-ri2-im
en: vermin
5. mu-num2
en: larva, caterpillar
6. mu-num2
en: (a kind of larva, caterpillar)
7. dur-ha-sum
reverse
column 1
1. bi2-zi-zi-na-um
en: (a kind of mollusc with a shell)
2. zu-zu-ha-num2
en: (a kind of insect)
3. sa-a-tum
en: “(a kind of (biting?) insect)”
4. za-za-ru12-um
en: cricket
5. is-ga-bu3-um
en: earthworm
6. EN-u9-um
en: (a kind of insect)
column 2
1. u9-bu3-um
en: (a kind of small insect)
2. da-ri2-idx(NI) szu-ga-ga-bi2
en: scorpion nurse
3. ama-ug5-um
en: probably (a kind of edible locust or crustacean)
4. gu2-li-lu-um
en: dragonfly
5. a-za-ma-mi-tum
en: mite infesting the flour
6. me-sa AK
en: (a kind of insect)
7. la-ma-an
en: ant
8. BIR5:SI
en: (a kind of flying insect) (?)
9. si-na-mu-um
en: (a kind of insect) (?)
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
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history: Pettinato, Giovanni, MEE 04, 116 [1982],
[sec43558] N.d.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: NMSI —
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No: TM.75.G.02395
- Findspot Square: L 2769
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | ||
2016-08-31 at 18:47:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts | CDLI | approved | |
2004-06-01 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI; Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | approved |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (P241948)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P241948)
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CDLI Notes:
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