NMSI — (P241948)
Lexical, Ebla, Ebla · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | NMSI — |
|---|---|
| ID | P241948 |
| Museum no. | NMSI — |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Idlib, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Ebla · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Ebla (mod. Tell Mardikh) |
| Coordinates | 35.7990, 36.7983 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | an equid? |
| obverse col 1 2 | an equid? |
| obverse col 1 3 | donkey |
| obverse col 1 4 | ibex |
| obverse col 1 5 | leopard |
| obverse col 1 6 | bear |
| obverse col 1 7 | tiger or cheetah |
| obverse col 1 8 | horse (?) |
| obverse col 1 9 | a rodent |
| obverse col 1 10 | lynx? |
| obverse col 2 1 | (a kind of animal) |
| obverse col 2 2 | a kind of rodent |
| obverse col 2 3 | hedgehog? |
| obverse col 2 4 | a kind of rodent |
| obverse col 2 5 | dormouse |
| obverse col 2 6 | large mouse, rat |
| obverse col 2 7 | a kind of rodent |
| obverse col 2 8 | a kind of rodent |
| obverse col 2 9 | mongoose |
| obverse col 2 10 | shrew-mouse (?) |
| obverse col 2 11 | dormouse |
| obverse col 3 1 | acquatic animal? |
| obverse col 3 2 | (a kind of lizard) |
| obverse col 3 3 | (a kind of reptile) |
| obverse col 3 4 | chameleon |
| obverse col 3 5 | crab |
| obverse col 3 6 | snake |
| obverse col 3 7 | two-headed snake |
| obverse col 3 8 | snake of the roof beams |
| obverse col 3 9 | horned viper |
| obverse col 3 10 | little snake |
| obverse col 3 11 | snake living in foliage |
| obverse col 4 1 | vine snake |
| obverse col 4 2 | female snake |
| obverse col 4 3 | water snake |
| obverse col 4 5 | a kind of insect |
| obverse col 4 6 | a kind of insect |
| obverse col 4 7 | moth |
| obverse col 4 8 | insect eggs; nit |
| obverse col 4 9 | flea |
| obverse col 4 9 | probably water cicada |
| obverse col 4 12 | butterfly |
| obverse col 5 1 | maggot (?) |
| obverse col 5 2 | (a kind of big fly) |
| obverse col 5 3 | (a kind of flying insect) |
| obverse col 5 4 | vermin |
| obverse col 5 5 | larva, caterpillar |
| obverse col 5 6 | (a kind of larva, caterpillar) |
| reverse col 1 1 | (a kind of mollusc with a shell) |
| reverse col 1 2 | (a kind of insect) |
| reverse col 1 3 | “(a kind of (biting?) insect)” |
| reverse col 1 4 | cricket |
| reverse col 1 5 | earthworm |
| reverse col 1 6 | (a kind of insect) |
| reverse col 2 1 | (a kind of small insect) |
| reverse col 2 2 | scorpion nurse |
| reverse col 2 3 | probably (a kind of edible locust or crustacean) |
| reverse col 2 4 | dragonfly |
| reverse col 2 5 | mite infesting the flour |
| reverse col 2 6 | (a kind of insect) |
| reverse col 2 7 | ant |
| reverse col 2 8 | (a kind of flying insect) (?) |
| reverse col 2 9 | (a kind of insect) (?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | da-da-tum | |
| 2 | NI-me-ga-tum | |
| 3 | ag-lum | |
| 4 | sze3-bar-ru12 | |
| 5 | na-me-lum | |
| 6 | a-zu-um | |
| 7 | mu-da-ne-num2 | |
| 8 | ansze#?-su#?-su-um | |
| 9 | ga-da-um | |
| 10 | sa-na-ag-da-um | |
| 11 | u3-na-[x]-um#? | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | asz-lu-gu2 mar-ru12 AK | |
| 2 | zu-bu3-gu2-um | |
| 3 | gi-ba-sum | |
| 4 | szu-ga-tum | |
| 5 | u3-szu-mu-um | |
| 6 | ha-ma-zi-ru12!-um | |
| 7 | la-ag-la-gum2 | |
| 8 | u9-ga-um | |
| 9 | ba-ar-tum | |
| 10 | si-hi-ra-um | |
| 11 | a-ra-bu3-um | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | |GU4xDISZ|-a | |
| 2 | hu-da-um | |
| 3 | za-ri2 me-BU-tum | |
| 4 | hir2-ba-um | |
| 5 | al6-la-a-tum | |
| 6 | musz | |
| 7 | musz 2(disz) sag | |
| 8 | MUSZ gi-su-ri2 | |
| 9 | ba-sza-nu-um | |
| 10 | sze3-ra-hu-um | |
| 11 | musz ar3-ti | |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | MUSZ gi-na-ri2-im | |
| 2 | s,i2-ir-tum | |
| 3 | MUSZ A | |
| 4 | GIDIM | |
| 5 | szarx(NE)-sza-gu2-ul-tum | |
| 6 | gur-gur kaskal-tum | |
| 7 | za-zu-um | |
| 8 | na-bu3 | |
| 9 | bur-ha-sum | |
| 12 | gul-zi?-bi2?-tum | |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | ri2-ma-tum | |
| 2 | sze3!-bu3 SAHAR | |
| 3 | sze3-bu2 ti-ga-me | |
| 4 | na-isz gar3-ga-ri2-im | |
| 5 | mu-num2 | |
| 6 | mu-num2 | |
| 7 | dur-ha-sum | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | bi2-zi-zi-na-um | |
| 2 | zu-zu-ha-num2 | |
| 3 | sa-a-tum | |
| 4 | za-za-ru12-um | |
| 5 | is-ga-bu3-um | |
| 6 | EN-u9-um | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | u9-bu3-um | |
| 2 | da-ri2-idx(NI) szu-ga-ga-bi2 | |
| 3 | ama-ug5-um | |
| 4 | gu2-li-lu-um | |
| 5 | a-za-ma-mi-tum | |
| 6 | me-sa AK | |
| 7 | la-ma-an | |
| 8 | BIR5:SI | |
| 9 | si-na-mu-um | |
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