Ebla
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Ebla was an important ancient city-state and archaeological site in modern-day northern Syria, known for its extensive cuneiform tablet archives that shed light on early Semitic languages and Bronze Age politics.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age city
ⓘ
ancient city-state ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| approximateTabletCount | thousands of cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| archivesContain |
administrative texts
ⓘ
diplomatic texts ⓘ economic records ⓘ lexical lists ⓘ royal correspondence ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
history of Syria
ⓘ
history of the Levant ⓘ study of early Semitic languages ⓘ understanding of Bronze Age politics ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | possibly by Akkadian campaigns ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
diplomatic relations with Mesopotamian states
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Paolo Matthiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationsBeganIn | 1964 ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
3rd millennium BCE
ⓘ
Early Bronze Age ⓘ |
| hadPoliticalStatus |
city-state
ⓘ
independent kingdom ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalLayers |
Early Bronze Age palace complex
ⓘ
Middle Bronze Age occupation ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteName | Tell Mardikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ebla tablets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
large cuneiform tablet archives ⓘ |
| languageFamilyOfEblaite | Semitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTablets |
Eblaite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Near East ⓘ modern-day Syria ⓘ northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pantheonIncluded |
Dagan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ishtar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional power in northern Syria ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| tabletsDateTo |
3rd millennium BCE
ⓘ
c. 24th century BCE ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | on UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Syria