Book

Ebla and Its Archives

Texts, History, and Society

Alfonso Archi

Languages: English, German, French

Published/Copyright: 2015

Published by

Become an author with De Gruyter Brill

Explore this Subject How to publish with us

This book is in the series

Volume 7 | Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER)

About this book

The cuneiform tablets from Ebla (3rd millenium BC) attest to the most ancient Semitic language and provide insight into a period in the history and religion of Syria that was previously unknown. The restoration, interpretation, and classification of these tablets has taken more than thirty years. This volume presents a collection of 49 essays from one of the foremost experts on Ebla and its broader ancient context and includes important studies on the language, society, political relations, and religion of this ancient Near Eastern city-state.

Author / Editor information

Alfonso Archi, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy.

Topics

Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Publications of Alfonso Archi concerning Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Part I. History, Language, and Texts
1. Syria and Mesopotamia Before the Akkadian Dynasty: Geopolitical Relations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. History of Syria in the Third Millennium: the Written Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
3. Eblaite in its Geographical and Historical Context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
4. Prepositions at Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
5. The Archives of Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
6. Chronologie relative des archives d’Ébla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Part II. Society and Economy
7. Les titres de en et lugal à Ébla et des cadeaux pour le Roi de Kiš Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
8. Zur Organisation der Arbeit in Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
9. kíd-sag “Gatekeeper” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
10. Prices, Workers’ Wages and Maintenance at Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
11. Gifts at Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
12. The Steward and his Jar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
13. Trade and Administrative Practice: The Case of Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
14. The Business of Mr. Iram-malik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
15. “Debt” in an Archaic Palatial Economy: The Evidence from Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
16. Rank at the Court of Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
17. The Role of Women in the Society of Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
18. Men at War in the Ebla Period On the Unevenness of the written Documentation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	262
19. Two Heads for the King of Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	292
20. Lists of Tools Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
21. Considerations on a Delivery of Spearheads from Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
22. Clothes in Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
23. Cereals at Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
24. Culture de l’olivier et production de l’huile à Èbla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333
Part III. Political Relations
25. Mardu in the Ebla Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353
26. Alalaḫ al tempo del regno di Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	360
27. Imar au III^ème millénaire d’après les archives d’Ébla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363
28. Tuttul-sur-Baliḫ à l’âge d’Ébla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391
29. Harran in the III Millennium BC Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401
30. La ville d’Arbasal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	410
31. Ḫaššum/Ḫassuwan and Uršum/Uršaʾum from the Point of View of Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	419
32. In Search of Armi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	435
33. More on Ebla and Kiš Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	478
Part IV. Religion
34. Ritualization at Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	499
35. Cult of the Ancestors and Funerary Practices at Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	522
36. Hadda of Ḫalab and his Temple in the Ebla Period Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	570
37. Studies in the Pantheon of Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	592
38. Studies in the Pantheon of Ebla, II Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	601
39. The Cultic Journey of the God Hadabal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	615
40. The God Dagan in the Early and Middle Bronze Periods Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	625
41. Šalaš Consort of Dagan and Kumarbi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	632
42. Il in the Personal Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	638
43. The God Ḥay(y)a (Ea/Enki) at Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	656
44. Divinités sémitiques et divinités de substrat: le cas d’Išḫara et d’Ištar à Ébla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	676
45. Divination at Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	687
46. The high Priestess, dam-dingir, at Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	699
47. The Stele (na-rú) in the Ebla Documents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	711
Part V. Silver and Gold
48. Circulation d’objects en métal précieux de poids standardisé à Ébla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	723
49. The Head of Kura – the Head of Hadabal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	736
50. Jewels for the Ladies of Ebla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	760
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	799
Indexes of discussed names, terms and texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	841

Publishing information

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

eBook published on:

November 13, 2015

eBook ISBN:

9781614517887

Hardcover published on:

October 29, 2015

Hardcover ISBN:

9781614517160

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

Front matter:

Main content:

854

Illustrations:

Line drawings:

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614517887

eBook ISBN: 9781614517887

Hardcover ISBN: 9781614517160

Keywords for this book

Ebla; Syrian history; ancient oriental religion

Audience(s) for this book

All those interested in the religion, society, and economy of Ebla and the ancient Near East in general.

Safety & product resources

Manufacturer information:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Genthiner Straße 13
10785 Berlin
productsafety@degruyterbrill.com

Ebla and Its Archives

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Bibliographic data