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Ebla

Ebla (Sumerian: 𒌈𒆷 eb₂-la, Arabic: إبلا, modern: تل مرديخ, Tell Mardikh) was one of the earliest kingdoms in Syria. Its remains constitute a tell located about 55 km (34 mi) southwest of Aleppo near the village of Mardikh. Ebla was an important center throughout the 3rd millennium BC and in the first half of the 2nd millennium BC. Its discovery proved…

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Owner
Public
Location
Idlib Governorate, Syria
Abandoned
7th century AD
Archaeologists
Paolo Matthiae
Built
c. 3500 BC
Condition
Ruined

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Nodes186
Edges185
Triples310
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010753
Components1

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related to Further reading · 50
Ebla → Amalia, Ancient Near East, ARET XVI, Assyriologie, Bonechi, Contacts, Cultic Activities, Cuneiform Studies, Decorative Parts, Exchanges, Favissae, Fiammetta, Frances, Fāra, In, Iraq, Ishtar, ISSN, Journal, JSTOR
related to Religion · 33
Ebla → Adamma, Among, Ashtapi, Barama, Belatu, Dagan, Damu, During, Eblaites, Egyptian, Hadabal, Hadad, Hadda, Halab, Halabatu, Ishara, Ishtar, Kamish/Tit, Kothar-wa-Khasis, KUL
related to The first and second kingdoms · 24
Ebla → Academic, Akkadian, Amorites, BC, Each, East Semitic, Eblaite, Gelb, Giovanni Pettinato, Ibbi-Sipish, Igrish-Halam, Itu, Many, Mardikh II, Mardikh II's, Mardikh IIB1, Northwestern Semitic, Semite-speakers, Semitic, The Eblaite
related to Excavations · 22
Ebla → Akkadian, BC, Egyptian, Finds, Goats, Hotepibre, Ibbit-Lim, Immeya's, In, Ishtar, Italian, Lagashite, Lapis, Lord, Other, Paolo Matthiae, Rome La Sapienza, Tell Mardikh, That, Thirteen
related to Genetics · 19
Ebla → Afroasiatic, Ancient DNA, Another Early Bronze Age, BC, BCE, Copper, E1b1b1b2a-M123, Early, Eblaites, G2a, J1a2a1a2-P58, Levant, Levantines, Mesopotamians, Middle Bronze Age, One Early Bronze Age, PPNB, Pre-Pottery Neolithic, West Asian T1a1-L162
related to Syrian civil war · 19
Ebla → Arrows, As, BC, Besides, By, Deified Ancestors, In, Italian, January, Many, March, Northwestern Syria, Right, Rome, Sanctuary, Sapienza University, Syrian, Syrian Arab Armed Forces, The
related to Biblical connection theories · 16
Ebla → At, Bible, Biblical, Biblical Patriarchs, Eblaite, Giovanni Pettinato, Gomorrah, However, In Ebla, Minor Prophets, Patriarchs, Pettinato, Sodom, Syrian, The, Yahweh
related to Economy · 16
Ebla → Afghanistan, Agriculture, Ancient Egypt, Cyprus, During, Ebla's, Handicrafts, It, Khafre, Kish, Mari, Mesopotamia, Pepi, Sumerian, The, Ugarit
related to Layout · 14
Ebla → Archaic, During, Intermediate Palace, Ishtar, Kura, Mardikh IIIB, Mardikh IIIA, New, P5, Red, Red Temple, Rock, Temple, The
related to Early Bronze · 11
Ebla → Archaeologists, BC, East Semitic-speaking, Gelb, Kish, Levant, Mardikh, Mardikh II, Mesopotamia, Sumer, The

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bc kingdom city king mardikh palace first period royal eblaite tablets second third destruction also important one mari early built

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EblaAbandoned7th century AD1.00infobox
EblaArchaeologistsPaolo Matthiae1.00infobox
EblaBuiltc. 3500 BC1.00infobox
EblaConditionRuined1.00infobox
EblaCulturesKish civilization, Amorite1.00infobox
EblaExcavation dates1964–20111.00infobox
EblaLocationIdlib Governorate, Syria1.00infobox
EblaOwnerPublic1.00infobox
EblaPeriodsBronze Age1.00infobox
EblaPublic accessYes1.00infobox
EblaTypesettlement1.00infobox
Eannatum of Lagashinstance ofThe scholar suggests the city was destroyed in 2400 BC by a Mesopotamian0.80text

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