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Ebla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A description of the excavation site of the ancient kingdom of Ebla, its history and the structure of its ruins. ... The ruins of an ancient city called Ebla (modern Tel Mardikh) -- whose lavish and richly productive culture, c. 2250 B.C., was amply documented in the Mari archives, and referred to as well in nearly...
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A description of the excavation site of the ancient kingdom of Ebla, its history and the structure of its ruins. ... It has been proved that Ebla was an important powerful kingdom, in the third and second millennia BC. Ebla has been considered something resembling a missing link, which now provides information on a...
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The people of Ebla were Semites, and spoke a Semitic language that resembled ancient Hebrew. These 15,000 clay tablets are one of the most important archaeological discoveries in our times, yet they have not even been deciphered, translated or published complete due to political/religious boundary issues.
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The Ebla texts include many Semitic names which recall those of the Old Testament but extravagant claims of a cult of Yahweh at Ebla and of texts mentioning the biblical patriarchs, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the Flood story are without foundation ...
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Excavation of the tell (mound) now known to be the site of Ebla started in 1964 with a team of archaeologists from the University of Rome led by Paolo Matthiae.
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Ebla, Syria. A site of important and recent archaeological discoveries where more than 17,000 clay tablets recording an important period in Syria history were uncovered ... In 1955 the discovery of a basalt altar, now on show in the Aleppo Museum, revealed the importance of Ebla. Subsequent archaeological expeditions...
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The new findings at Ebla are possibly the most significant discovery yet made so far as they relate to the background of early Bible times. The impact on some areas of Biblical knowledge will indeed be startling. Where Ebla is Located … and the Work Begins Tell Mardikh -- the ancient Ebla&n ... Professor Giovanni Pettinato,
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Get information, facts, and pictures about Ebla at Encyclopedia.com. Make research projects and school reports about Ebla easy with credible articles from our FREE, online encyclopedia and dictionary. ... Ebla , an ancient city located in N Syria 34 mi (55 km) S of Aleppo. First excavated in 1964, the ruins of the city...
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