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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient city of southwest Asia near the site of present-day Aleppo, Syria. The cuneiform Ebla Tablets, discovered from 1974 to 1975, describe a thriving third-millennium BC civilization centered around the city.
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The show brings together some 350 artifacts from a number of major sites — Mari, Ebla, and Byblos; Mycenae, Akrotiri, and Phaistos; and the Valley of the Kings, to name just a few — that clearly illustrate the extent to which artistic expression and craftsmanship were influenced by an increasingly international landscape.
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Ebla documents contain separate terms for dancers and singers, whom Oates regards as unlikely sources of the Nagar skeleton.
Archive 2008-06-01 Jan 2008
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Ebla documents contain separate terms for dancers and singers, whom Oates regards as unlikely sources of the Nagar skeleton.
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Cuneiform texts from Ebla, a nearby site from the same time period, refer to individuals from Nagar known as húb.
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Cuneiform texts from Ebla, a nearby site from the same time period, refer to individuals from Nagar known as húb.
Archive 2008-06-01 Jan 2008
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Salat Ousman, his wife Ebla (ph) and their five children have made the seven kilometer trek from their hut.
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Ebla prepares a quick meal of rice and beans, which she serves to her hungry family, before she feeds 9-month-old Saleem (ph) and finally herself.
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Ousman chats with the other men as Ebla waits in line.
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