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Darib, adding that the rite took place in Darib itself. From these two pieces of evidence, one may infer that, quite likely, the oldest Eblaic kings mentioned in the “Ritual of Kingship” were buried in Binash, while the ten latest had their tombs in Darib, and one must also observe that Binash, not far from Idlib, as well as Darib, certainly to be identified with modern Atareb, was between 20 and 30 km north-west of Ebla!°.

Figure 1 Darib, adding that the rite took place in Darib itself. From these two pieces of evidence, one may infer that, quite likely, the oldest Eblaic kings mentioned in the “Ritual of Kingship” were buried in Binash, while the ten latest had their tombs in Darib, and one must also observe that Binash, not far from Idlib, as well as Darib, certainly to be identified with modern Atareb, was between 20 and 30 km north-west of Ebla!°.

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Fig. 2- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: the tablet of the “Ritual of the Kingship”, from Archive Room L.2769. Early Bronze IVA, ca. 2400-230 BC.
Fig. 2- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: the tablet of the “Ritual of the Kingship”, from Archive Room L.2769. Early Bronze IVA, ca. 2400-230 BC.
Fig. 3- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Temple of Ishtar with the soundings revealing the Red Temple of Early Bronze IVA, from East. Middle Bronze I- ca. 1900-1600 BC.
Fig. 3- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Temple of Ishtar with the soundings revealing the Red Temple of Early Bronze IVA, from East. Middle Bronze I- ca. 1900-1600 BC.
Fig. 4- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Royal Palace G, plan of the West Unit of the Central Complex with the place of Hypogeum G4 (L.5762, L.6402), Early Bronze IVA, ca. 2400-2300 BC.
Fig. 4- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Royal Palace G, plan of the West Unit of the Central Complex with the place of Hypogeum G4 (L.5762, L.6402), Early Bronze IVA, ca. 2400-2300 BC.
Fig. 6- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Hypogeum G4: the room L.6402 and the door on the southern wall, from North. Early Bronze IVA, ca 2400-2300 BC. Fig. 5- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Hypogeum G4: the two rooms L.5762 and L.6402, from West. Early Bronze IVA, ca. 2400-2300 BC.
Fig. 6- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Hypogeum G4: the room L.6402 and the door on the southern wall, from North. Early Bronze IVA, ca 2400-2300 BC. Fig. 5- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Hypogeum G4: the two rooms L.5762 and L.6402, from West. Early Bronze IVA, ca. 2400-2300 BC.
Fig. 8- Damascus, National Museum: the figure of the queen Tabur- Damu in the standard of the maliktum of Ebla, from the Royal Palace G, Northern Quarter, silver, timber and steatite. Early Bronze IVA, ca 2400-2300 BC.
Fig. 8- Damascus, National Museum: the figure of the queen Tabur- Damu in the standard of the maliktum of Ebla, from the Royal Palace G, Northern Quarter, silver, timber and steatite. Early Bronze IVA, ca 2400-2300 BC.
Fig. 7- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Hypogeum G4: the north-west corner of the room L.5762, from South-East. Early Bronze IVA, ca. 2400- 2300 BC.
Fig. 7- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Hypogeum G4: the north-west corner of the room L.5762, from South-East. Early Bronze IVA, ca. 2400- 2300 BC.
Fig. 11- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Royal Citadel E: the inner fortification wall in the Area FF, from South. Middle Bronze I, ca 2000-1800 BC. Fig. 10- Tell Banat-Armi (?), Tomb 7: masonry in dressed stone carefully cut blocks, Early Bronze III-IV, ca. 2600-2300 BC.
Fig. 11- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Royal Citadel E: the inner fortification wall in the Area FF, from South. Middle Bronze I, ca 2000-1800 BC. Fig. 10- Tell Banat-Armi (?), Tomb 7: masonry in dressed stone carefully cut blocks, Early Bronze III-IV, ca. 2600-2300 BC.
Fig. 9- Damascus, National Museum: reconstruction of the standard of the maliktum of Ebla, from the Royal Palace G, Northern Quarter. Early Bronze IVA, 2400-2300 BC.
Fig. 9- Damascus, National Museum: reconstruction of the standard of the maliktum of Ebla, from the Royal Palace G, Northern Quarter. Early Bronze IVA, 2400-2300 BC.
Fig. 13- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Royal Tombs Q: plan of the three hypogea of the “Princess”, of the “Lord of the Goats” and of the “Cisterns” Middle Bronze IB-IIA, ca. 1825-1700 BC.
Fig. 13- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Royal Tombs Q: plan of the three hypogea of the “Princess”, of the “Lord of the Goats” and of the “Cisterns” Middle Bronze IB-IIA, ca. 1825-1700 BC.
Fig. 14- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, “Tomb of the Lord of the Goats”: the base of the funerary shaft of the hypogeum B. Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750 1700 BC.
Fig. 14- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, “Tomb of the Lord of the Goats”: the base of the funerary shaft of the hypogeum B. Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750 1700 BC.
Fig. 15- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: decoration of a throne with a crouching goat, bronze, from the “Tomb of the Lord of the Goats”. Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750-1700 BC.
Fig. 15- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: decoration of a throne with a crouching goat, bronze, from the “Tomb of the Lord of the Goats”. Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750-1700 BC.
Fig. 17- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: ivory funerary talisman, front face, with funerary banquet, from the “Tomb of the Lord of the Goats” Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750-1700 BC. the palace of one deity, probably Ilu. They arrive after Among the mythical texts of Ugarit, three very fragmentary documents (KTU 1.20-22) belong to a poem, apparently having as protagonists the rapi’uma, which some scholar, not without reason, considers a complement of the famous “Poem of Aghat”**: in the fragments of this text called “Poem of the rapi’uma” the main subject is a rich, and long banquet for which these personages are collected in the palace of one deity, probably Ilu. They arrive after
Fig. 17- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: ivory funerary talisman, front face, with funerary banquet, from the “Tomb of the Lord of the Goats” Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750-1700 BC. the palace of one deity, probably Ilu. They arrive after Among the mythical texts of Ugarit, three very fragmentary documents (KTU 1.20-22) belong to a poem, apparently having as protagonists the rapi’uma, which some scholar, not without reason, considers a complement of the famous “Poem of Aghat”**: in the fragments of this text called “Poem of the rapi’uma” the main subject is a rich, and long banquet for which these personages are collected in the palace of one deity, probably Ilu. They arrive after
Fig. 16- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: detail of the cuneiform inscription of Immeya on the silver bowl, from the “Tomb of the Lord of the Goats”. Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750-1700 BC.
Fig. 16- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: detail of the cuneiform inscription of Immeya on the silver bowl, from the “Tomb of the Lord of the Goats”. Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750-1700 BC.
Fig. 18- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: ivory funerary talisman, rear face, with adoration of the man-headed bull, from the “Tomb of the Lorc of the Goats”. Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750-1700 BC.
Fig. 18- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: ivory funerary talisman, rear face, with adoration of the man-headed bull, from the “Tomb of the Lorc of the Goats”. Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750-1700 BC.
Fig. 19- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: ivory funerary talisman, front face, detail of the banqueting king, from the “Tomb of the Lord of the Goats”. Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750-1700 BC. bore the meaningful title “Booklet for the Shadows and the gods Hadad/Ba‘l and ‘Anat, who apparently
Fig. 19- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: ivory funerary talisman, front face, detail of the banqueting king, from the “Tomb of the Lord of the Goats”. Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750-1700 BC. bore the meaningful title “Booklet for the Shadows and the gods Hadad/Ba‘l and ‘Anat, who apparently
Fig. 20- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: ivory funerary talisman, rear face, detail of the man-headed bull, from the “Tomb of the Lord of the Goats”. Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750-1700 BC.
Fig. 20- Idlib, Archaeological Museum: ivory funerary talisman, rear face, detail of the man-headed bull, from the “Tomb of the Lord of the Goats”. Middle Bronze IIA, ca. 1750-1700 BC.
Fig. 22- Damascus, National Museum: ritual basalt basin with a banquet scene, from Temple of Rashap. Middle Bronze IB, ca. 1900-1800 BC.
Fig. 22- Damascus, National Museum: ritual basalt basin with a banquet scene, from Temple of Rashap. Middle Bronze IB, ca. 1900-1800 BC.
Fig. 23- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Sanctuary B2: isometric view. Middle Bronze II, ca. 1800-1600 BC.
Fig. 23- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Sanctuary B2: isometric view. Middle Bronze II, ca. 1800-1600 BC.
Fig. 25- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Sanctuary B2: stone altar with antae in L.2113, from West. Middle Bronze II, ca. 1800-1600 BC.
Fig. 25- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Sanctuary B2: stone altar with antae in L.2113, from West. Middle Bronze II, ca. 1800-1600 BC.
Fig. 26- Paris, Musée du Louure: bronze statuette of a sitting deified king, from Mishrifeh-Qatna. Middle Bronze II or Late Bronze IA, ca. 1800-1500 BC.
Fig. 26- Paris, Musée du Louure: bronze statuette of a sitting deified king, from Mishrifeh-Qatna. Middle Bronze II or Late Bronze IA, ca. 1800-1500 BC.
Fig. 29- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Sanctuary B2: angular bench with mortars and petles in L.2137, form South-West. Middle Bronze II, ca. 1800-1600 BC.
Fig. 29- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Sanctuary B2: angular bench with mortars and petles in L.2137, form South-West. Middle Bronze II, ca. 1800-1600 BC.
Fig. 28- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Sanctuary B2: central hall with rectangular mud-brick dais L.2124, from West. Middle Bronze II, ca. 1800-1600 BC
Fig. 28- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Sanctuary B2: central hall with rectangular mud-brick dais L.2124, from West. Middle Bronze II, ca. 1800-1600 BC
Fig. 27- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Sanctuary ~B2: central hall with rectangular mud-brick dais L.2124, from North. Middle Bronze II. 1800-1600 BC.
Fig. 27- Tell Mardikh-Ebla, Sanctuary ~B2: central hall with rectangular mud-brick dais L.2124, from North. Middle Bronze II. 1800-1600 BC.
Fig. 30- Impression of an Old Syrian cylinder seal with the deities of the pantheon and the Rapi’uma of Yamkhad, already Erlenmeyer Collection. Middle Bronze II, ca. 1750-1600 BC the kings’ bodies in their eternal abodes. necessary in critical moments of the urban life. The Western Palace related with the Royal Necropolis, in the Sanctuary of the deified royal ancestors there are the architectural structures, where the material cult for these protecting entities were celebrated, as well as the communal banquets, during the royal funerals, and in other occasions, when the deified ancestors’ aid was necessary in critical moments of the urban life. The
Fig. 30- Impression of an Old Syrian cylinder seal with the deities of the pantheon and the Rapi’uma of Yamkhad, already Erlenmeyer Collection. Middle Bronze II, ca. 1750-1600 BC the kings’ bodies in their eternal abodes. necessary in critical moments of the urban life. The Western Palace related with the Royal Necropolis, in the Sanctuary of the deified royal ancestors there are the architectural structures, where the material cult for these protecting entities were celebrated, as well as the communal banquets, during the royal funerals, and in other occasions, when the deified ancestors’ aid was necessary in critical moments of the urban life. The
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