The ancient city of Ebla housed 17,000 archive tablets

Ebla is an ancient city in Syria whose ruins contained thousands of written documents. Excavations led by the teams of Professor Paolo Matthiae allowed for the discovery of more than 17,000 clay tablets and fragments in a dedicated room. These texts engraved in Sumerian and Eblaite date from the 25th and 24th centuries BC and testify to the power of this kingdom.