Ebla

American  

[eb-luh, ee-bluh] / ˈɛb lə, ˈi blə /

noun

1. an ancient city whose remains are located near Aleppo in present-day Syria, the site of the discovery in 1974–75 of cuneiform tablets EblaTablets documenting a thriving culture of the third millennium b.c.

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Example Sentences

Both Elam and Ebla eventually suffered defeat at the hands of the Akkadians.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The graves of twin sisters Ebla and Abdia who died of hunger are seen at the Kaxareey camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia May 24, 2022.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2022

An original audio drama, accompanied by sound effects from the Picard universe, sees Raffi Musiker and Seven of Nine develop a new relationship as they land on the planet Ebla.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2022

Nima al Barre was so weak from hunger that she couldn’t breastfeed her 9-month-old twin girls, Ebla and Abdiya.

From Washington Post

Every now and then we stumble on a major civilization, such as the ancient culture of Ebla, which flourished only a few millennia ago and about which we knew nothing.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan