The importance of the Royal
Palace of Ebla, in Idleb
governorate, lies in that it
includes a room for
cuneiform manuscripts, known
as 'Ebla Archive' which
stressed its importance as a
political and economic
metropolis in Bilad al-Cham
besides that the Palace
dates back to the Early
Bronze Age 2400 BC.
Supervisor of the
Excavation and Restoration
Works at the Site Wisam
Habib said that the site
consists of three sections:
the first one is the
central, the other is the
administrative one, in
addition to the services
section.
The main section includes
the main square, which is a
yard with a roof intervened
by a royal staircase was
earmarked for trade exchange
according to the Royal Data
Archive.
She added that the
administrative section
consists of the throne hall,
ceremonial hall and the
tower, which contains a
stairs leading to the upper
floor, asserting that "What
distinguishes the site is
the discovery of the royal
archives within the area
leading to the central suite
and the main square with the
administrative section where
about 17 thousand cuneiform
tablets were discovered".
Habib pointed out that
the site includes the Royal
Archive of Ebla, which
narrates the ancient history
of
Syria
during the 3rd millennium
B.C.as the area was a
fulcrum in the Syrian
civilization during that
period due to the existence
of two civilization centers
which are Mesopotamia (Bilad
al-Rafidayn) and Egypt
Pharaonic.
The discovery of Ebla
stresses the historic
importance of Syria in the
3rd millennium B.C. as an
important civilization
center ranking third.
The Royal Palace is
located at the site of Tel
Mardikh, covering 56
hectares within a wall
intervened by four main
gates, including Damascus,
Aleppo and the Euphrates and
al-Badia Gates. SANA