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Damascus National Museum
Before the end of World War I, Syria had no museums. The museum of Damascus was established in 1919, one year before the establishment of the French mandate, and is thus oldest cultural heritage institution in Syria. It was first located in al-Madrasa al-Adiliyeh, an historical building in the old city dating to the 12th/13th centuries. A new building was constructed between 1936 and 1979, and it became the national museum of Syria. Since these years, the collections have been enriched by precious new finds from numerous excavations. The objects are divided chronologically: prehistory, ancient Orient, Greek, Roman Byzantine, Islamic antiquities, and modern art. The museum contains some 4500 cuneiform tablets. These tablets are from: |
English Français Tablets in Damascus National Museum, by period: Ebla (ca. 2400-2350 BC) Middle Babylonian (ca. 1500-1000 BC) Tablets in Damascus National Museum, by text genre: Letters Lexical texts Tablets in Damascus National Museum, by site: Ras Ibn Hani Ras Shamra / Ugarit Tell Hariri / Mari Tell Mardikh / Ebla Tell Mishrife / Qatna Tell Sabi Abyad Tell Sakka Tell Siyanu Tell Taban / Tabatum Search all CDLI inscriptions |