The Ebla Tablets
nDiscovered in Northern Syria beginning in 1964
nExcavations made at the site of Tell Mardikh, ancient Ebla
nEbla was at the height of
its power in 2300 B.C. with a population
of 260,000, with 11,000 civil servants
nNames of 5000+ cities
mentioned
nIncludes names of many Biblical cities such as Salem, Gaza, Lachish, Ashdod, etc.
nDestroyed in 2250 B.C. by a
grandson of Sargon the Great