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Azi (scribe)

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Azi (fl.c. 2500 BC)[1] is the name of a scribe from the kingdom of Ebla. His name has been found on a number of clay tablets, making possible an extrapolation of his career path.

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Career

He began as a student and passed examinations to become a scribe. He was a highly competent teacher, known from his title, dub-zu-zu, or "one who knows the tablets."[2] Finally, he became a top administrator in the kingdom.

Sources

  • Quest for the past. Pleasantville: Reader's Digest Association. 1984. p. 54. ISBN 0-89577-170-5.

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