Azi () is the name of a

scribe A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of Printing press, automatic printing. The work of scribes can involve copying manuscripts and other texts as well as ...

from the kingdom of

Ebla Ebla (Sumerian language, Sumerian: ''eb₂-la'', , modern: , Tell Mardikh) was one of the earliest kingdoms in Syria. Its remains constitute a Tell (archaeology), tell located about southwest of Aleppo near the village of Mardikh. Ebla was ...

. His name has been found on a number of clay tablets, making possible an extrapolation of his career path.

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." Finally, he became a top administrator in the kingdom.

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Ebla Ancient Near Eastern scribes Writing teachers Syrian educators 25th-century BC people 3rd-millennium BC births Year of birth unknown 3rd-millennium BC deaths Year of death unknown {{AncientNearEast-bio-stub