You are hereHomeBARNovember/December 1981Are “The Cities of the Plain” Mentioned in the Ebla Tablets? Obv. [obverse or front of the tablet] IV [the number of the column] 8 [the number of the row] = [indicates a parallel or duplicate passage in another tablet with the number indicated] 2379 rev. [reverse or back of the tablet] I.5. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.