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 | | In 1968, the discovery of a bust bearing the votive inscription of Ibbit Lim, a prince of Ebla, on its shoulder was the first evidence permitting the identification to Tal Mardikh with Ebla. |
 | | Indeed, the professor’s determination and stubborn persistence during these digs was not simply based on a premonition, but, after preliminary studies and analyses, on the certainty that this site would prove to be fruitful. |
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