MDP 06, 253 (P008048)

Administrative tablet excavated in Susa (mod. Shush), dated to the Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

Sb 15102

Period

Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

59.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. |M327+M342|#? ,
header
2. |M153+M106~a|# M066 M242~b M096 M387~eh M004 M346 , 5(N01)
en: 5 female sheep belonging to x
3. M249~m M332~d#? M057~a2# M346 , 2(N01)
en: 2 female sheep belonging to x
4. M370 M346 , 1(N01)
en: 1 female sheep belonging to x
5. |M218~d+M288|#? x M218 M346 , 2(N01)
en: 2 female sheep belonging to x
x M218 only visible on copy
reverse
column 1
1. M346 , 1(N14)
en: (total) 10 female sheep

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)
Consult word list of Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

Period	Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P008048
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P008048

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	59.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience	Susa (mod. Shush)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	Sb 15102
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 6, 253

[Scheil1905MDP6] Scheil, Vincent. 1905. Textes Élamites-Sémitiques (3rd Series). Mémoires de La Délégation En Perse 6.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-09-02 at 13:11:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-03-24 at 08:11:34	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-15 at 07:21:19	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-09 at 03:27:33	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-04-26 at 16:13:43	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-04-23 at 10:29:55	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:29	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 06, 253 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008048.

MDP 06, 253 artifact entry (No. P008048). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008048

MDP 06, 253 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008048 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 06, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008048},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008048},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008048
LB  - CDLI:P008048
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - MDP 06, 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008048
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 06, 253 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008048.

MDP 06, 253 artifact entry (No. P008048). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008048

MDP 06, 253 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008048 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 06, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008048},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008048},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008048
LB  - CDLI:P008048
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - MDP 06, 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008048
ER  -