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Yahya 16 (P009540)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Tepe Yahya), dated to the Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum, Tehran, Iran

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Museum Number

NMI BK 02299

Period

Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Tepe Yahya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

40.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. M327~p ,
2. 6(N14)

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)

Collections

National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 25.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Undetermined

Related publications

primary: Yahya, 16

[Damerow1989Yahya] Damerow, Peter, and Robert K. Englund. 1989. Proto-Elamite Texts from Tepe Yahya. Harvard University Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMI BK 02299
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. Tepe Yahya)
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Chronology

Period: Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-09-02 at 13:11:48	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-11-19 at 08:30:41	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2007-04-26 at 16:14:21	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2007-04-23 at 10:30:32	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:06	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“Yahya 16 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P009540.

Yahya 16 artifact entry (No. P009540). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P009540

Yahya 16 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P009540 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2001Yahya,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {Yahya 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P009540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P009540},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P009540
LB  - CDLI:P009540
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - Yahya 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P009540
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Yahya 16 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P009540.

Yahya 16 artifact entry (No. P009540). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P009540

Yahya 16 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P009540 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2001Yahya,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {Yahya 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P009540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P009540},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P009540
LB  - CDLI:P009540
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - Yahya 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P009540
ER  -