DIA 69.299 (P480686)

Ritual and liturgical plaque excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Elamite (ca. 770-539 BC) period and now kept in Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

DIA 69.299

Period

Neo-Elamite (ca. 770-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Plaque

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Ritual and liturgical (magical protective plaque)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

object plaque
surface a
1. er3-<ba2> _maszkim silim_-me
 en: Enter, good spirit!
2. _e3 maszkim hul_
 en: Leave, evil spirit!

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Ritual and liturgical (magical protective plaque)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Neo-Elamite (ca. 770-539 BC) [uncertain]
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P480686

Physical information

plaque

Artifact type Plaque
plaque
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Museum Number DIA 69.299
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-05-07 at 16:35:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Meerchyad, Lina CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Meerchyad, Lina CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“DIA 69.299 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 7, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480686.
DIA 69.299 artifact entry (No. P480686). (2015, May 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480686
DIA 69.299 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480686 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {may 7},
	title = {DIA 69.299 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480686},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/5/7/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P480686
LB  - CDLI:P480686
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - DIA 69.299 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480686
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“DIA 69.299 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 7, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480686.
DIA 69.299 artifact entry (No. P480686). (2015, May 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480686
DIA 69.299 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480686 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2015DIA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {may 7},
	title = {DIA 69.299 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480686},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/5/7/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P480686
LB  - CDLI:P480686
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - DIA 69.299 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480686
ER  - 
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