CahDAFI 8, 17 11 (P285657)

Administrative bulla excavated in Susa (mod. Shush), dated to the Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC) period and now kept in National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Museum Number

NMI BK —

Period

Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

Text

object bulla
surface a
1. [1(N14~t)?] 2(N01~t) ,
blank space
seal impressions
seal 1
(no linguistic content)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC)
Consult word list of Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

Period	Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285657
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P285657

Physical information

with token(s)

Artifact type	Bulla with token(s)
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment

Provenance

Provenience	Susa (mod. Shush)
Written In
Excavation Number	S.ACR.I.77.2142.2
Findspot	H-4 (876)
Stratigraphic Level	18 1-2
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum, Tehran, Iran
Museum Number	NMI BK —
Accession Number

References

primary: CahDAFI 8 (pp. 11-70), 17 11

[LeBrun1978CahDAFI8] Vallat, François, and Alain Le Brun. 1978. “L’origine de l’ecriture à Suse.” Cahiers de La Délégation Archéologique Française En Iran 8: 11–70.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-24 at 15:12:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2018-01-26 at 11:22:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:48	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2005-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CahDAFI 8, 17 11 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285657.

CahDAFI 8, 17 11 artifact entry (No. P285657). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285657 (Original work published 2005)

CahDAFI 8, 17 11 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285657 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CahDAFI 8, 17 11 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285657.

CahDAFI 8, 17 11 artifact entry (No. P285657). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285657 (Original work published 2005)

CahDAFI 8, 17 11 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285657 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {CahDAFI 8, 17 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285657},
}

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