MDP 06, 245 (P008042)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

Sb 06389

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

73.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] , [...] 1(N45) [...]
n lines broken
2'. [...] M288 , 1(N34) [...]
n lines broken
3'. [...] |M157+M288|# M125# M388 [...] , [...]
n lines broken
4'. [...] , [...] 3(N01) 3(N39B) 1(N30D) 1(N39C)
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1. M305# M016# M288 , [...]
2. [...] M157 |M175+M175| M288 , 2(N34) [...]
3. [...] [M288] , [...] 2(N45)

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	P008042
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P008042

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	73.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment (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 06389
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 6, 245

[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
2012-04-19 at 15:58:58	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-15 at 07:21:18	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-09 at 03:27:32	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, 245 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008042.

MDP 06, 245 artifact entry (No. P008042). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008042

MDP 06, 245 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008042 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 06, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008042},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008042
LB  - CDLI:P008042
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - MDP 06, 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008042
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 06, 245 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008042.

MDP 06, 245 artifact entry (No. P008042). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008042

MDP 06, 245 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008042 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 06, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008042},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008042
LB  - CDLI:P008042
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - MDP 06, 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008042
ER  -