MDP 17, 023 (P008221)

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 22221

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

60.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. M388 M262 M097~f M218 M288 , 1(N14) 3(N01)
2'. M024~a1# M033~a M371 M288 , 3(N01)
3'. x M048~k M387~ef M057 M288 , 1(N01)
4'. M054~i M371 M288 , 1(N01)
5'. M048~k M219 M218 M288 , 2(N14) 5(N01)!
6'. M175 M218~b1 M259#? M218 M288 , 2(N14) 2(N01)
reverse
column 1
1. M288 , 7(N14) 3(N01)

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	P008221
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P008221

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	60.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 21.0 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 22221
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 17, 23

[Scheil1923MDP17] Scheil, Vincent. 1923. Textes de Compatibilité Proto-Élamites. Mémoires de La Mission Archéologique de Perse, Tome 17. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-09-02 at 13:11:44	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 07:21:29	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-04-26 at 16:13:47	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-04-23 at 10:30:00	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:32	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 17, 023 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008221.

MDP 17, 023 artifact entry (No. P008221). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008221

MDP 17, 023 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008221 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008221},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008221
LB  - CDLI:P008221
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MDP 17, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008221
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 17, 023 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008221.

MDP 17, 023 artifact entry (No. P008221). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008221

MDP 17, 023 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008221 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008221},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008221
LB  - CDLI:P008221
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MDP 17, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008221
ER  -