MDP 17, 036 (P008234)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

Sb 22232

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

89.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] ,
2. M243~j , 1(N39B)
3. M036 , 1(N24)#
4. M010~2# , 1(N30C)#
5. x M050~k# , 1(N30C)#?
6. M057~b1 [...] , [...]
7. [...] M259#? M218 , 1(N01)
8. M243~j , 2(N39B)
9. M145 M372 , 1(N01)
10. M243~j , 1(N39B)
11. M388 M263 M048~c# M377 M057~b1 M387 M218 , 1(N01)
12. M263 , 1(N01)
13. M014~a , 1(N30C@b)
14. M036 , 1(N30C)
15. M294~a M050~k3 , 1(N30C)
16. M036 , 2(N30C) 1(N30C@b)
17. |M175+M136| M057~b , 1(N01)
18. M048~c M243~j , 1(N39B)
19. M124 M387~ef M259 M240 M263 M048~c# M096# , 1(N01)
20. M387~ef# M294~a# M050~k2# , 1(N30C)
21. M036#? , 2(N30C)
22. M014~a#? , 1(N30C)
23. M387# M036 , 1(N30C)
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , 2(N30C)
column 2
1. M312~c# M036 , 1(N01) 2(N39B) 1(N30C)
2. M014~a#? , 1(N24)# 2(N30C)
4. M050~k# , [...]
  (scribal design 1 = SD001)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

Period Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P008234

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 89.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: Fair)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number Sb 22232
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MDP 17, 36

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-09-02 at 13:11:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-04-19 at 15:58:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-11-15 at 07:21:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-04-26 at 16:13:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-04-23 at 10:30:00 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:33 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 17, 036 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008234.
MDP 17, 036 artifact entry (No. P008234). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008234
MDP 17, 036 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008234 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008234},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008234
LB  - CDLI:P008234
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MDP 17, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008234
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 17, 036 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008234.
MDP 17, 036 artifact entry (No. P008234). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008234
MDP 17, 036 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008234 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008234},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008234
LB  - CDLI:P008234
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MDP 17, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008234
ER  -
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