MDP 17, 083 (P008281)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

Sb 22274

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

65.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. |M327+M365| M136~k ,
header
2. M124 M032 , [...]
n lines broken
3'. M376 , 3(N01)
4'. M149~a2 , 1(N34) 4(N14) [...]
n lines broken
5'. [...] , [...] 6(N01)
6'. M145~f , 1(N14) 6(N01)
7'. M374~a , 1(N14) [...]
n lines broken
8'. M152~f , 1(N14) 6(N01)
9'. |M351+1(N14)| , 2(N14) [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. M341 ,
2. M124 M032 , 1(N14) 5(N01)
3. M376 , [...]
n lines broken
4'. |M351+1(N14)| , 1(N14) 4(N01)
5'. M145~f , 6(N01)
6'. M205~d# , [...]
n lines broken
7'. M374~a , 6(N01)
8'. M152~g , 6(N01)
9'. M007~d# , 3(N01)#
rest broken

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	P008281
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P008281

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	65.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 20.0 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 22274
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 17, 83

[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 13:11:41	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 07:21:31	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-04-26 at 16:13:49	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-04-23 at 10:30:01	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:36	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, 083 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008281.

MDP 17, 083 artifact entry (No. P008281). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008281

MDP 17, 083 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008281 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008281},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008281
LB  - CDLI:P008281
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - MDP 17, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008281
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 17, 083 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008281.

MDP 17, 083 artifact entry (No. P008281). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008281

MDP 17, 083 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008281 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008281},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008281
LB  - CDLI:P008281
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - MDP 17, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008281
ER  -