MDP 17, 320 (P008518)

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 22477

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

32.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] , 7(N01)#
n lines broken
2'. [...] , 3(N01)#
3'. M205~c , 1(N14)
n lines broken
4'. [...] , 4(N01)#
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. M149~a2 , 7(N01)#
n lines broken
2'. [...] , 2(N01)
n lines broken
3'. [...] , 1(N23)

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	P008518
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P008518

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	32.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment (Surface: Fair)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	Sb 22477
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 17, 320

[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 13:11:48	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-15 at 07:21:39	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-04-26 at 16:13:54	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-04-23 at 10:30:07	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:42	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 17, 320 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008518.

MDP 17, 320 artifact entry (No. P008518). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008518

MDP 17, 320 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008518 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 320 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008518},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008518
LB  - CDLI:P008518
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MDP 17, 320 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008518
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 17, 320 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008518.

MDP 17, 320 artifact entry (No. P008518). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008518

MDP 17, 320 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008518 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 320 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008518},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008518
LB  - CDLI:P008518
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MDP 17, 320 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008518
ER  -