MDP 17, 405 (P008603)

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 22559

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

27.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] , 5(N01)#
2'. x , [...]
n lines broken
3'. M376 , 1(N08A)
4'. |M327+M059~d|? , [...]
n lines broken
5'. M009# , 1(N01)
6'. M376#? , 1(N08A)
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] , 1(N01)#
2'. x , n
n lines broken
3'. M346 , 1(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	P008603
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P008603

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	27.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment (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 22559
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 17, 405

[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 13:11:47	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 07:21:43	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-04-26 at 16:13:55	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-04-23 at 10:30:08	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:43	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, 405 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008603.

MDP 17, 405 artifact entry (No. P008603). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008603

MDP 17, 405 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008603 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 405 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008603},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008603},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008603
LB  - CDLI:P008603
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - MDP 17, 405 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008603
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 17, 405 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008603.

MDP 17, 405 artifact entry (No. P008603). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008603

MDP 17, 405 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008603 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 405 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008603},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008603},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008603
LB  - CDLI:P008603
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - MDP 17, 405 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008603
ER  -