MDP 17, 442 (P008640)

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 22589

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

29.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [M387] M069~a# , 1(N01)#
2'. M387# M069~a , 1(N01)
3'. M387 M069~a , 1(N01)
  n lines broken
4'. M387# M069~a , 1(N01)
5'. M387 M069~a , 1(N01)
6'. M387 M069~a , 1(N01)
7'. M387 M069~a , 1(N01)
  n lines broken
8'. [M387 M069~a] , 1(N01)#
9'. M387 M069~a , 1(N01)#
10'. M387 M069~a , 1(N01)
11'. M387 M069~a , 1(N01)
  n lines broken
12'. [...] , 2(N01)
13'. M038~a# [...] , [...]
14'. [...] M112~e , 3(N39B)
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P008640

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 29.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 25% (Surface: Poor)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number Sb 22589
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MDP 17, 442

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

  • history: TCL 32, 118

    [Dahl2019TCL32] Dahl, Jacob L. 2019. Tablettes et Fragments Proto-Élamites = Proto-Elamite Tablets and Fragments. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 32. Paris: Éditions Khéops, Louvre éditions.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-09-02 at 13:11:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-09-02 at 12:26:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-08-29 at 02:43:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2013-02-26 at 11:24:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-19 at 15:58:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-11-15 at 07:21:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-04-26 at 16:13:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-04-23 at 10:30:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:44 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 17, 442 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008640.
MDP 17, 442 artifact entry (No. P008640). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008640
MDP 17, 442 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008640 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 442 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008640},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008640
LB  - CDLI:P008640
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - MDP 17, 442 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008640
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 17, 442 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008640.
MDP 17, 442 artifact entry (No. P008640). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008640
MDP 17, 442 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008640 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 442 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008640},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008640
LB  - CDLI:P008640
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - MDP 17, 442 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008640
ER  -
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