MDP 17, 444 (P008642)

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 06351

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

63.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] , 5(N14)
2'. M102~m , 3(N14)# [...]
  n lines broken
3'. [...] , 4(N01)
4'. x M304 M130~b , 2(N01)#
  n lines broken
5'. [...] , 2(N01)
6'. M009 , 1(N01)
7'. M368~c# M009 , 4(N01)#
  n lines broken
8'. [...] , 5(N01)
9'. M339# M269~4 , [...]
  n lines broken
10'. [...] , 5(N01)#
11'. M342? M449 [...] , [...]
12'. [...] , 5(N01) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x , 2(N01)
2'. M260 , 1(N01)
3'. M064~d , 2(N01)
4'. M449# [...] , [...]
  n lines broken
5'. [...] , 8(N01)
6'. x , 1(N01)
7'. M449 , 2(N14)
  n lines broken
8'. [...] M054~i# , 2(N01)
9'. M009 , 4(N01)
10'. M450 M007~c , 5(N01)
  n lines broken
11'. [...] , 8(N01)#
12'. M449 , 2(N14) 6(N01)
13'. M318~e#? , [...]
  seal 1
  seal 1 = PES0147 = PES0924 + PES0222 = PES0930

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/P008642

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 63.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment (Surface: Good)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number Sb 06351
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MDP 17, 444

    [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 13:11:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-19 at 15:58:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-15 at 07:21:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-04-26 at 16:13:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-04-23 at 10:30:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:44 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 17, 444 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008642.
MDP 17, 444 artifact entry (No. P008642). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008642
MDP 17, 444 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008642 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 444 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008642
LB  - CDLI:P008642
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - MDP 17, 444 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008642
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 17, 444 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008642.
MDP 17, 444 artifact entry (No. P008642). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008642
MDP 17, 444 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008642 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 444 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008642
LB  - CDLI:P008642
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - MDP 17, 444 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008642
ER  -
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