MDP 17, 490 (P008688)

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 22629

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

74.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. |M327+M342|#? ,
header
2. |M305+M340| M388 M242~e M347 M195~m M372 M288 , 1(N14)
3. M057 M455 M057 M288 , 1(N14)
4. M032 M066 M288 , 1(N14)
5. x M347 M223~b# M320 M281~c# M096# M288 , 1(N14)
6. M388# M066 M288 , 1(N14)
7. M048~k M386~a M066 M288 , 3(N01)
8. [...] M288 , 3(N01)
9. M175 M218~b1 M259 M218 M288 , 1(N14)#
10. [...] x M096 M288 , 1(N14)
11. M066? M219 M101 x x , [3(N01)]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] M371 M219 M218 M288 , 3(N01)
2. M262 M259 M218 M288 , 3(N01)
3. M066# M048~k M377~e? M218 M288 , 3(N01)
4. M054? M371~e M288 , 1(N14)
5. M259 M048~k M096 M288 , 3(N01)
6. M387~a M377~e M347 M371 M288 , 3(N01)#
7. [...] M218 |M218+M288| M288 , 3(N01)
column 2
1. M288 , 1(N45) 3(N14) 3(N01)#
2. x M242~f M096 x , [...]

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	P008688
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P008688

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	74.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Good)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	Sb 22629
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 17, 490

[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 13:11:40	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-15 at 07:21:47	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-04-26 at 16:13:58	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-04-23 at 10:30:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:45	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, 490 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008688.

MDP 17, 490 artifact entry (No. P008688). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008688

MDP 17, 490 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008688 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008688},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P008688
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MDP 17, 490 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008688
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 17, 490 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P008688.

MDP 17, 490 artifact entry (No. P008688). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P008688

MDP 17, 490 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P008688 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 17, 490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P008688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P008688},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P008688
LB  - CDLI:P008688
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MDP 17, 490 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P008688
ER  -