MDP 26S, 4805 (P009240)

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 15223

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

68.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1. M051~b# M264~a , 1(N01)
2. M262~ba# , 1(N01)
n lines broken
3'. [...] , 1(N24)# 2(N30C)
4'. M051~b# M263~b , 1(N01)
5'. [...] , 5(N01)
6'. M033~b M048~c M263~b#? , 3(N01)
7'. |M036+1(N30D)| , 1(N14)
8'. |M305+X|? M388#? M009 M004 M218 M263~b1 , 1(N01)
9'. |M036+1(N30D)| , 5(N01)
reverse
column 1
1. M297~b# , 1(N01) 4(N39B) 1(N24)

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	P009240
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P009240

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	68.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (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 15223
Accession Number

References

primary: [[MDP 26] Textes de comptabilité proto-élamites. Troisième série] Textes de comptabilité proto-élamites. Troisième série, Supplément 4805

[Scheil1935MDP26] Scheil, Vincent. 1935. Textes de Comptabilité Proto-Élamites. Troisième Série. Mémoires de La Mission Archéologique de Perse, Tome 26. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-09-02 at 13:11:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2012-04-19 at 15:58:58	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-19 at 08:30:39	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-04-26 at 16:14:14	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-04-23 at 10:30:25	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:57	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 26S, 4805 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P009240.

MDP 26S, 4805 artifact entry (No. P009240). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P009240

MDP 26S, 4805 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P009240 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 26S, 4805 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P009240},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P009240},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P009240
LB  - CDLI:P009240
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MDP 26S, 4805 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P009240
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 26S, 4805 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P009240.

MDP 26S, 4805 artifact entry (No. P009240). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P009240

MDP 26S, 4805 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P009240 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 26S, 4805 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P009240},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P009240},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P009240
LB  - CDLI:P009240
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MDP 26S, 4805 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P009240
ER  -