MDP 26S, 5038 (P009281)

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 15348

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

53.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. M157~a ,
header
2. M038~a M381 M388 M338~b# [...] , [...]
n lines broken
3'. [...] M242~ab# M380~b M048~c M218 , 2(N01)#
n lines broken
4'. [...] , 2(N01)
5'. M254~a M380~b# x [...] , [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
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	P009281
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P009281

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	53.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50% (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 15348
Accession Number

References

primary: [[MDP 26] Textes de comptabilité proto-élamites. Troisième série] Textes de comptabilité proto-élamites. Troisième série, Supplément 5038

[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 13:11:40	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-09-01 at 10:02:34	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-04-19 at 15:58:58	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-19 at 08:30:40	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-04-26 at 16:14:14	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-04-23 at 10:30:25	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:58	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 26S, 5038 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P009281.

MDP 26S, 5038 artifact entry (No. P009281). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P009281

MDP 26S, 5038 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P009281 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 26S, 5038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P009281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P009281},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P009281
LB  - CDLI:P009281
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - MDP 26S, 5038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P009281
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 26S, 5038 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P009281.

MDP 26S, 5038 artifact entry (No. P009281). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P009281

MDP 26S, 5038 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P009281 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 26S, 5038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P009281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P009281},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P009281
LB  - CDLI:P009281
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - MDP 26S, 5038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P009281
ER  -