MDP 26S, 5240 (P009338)

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 15242

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

115.0 mm × 98.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] , 1(N45) 6(N14) [...]
  n lines broken
2'. [...] , [...] 1(N14)#?
3'. M305# M388 M110 M242~b# M096 [...] , [...]
4'. [...] x , 2(N01)# 1(N39B)#
5'. x x , 1(N01)#
  n lines broken
6'. [...] M320# M288 , 1(N01) 1(N39B) 1(N24)
7'. [...] M103~2# M254~a x M387~c M288 , 5(N01) 3(N39B) 1(N14)?
  n lines broken
8'. [...] x , 2(N14) 1(N01) 2(N39B) 1(N30D)
9'. [...] M259#? M281~f M096 M288 , 3(N14) 2(N01) [...]
  n lines broken
10'. [...] , [...] 1(N24)
11'. M304 M388# M115# |M296+M296| M288# , 1(N14) 3(N01) 2(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C)
  n lines broken
12'. [...] M288# , 1(N01)# 1(N39B) 1(N24)
13'. [...] , 2(N01)#
14'. M073~b M230~a M096 M288 , 3(N01)
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

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/P009338

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 115.0 mm × 98.0 mm × 32.0 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 15242
Accession Number

References

  • primary: [[MDP 26] Textes de comptabilité proto-élamites. Troisième série] Textes de comptabilité proto-élamites. Troisième série, Supplément 5240

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-09-02 at 13:11:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-16 at 08:32:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-04-26 at 16:14:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-04-23 at 10:30:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:02 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 26S, 5240 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P009338.
MDP 26S, 5240 artifact entry (No. P009338). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P009338
MDP 26S, 5240 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P009338 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 26S, 5240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P009338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P009338},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P009338
LB  - CDLI:P009338
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MDP 26S, 5240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P009338
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 26S, 5240 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P009338.
MDP 26S, 5240 artifact entry (No. P009338). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P009338
MDP 26S, 5240 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P009338 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2001MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MDP 26S, 5240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P009338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P009338},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P009338
LB  - CDLI:P009338
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MDP 26S, 5240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P009338
ER  -
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