Yahya 17 (P009541)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Tepe Yahya), dated to the Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Cite

Lineart

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Museum Number

NMI BK 04063

Period

Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Tepe Yahya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. M492 M297~b , 1(N30C) 1(N30D)
2. M041~j , 1(N30D)
3. x , 1(n)
4. M492 , 1(n)

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	P009541
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P009541

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Tepe Yahya)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum, Tehran, Iran
Museum Number	NMI BK 04063
Accession Number

References

primary: Yahya, 17

[Damerow1989Yahya] Damerow, Peter, and Robert K. Englund. 1989. Proto-Elamite Texts from Tepe Yahya. Harvard University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-09-02 at 13:11:48	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-19 at 08:29:33	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-04-26 at 16:14:21	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-04-23 at 10:30:32	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:06	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Yahya 17 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P009541.

Yahya 17 artifact entry (No. P009541). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P009541

Yahya 17 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P009541 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{2001Yahya,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {Yahya 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P009541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P009541},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P009541
LB  - CDLI:P009541
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - Yahya 17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P009541
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Yahya 17 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P009541.

Yahya 17 artifact entry (No. P009541). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P009541

Yahya 17 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P009541 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{2001Yahya,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {Yahya 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P009541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P009541},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P009541
LB  - CDLI:P009541
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - Yahya 17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P009541
ER  -