Document 1

Document 1

Picture credits: © Musée du Louvre, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / Maurice et Pierre Chuzeville

Brief description of the inscription:

Lion table

Discovered during regular excavations:

Yes

Old name:

A

Current location:

Louvre Museum

Inventory N°:Sb 17

Material:

Limestone/Sandstone

Type of writing:

Western Linear Elamite

Dating:

Period of Puzur-Sushinak (circa 2150-2100 BC)

Number of signs preserved:

50

Site or region:

Susa (32°11'19.06"N ; 48°14'46.96"E)

Writing direction:

Right to left

Scientific edition in:

F. Desset, K. Tabibzadeh, M. Kervran, G.-P. Basello, and G. Marchesi 2025, Linear Elamite Inscriptions and Related Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 1: Linear Elamite Texts from Susa: § 3.2.2

Bibliography:

Scheil 1905, pl. 2 Hinz 1969, pl. 7 Meriggi 1971, pl. 1

External Links:

https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010174448
https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/9390

Source: 1 Line: 1 tokens images

su2

h

te

r

i

n

su

ši

na

k

ki

r

Transliteration: su2-h-te-r i-n-su-ši-na-k-ki-r

Transcription: sohter Insušinak-ir

Source: 2 Line: 2-3 tokens images

pu

zu

r

su

ši

na

k

ze

m

t

i

ha

t

pa

k

su

še

ni

r

Transliteration: pu-zu-r-su-ši-na-k ze-m-t i ha-t-pa-k su-še-ni-r

Transcription: Puzur-Sušinak zemt i hatpak Sušen-ir

Source: 3 Line: 4-5 tokens images

ši

n

pi

s

h

hu

k

?

r

ša

i

ri

Transliteration: ši-n-pi-s-h-hu-k X-r-ša i-ri

Transcription: Šin-pishůk …rša i-re

Source: 4 Line: 5 tokens images

pe

s

e

zu

p2

pa

š

Transliteration: pe-s-e zu-p2-pa-š

Transcription: pes-e zupa-š

Please cite as: Document 1 <https://hatamti-elam.uliege.be/elamiteli_doc_detail/1>, in: Hatamti-Linear Elamite Database <https://hatamti-elam.uliege.be>, edited by Université de Liège.