Document 15

Brief description of the inscription:

Susa archaic tablet

Discovered during regular excavations:

Yes

Old name:

Current location:

Louvre Museum

Inventory N°:Sb 9382

Material:

Clay

Type of writing:

Unknown

Dating:

possible pre Old Akkadian period (before 2300 BC)

Number of signs preserved:

Site or region:

Susa (32°11'19.06"N ; 48°14'46.96"E)

Writing direction:

Unknown

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: § 2.2.4

Bibliography:

Scheil 1935, XIII Hinz 1969, pl. 15 Meriggi 1971, pl. 3

External Links:

https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010182134
https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/247645