Document 19

Picture credits: © Iran National Museum, Tehran / François Desset

Brief description of the inscription:

Shahdad ceramic vessel

Discovered during regular excavations:

Yes

Old name:

Current location:

Iran National Museum, Tehran

Inventory N°:no. 8527 (excavation number no. 193)

Material:

Fired clay

Type of writing:

Eastern Linear Elamite

Dating:

ca. 2700 BC

Number of signs preserved:

Site or region:

Shahdad (30°25'53.03"N ; 57°44'35.14"E)

Writing direction:

Right to left

Scientific edition in:

F. Desset, K. Tabibzadeh, M. Kervran, G.-P. Basello, and G. Marchesi 2026, Linear Elamite Inscriptions and Related Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 2: Linear Elamite Texts from Fars, Kerman, and ... : § 6.1.1

Bibliography:

Hinz 1971, pl. 1 Hiebert/Lamberg-Karlovsky 1992, fig. 4

External Links:

https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/247638