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Document 4
Picture credits:
© 2013 Musée du Louvre, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / Raphaël Chipault
Brief description of the inscription:
Broken boulder with a snake decoration
Discovered during regular excavations:
Yes
Old name:
D
Current location:
Louvre Museum
Inventory N°:
Sb 172/6733
Material:
Limestone/Sandstone
Type of writing:
Western Linear Elamite
Dating:
Period of Puzur-Sushinak (circa 2150-2100 BC)
Number of signs preserved:
52
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: § 3.3.1
Bibliography:
Scheil 1908, pl. 4 Hinz 1969, pl. 12 Meriggi 1971, pl. 1
External Links:
https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010180406
https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/9393
Source: 1
Line:
1'
tokens
images
pe
l
ki
ma
hu
li2
la
u2
li3
?
hu
li2
š
Transliteration:
pe-l ki-ma hu-li2 la-w-li3-X {hu-li2-š}
Transcription:
pel ki-ma hůle law-li… {hůle-š}
Source: 2
Line:
1'-2'
tokens
images
?
s
hu2
ri2
t
wa
te
la
k2
Transliteration:
X-s-hu2 ri2-t-wa te-la!-k2
Transcription:
…shů rit-wa tela-k
Source: 3
Line:
2'-3'
tokens
images
a
k2
ka
ra
tu
p2
i
me
ma
pi2
š
ti
n
ra
Transliteration:
a-k2-ka!(ne)-ra tu-p2 i-me-ma ⸢pi2⸣-š | ti-n-ra
Transcription:
aka-r-a tup i-me-ma piš ti(y)-n-r-a
Source: 4
Line:
3'-4'
tokens
images
i
n
su
ši
na
k2
ši
mu
t
na
ru1
te
a
ha
i
ri
?
Transliteration:
i-n-su-ši-na-k2 ši-mu-t | na-ru-te | ⸢a-ha⸣ i-⸢ri⸣ […-h]-⸢š?⸣-[ne]
Transcription:
Insušinak Šimot Narůte aha i-re […-h]š-[ne]
Please cite as:
Document 4 <
https://hatamti-elam.uliege.be/elamiteli_doc_detail/4
>, in:
Hatamti-Linear Elamite Database
<
https://hatamti-elam.uliege.be
>, edited by Université de Liège.
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