Document 9

Brief description of the inscription:

Statue of Inanna

Discovered during regular excavations:

Yes

Old name:

Current location:

Louvre Museum

Inventory N°:Sb 54 + 6617

Material:

Limestone/Sandstone

Type of writing:

Western Linear Elamite

Dating:

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

Number of signs preserved:

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: § 3.2.1

Bibliography:

Scheil 1913, 18 Hinz 1969, pl. 14 Meriggi 1971, pl. 3

External Links:

https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010174482
https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/9399

Source: 2 Line: 1 tokens images

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Transliteration: ha-t-pa-k2 su-še-ni-r ⸢pu!-zu-r⸣-su-ši-na-k2

Transcription: hatpa-k Sušen-ir Puzur-Sušinak