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Linear Elamite
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Linear Elamite was a writing system used in Elam during the Bronze Age between c. 2300 and 1850 BCE, and known mainly from a few extant monumental inscriptions. It was used contemporaneously with Elam
Linear Elamite characters inventoried by 1912.
Linear Elamite characters inventoried by 1912.
Silver cup (item Q) from Marvdasht, Fars, with Linear-Elamite inscription on it, from the 3rd millennium BCE and kept in the National Museum of Iran.
Silver cup (item Q) from Marvdasht, Fars, with Linear-Elamite inscription on it, from the 3rd millennium BCE and kept in the National Museum of Iran. According to Desset et al., the inscription reads "For the Lady of Marapsha (toponym), (named) Shuwar-asu, I made this silver vase. In the Temple that will be known by my name, Humshat, I dedicated it with goodwill for you."
Clay cone with Linear Elamite text, dated to the reign of Puzur-Inshushinak. Louvre Museum Sb 17830.
Clay cone with Linear Elamite text, dated to the reign of Puzur-Inshushinak. Louvre Museum Sb 17830.
Clay tablet with Linear Elamite text. Louvre Museum Sb 9382.
Clay tablet with Linear Elamite text. Louvre Museum Sb 9382.
Elamite cuneiform
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Elamite cuneiform was a logo-syllabic script used to write the Elamite language. The corpus of Elamite cuneiform consists of tablets and fragments. The majority were created during the Achaemenid era,
Linear Elamite
…Elam during the Bronze Age between c. 2300 and 1850 BCE, and known mainly from a few extant monumental inscriptions. It was used contemporaneously with Elamite cuneiform and records the Elamite language. The French archaeologist François Desset and his colleagues have argued that it is the oldest known purely phonographic…
Inscription of Shutruk-Nahhunte in Elamite cuneiform on the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin.
Inscription of Shutruk-Nahhunte in Elamite cuneiform on the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin.
Probable treaty of alliance between Naram-Sin and Khita of Susa, king of Awan. Elamite cuneiforms, c. 2250, Susa, Louvre Museum.
Probable treaty of alliance between Naram-Sin and Khita of Susa, king of Awan. Elamite cuneiforms, c. 2250, Susa, Louvre Museum.