Linear Elamite
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Linear Elamite is an ancient script used in southwestern Iran during the late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE to write the Elamite language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Linear Elamite canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfInscriptions | few dozen ⓘ |
| archaeologicalContext |
royal monuments
ⓘ
votive objects ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Elam
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite civilization
|
| associatedWithRuler | Puzur-Inshushinak ⓘ |
| attestedOn |
inscriptions of Anshan
ⓘ
inscriptions of Shahdad ⓘ inscriptions of Susa ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| chronologicalPeak | reign of Puzur-Inshushinak ⓘ |
| culturalFunction | expression of Elamite royal identity ⓘ |
| deciphermentStatus | subject of ongoing research ⓘ |
| directionOfWriting | left-to-right ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Proto-Elamite script
ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Elamite
cuneiform ⓘ |
| geographicContext | ancient Near East ⓘ |
| hasScriptCategory | logo-syllabary ⓘ |
| hasSignInventorySize | about 80–100 signs ⓘ |
| hasSignType |
logograms
ⓘ
numerals ⓘ syllabic signs ⓘ |
| hasUndecipheredStatus | partially deciphered ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeStatus | not yet encoded in Unicode (as of early 2020s) ⓘ |
| languageFamilyWritten | Elamite (language isolate) ⓘ |
| relatedToScript |
Proto-Elamite script
ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Elamite
|
| replacedBy | Elamite cuneiform ⓘ |
| scriptFamilyStatus | isolated ⓘ |
| scriptNameForm | Linear Elamite self-link ⓘ |
| scriptNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| scriptType | logo-syllabic script ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Mesopotamian cuneiform
ⓘ
surface form:
Akkadian cuneiform
|
| usedFor |
monumental inscriptions
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Elam
ⓘ
southwestern Iran ⓘ |
| usedInTimePeriod |
early 2nd millennium BCE
ⓘ
late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
clay
ⓘ
metal objects ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| writingSupport |
rock reliefs
ⓘ
statues ⓘ tablets ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor |
Elamite
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite language
|
| writingSystemScope | primarily monumental ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.