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Elamite cuneiform
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, and contain primarily economic records.
The Elamite language (c. 2600 BCE to 400 BCE) is the now-extinct language spoken by Elamites, who inhabited the regions of Khūzistān and Fārs in Southern Iran. It has long been an enigma for scholars due to the scarcity of resources for its research and the irregularities found in the language. It seems to have no relation to its neighboring Semitic and Indo-European languages. Scholars fiercely argue over several hypotheses about its origin, but have no definite theory.
Elamite cuneiform comes in two variants: the first, derived from Akkadian, was used during the 3rd to 2nd millennia BCE, and a simplified form was used during the 1st millennium BCE. The main difference between the two variants is the reduction of glyphs used in the simplified version. At any one time, there would only be around 130 cuneiform signs in use. Throughout the script's history, only 206 different signs were used in total.
The earliest text using Elamite cuneiform, an adaptation of Akkadian cuneiform, is a treaty between the Akkadian Naram-Sin and the Elamite Khita that dates back to 2250 BCE. The Treaty enumerates the kings of Elam, as guarantors of the agreement, and states:
The enemy of Naram-Sin is my enemy, the friend of Naram-Sin is my friend
— Akkadian-Elamite Treaty of 2250 BCE
However, some believe that Elamite cuneiform might have been in use since 2500 BCE. The tablets are poorly preserved, so only limited parts can be read, but it is understood that the text is a treaty between the Akkad king Nāramsîn and Elamite ruler Hita, as indicated by frequent references like "Nāramsîn's friend is my friend, Nāramsîn's enemy is my enemy".
In 1933–34, 33,000 Elamite cuneiform tablets were found as part of the Persepolis Administrative Archives. The Archives are the most important primary source for an understanding of the internal workings of the Achaemenid Empire.
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Elamite cuneiform
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, and contain primarily economic records.
The Elamite language (c. 2600 BCE to 400 BCE) is the now-extinct language spoken by Elamites, who inhabited the regions of Khūzistān and Fārs in Southern Iran. It has long been an enigma for scholars due to the scarcity of resources for its research and the irregularities found in the language. It seems to have no relation to its neighboring Semitic and Indo-European languages. Scholars fiercely argue over several hypotheses about its origin, but have no definite theory.
Elamite cuneiform comes in two variants: the first, derived from Akkadian, was used during the 3rd to 2nd millennia BCE, and a simplified form was used during the 1st millennium BCE. The main difference between the two variants is the reduction of glyphs used in the simplified version. At any one time, there would only be around 130 cuneiform signs in use. Throughout the script's history, only 206 different signs were used in total.
The earliest text using Elamite cuneiform, an adaptation of Akkadian cuneiform, is a treaty between the Akkadian Naram-Sin and the Elamite Khita that dates back to 2250 BCE. The Treaty enumerates the kings of Elam, as guarantors of the agreement, and states:
The enemy of Naram-Sin is my enemy, the friend of Naram-Sin is my friend
— Akkadian-Elamite Treaty of 2250 BCE
However, some believe that Elamite cuneiform might have been in use since 2500 BCE. The tablets are poorly preserved, so only limited parts can be read, but it is understood that the text is a treaty between the Akkad king Nāramsîn and Elamite ruler Hita, as indicated by frequent references like "Nāramsîn's friend is my friend, Nāramsîn's enemy is my enemy".
In 1933–34, 33,000 Elamite cuneiform tablets were found as part of the Persepolis Administrative Archives. The Archives are the most important primary source for an understanding of the internal workings of the Achaemenid Empire.