Mnamon

Ancient writing systems in the Mediterranean

A critical guide to electronic resources

Proto-Elamite

- c. 3100/3050 - c. 2800 BC


Online resources



Academic materials

  1. Proto-Elamite
    Educational page of the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative Project about Proto-Elamite writing. It introduces the reader to the type of script, the history of decipherment, and the Proto-Elamite text corpus with relevant bibliography. Through the site it is possible to access the Proto-Elamite tablets of the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative online database. Texts are shown in hand-written copies and/or in pictures.
  2. Linear Elamite
    Educational page of the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative Project about the Linear Elamite writing. The site gives details on the type of script, the history of decipherment, and the Linear Elamite text corpus with relevant bibliography.
  3. Proto-Elamite History
    The website of the “Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies” hosts a page by R.K. Englund concerning the description of the Proto-Elamite script and texts with bibliographical references. Remarks about the relationship between the Proto-Elamite tablets and the Uruk proto-cuneiform tablets, as well as the format of these texts are also given in this site.