Elamic linear writing is the Bronze Age writing that was prevalent in ancient Elam . Only a few monumental inscriptions and inscriptions on clay have survived to our days (a total of 22 documents). It was used in parallel with the Elamite variety of Akkadian cuneiform writing and, apparently, for texts in the Elamite language .
| Elam Linear | |
|---|---|
| Type of letter | presumably syllabic + ideograms |
| Languages | supposedly Elamite |
| Place of occurrence | Elam |
| Territory | Elam (modern southwestern Iran) |
| Period | OK. 22-20 century BC. |
| Status | disappeared |
| Signs | unknown |
| Origin | Proto-Elam writing |
| Developed in | not |
| Related | not |
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There was a brief time in the last quarter of the 3rd millennium BC. e. Based on the number of characters, it is assumed that the Elamite script was syllable and came from proto-Elam script . To date, not decrypted. Of those who decrypted this letter, Walter Hinz and Piero Merigi are the most famous.
The most important texts, partially bilingual, are presented on monumental monuments.
Famous Elam Linear Signs
Literature
- B. Andre ‚and M. Salvini," Réflexions sur Puzur-Inšušinak, "Iranica Antiqua 24, 1989, pp. 53-72.
- F. Bork, "Zur protoelamischen Schrift," OLZ 8, 1905, pp. 323-30.
- F. Bork, Die Strichinschriften von Susa, Königsberg, 1924.
- C. Frank, Zur Entzifferung der altelamischen Inschriften, Berlin, 1912.
- W. Hinz, "Zur Entzifferung der elamischen Strichinschrift," Iranica Antiqua 2, 1962, pp. 1-21.
- P. Meriggi, La scrittura proto-elamica, pt. 1, Rome, 1971.