Elamite cuneiform
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Elamite cuneiform is an ancient script adapted from Mesopotamian cuneiform and used to write the Elamite language in what is now southwestern Iran.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elamite cuneiform canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4027550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elamite cuneiform Context triple: [Elamite, writingSystem, Elamite cuneiform]
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A.
Proto-Elamite script
Proto-Elamite script is an early, undeciphered writing system used in southwestern Iran during the late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE, primarily for administrative and economic records.
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B.
Old Persian cuneiform
Old Persian cuneiform is an ancient semi-alphabetic cuneiform script used to write the Old Persian language of the Achaemenid Empire, notably in royal inscriptions such as those of Darius the Great.
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C.
Mesopotamian cuneiform
Mesopotamian cuneiform is one of the earliest known systems of writing, characterized by wedge-shaped impressions made in clay tablets and used across ancient Mesopotamia for languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian.
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D.
Elamite
Elamite is an ancient language of southwestern Iran, historically used in the kingdom of Elam and later as an administrative language under the Achaemenid Empire.
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E.
Cuneiform Luwian
Cuneiform Luwian is an extinct Indo-European Anatolian language once spoken in ancient Anatolia and written using a modified form of Mesopotamian cuneiform script.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elamite cuneiform Target entity description: Elamite cuneiform is an ancient script adapted from Mesopotamian cuneiform and used to write the Elamite language in what is now southwestern Iran.
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A.
Proto-Elamite script
Proto-Elamite script is an early, undeciphered writing system used in southwestern Iran during the late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE, primarily for administrative and economic records.
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B.
Old Persian cuneiform
Old Persian cuneiform is an ancient semi-alphabetic cuneiform script used to write the Old Persian language of the Achaemenid Empire, notably in royal inscriptions such as those of Darius the Great.
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C.
Mesopotamian cuneiform
Mesopotamian cuneiform is one of the earliest known systems of writing, characterized by wedge-shaped impressions made in clay tablets and used across ancient Mesopotamia for languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian.
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D.
Elamite
Elamite is an ancient language of southwestern Iran, historically used in the kingdom of Elam and later as an administrative language under the Achaemenid Empire.
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E.
Cuneiform Luwian
Cuneiform Luwian is an extinct Indo-European Anatolian language once spoken in ancient Anatolia and written using a modified form of Mesopotamian cuneiform script.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient script
ⓘ
cuneiform script ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
inscribed bricks
ⓘ
monumental inscriptions ⓘ |
| characterForm | wedge-shaped signs ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation |
contemporary with Akkadian cuneiform
ⓘ
earlier than Old Persian cuneiform ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Elam
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite civilization
|
| deciphermentStatus | partially deciphered ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Mesopotamian cuneiform ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Mesopotamian cuneiform
ⓘ
surface form:
Akkadian cuneiform
|
| geographicContext |
Iranian plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian Plateau
ancient Near East ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystemType |
consonant-vowel syllabary elements
ⓘ
logograms ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Sumerian cuneiform ⓘ |
| ISO15924 | Xsux ⓘ |
| languageFamilyWritten |
Elamite
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite language
|
| medium |
clay tablets
ⓘ
stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| notUsedFor |
Akkadian
ⓘ
surface form:
Akkadian language
Sumerian language ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | cuneiform ⓘ |
| scriptType | logo‑syllabic script ⓘ |
| scriptUsage |
economic records
ⓘ
official inscriptions ⓘ |
| status | extinct writing system ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlock | Cuneiform ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Akkadian cuneiform
ⓘ
Old Persian cuneiform ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Elam
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamites
|
| usedFor |
administrative documents
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Persepolis Treasury tablets
ⓘ
surface form:
Persepolis administrative archives
|
| usedInEmpire |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Elam ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite kingdom
|
| usedInRegion |
Elam
ⓘ
southwestern Iran ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingMaterial | reed stylus ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor |
Elamite
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite language
|
| writingSystemScope | primarily for Elamite language ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elamite cuneiform Description of subject: Elamite cuneiform is an ancient script adapted from Mesopotamian cuneiform and used to write the Elamite language in what is now southwestern Iran.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.