Proto-Elamite script

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf writing system
gptkbp:associatedWith Indus script
cuneiform script
ancient_Elamite_civilization
gptkbp:characterTraits pictographs
abstract symbols
gptkbp:composedOf logograms
syllabic signs
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Elam
gptkbp:firstAppearance Susa
gptkbp:hasFestival true
gptkbp:hasGoals historical linguistics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Proto-Elamite script
gptkbp:influencedBy Sumerian cuneiform
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith trade transactions
the_rise_of_urban_centers_in_Elam
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy its unique symbols
a lack of vowels
a mixture of ideographic and phonetic elements
a variety of signs
gptkbp:isConsidered a significant archaeological find
one of the earliest writing systems
a precursor to later scripts
a significant development in writing history
a_key_to_understanding_Elamite_history
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn archaeological findings
gptkbp:isFoundIn museum collections
ancient records
ancient trade documents
gptkbp:isNotableFor its role in record-keeping
its complexity and diversity of signs
its influence on subsequent writing systems
its role in administrative control
its_role_in_the_administration_of_Elamite_society
its_use_in_the_Elamite_economy
gptkbp:isPartOf the history of writing systems
the study of ancient scripts
ancient_Near_Eastern_scripts
gptkbp:isRelatedTo ancient languages
the development of writing in the ancient world
cultural_practices_of_Elamites
gptkbp:isStudiedIn linguists
epigraphy
gptkbp:isUsedFor inscriptions
recording transactions
gptkbp:isUsedIn historical analysis
archaeological research
economic documentation
gptkbp:locatedIn archaeological sites
gptkbp:notableFor its complexity
gptkbp:releasedIn archaeologists
gptkbp:replacedBy Linear_Elamite_script
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Elamites
gptkbp:usedFor c._3200_BC
gptkbp:uses c. 2700 BC
gptkbp:utilizes administrative records
gptkbp:wrote clay tablets