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The Invention of Writing in Iran: Proto-Elamite Writing and Proto-Elamite Tablets

İRAN’DA YAZININ İCADI: PROTO-ELAM YAZISI VE PROTO-ELAM YAZILI TABLETLER

Eray Karaketir(PAMUKKALE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-0452-7622
Yusuf Kılıç(PAMUKKALE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8024-8521
Pages
97–136
Publication Date
2024-06-30
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Modern studies as well as archaeological excavation reports were used in the creation of the study.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The Proto-Elamite writing used in the Proto-Elamite Period, between 3100-2900 BC, is the first writing invented in Iran.
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Key Findings & Data:Although it has some similarities with the Mesopotamian proto-cuneiform, it is a unique type of writing.
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Conclusion & Impact:Modern studies as well as archaeological excavation reports were used in the creation of the study.
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⚙️Variables:Proto-Elam Dönemi · Proto-Elam Kültürü · Proto-Elam Yazısı

Abstract

The Proto-Elamite writing used in the Proto-Elamite Period, between 3100-2900 BC, is the first writing invented in Iran. Although it has some similarities with the Mesopotamian proto-cuneiform, it is a unique type of writing. Hundreds of clay tablets containing this writing are the only written sources that enlighten the period in which they were used. These Proto-Elamite tablets, which contain various records and calculations on agriculture, animal husbandry and workers, are described as the primitive analogues of today's invoices. In this study, Proto-Elamite writing and Proto-Elamite tablets were analysed in various aspects and it was aimed to determine the socio-economical developments in Iran just before the historical periods. Modern studies as well as archaeological excavation reports were used in the creation of the study.

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Proto-Elam Dönemi’nde, MÖ 3100-2900 yılları arasında kullanılan Proto-Elam Yazısı, İran’da icat edilen ilk yazıdır. Mezopotamya kökenli proto-çivi yazısı ile bazı benzerlikler taşımakla birlikte kendisine özgü bir yazı türüdür. Bu yazıyı barındıran yüzlerce kil tablet ise kullanıldıkları döneme ışık tutan yegâne yazılı kaynaklardır. Tarım, hayvancılık ve işçiler konusunda çeşitli kayıt ve hesaplamaların bulunduğu söz konusu Proto-Elam yazılı tabletler, günümüzdeki faturaların ilkel benzerleri olarak nitelendirilmektedir. Çalışmada Proto-Elam yazısı ile Proto-Elam yazılı tabletler çeşitli yönleriyle incelenmiş ve İran’da tarihi dönemlerin hemen öncesinde yaşanan sosyo-ekonomik gelişmelerin tespiti amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın meydana getirilmesinde, arkeolojik kazı raporlarının yanı sıra çeşitli modern eserlerden yararlanılmıştır.

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Karaketir, E., Kılıç, Y. (2024). The Invention of Writing in Iran: Proto-Elamite Writing and Proto-Elamite Tablets. Archivum Anatolicum-Anadolu Arşivleri, Cilt: 18 Sayı: 1, 97–136. https://doi.org/10.46931/aran.1485200

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