# Desset 2022: The Decipherment of Linear Elamite Writing > François Desset, Kambiz Tabibzadeh, Matthieu Kervran et al., 2022. 10 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The decipherment claim at the centre of… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1P8MSA3TW6/the-decipherment-of-linear-elamite-writing Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Proto-Elamite and Linear Elamite](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite)Desset 2022 **0** # The Decipherment of Linear Elamite Writing François Desset, Kambiz Tabibzadeh, Matthieu Kervran et al., 2022. _Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie 112(1)_. Claims a near-complete decipherment of Linear Elamite as a purely phonographic semi-syllabary (72 phonographic signs with allographs among about 80 to 110 graphemes), starting from the Puzur-Inshushinak bilinguals at Susa and extending through the royal and divine names on the silver "Gunagi" vessels. Pages 11 to 60. **Proto-Elamite and Linear Elamite** Articledoi: **[10.1515/za-2022-0003](https://doi.org/10.1515/za-2022-0003)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The decipherment claim at the centre of the Linear Elamite question. ## Cited by on this site 10 records [Linear Elamite developed from Proto-Elamite in a continuous tradition.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/answers/ANS0D1P97TP0BY5/linear-elamite-developed-from-proto-elamite-in-a-continuous) Answer ANS [Proto-Elamite writes a language, probably early Elamite, with logograms and some syllabic signs.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/answers/ANS0D1P96406PD9/proto-elamite-writes-a-language-probably-early-elamite-with) Answer ANS [The 2022 sign values are correct in substance and Linear Elamite writes Elamite; the texts can now be read.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/answers/ANS0D1P936800MA/the-2022-sign-values-are-correct-in-substance-and-linear) Answer ANS [Desset argues Linear Elamite descends from Proto-Elamite, which would imply phonetic use of the earlier signs.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/evidence/EVD0D1P96BT7REW/desset-argues-linear-elamite-descends-from-proto-elamite) Evidence EVD [The values read the royal name Puzur-Inshushinak and the god Inshushinak in the Susa bilinguals, where the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/evidence/EVD0D1P93E22YC6/the-values-read-the-royal-name-puzur-inshushinak-and-the-god) Evidence EVD [Desset and colleagues publish the Linear Elamite decipherment](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/events/EVT0D1P91FJ5Y6N/desset-and-colleagues-publish-the-linear-elamite) EVT [François Desset](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/people/FIG0D1P8XJJ39BE/francois-desset) FIG [Proto-Elamite and Linear Elamite](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite) The mystery article MYS [Has Linear Elamite been read?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/questions/QST0D1P91Z67YF2/has-linear-elamite-been-read) Question QST [Is Linear Elamite a descendant of Proto-Elamite?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/questions/QST0D1P92ET6QY3/is-linear-elamite-a-descendant-of-proto-elamite) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Desset, F., Tabibzadeh, K., Kervran, M., Basello, G. P., & Marchesi, G. (2022). The Decipherment of Linear Elamite Writing. Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie 112(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/za-2022-0003 ``` [Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1515/za-2022-0003) Key **SRC** 0D1P8MSA3TW6 Kind Journal article Rights The publisher's Kept 27 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published article Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1P8MSA3TW6/the-decipherment-of-linear-elamite-writing/csl.json)