Position in chronology
OIP 092, 0010
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382696.
Transliteration
3(u) kur-min2 ba-ku-mar-da-na! hu-na-ir ku-ut-ka4 kar-ki-isz la-isz-da
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0010. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: National Museum, Tehran, Iran (P382696) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382696..
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