Position in chronology
OIP 092, 0033
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382719.
Transliteration
_5(disz) me_ 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz@v) _zi3-da-mesz_ ba-ir-sza2-an ku-ut-ka4 man-nu-un-da du-isz-da x-ir-te-um-be#
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0033. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: OIM L— (PFAP, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA) — from Pārśa (mod. Persepolis) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.earth/artifacts, P382719). source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382719..
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