Position in chronology
OIP 092, 0036
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382722.
Transliteration
_2(disz) me_ 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) tar#-mu#-_mesz#_ kur-min2 hu-musz#-ti-ma-na um#-ma-nu!-nu! ku-iz-da kur-du-isz-szu!-um be-ul 2(u)-me-na
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0036. 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, P382722). source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382722..
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