Position in chronology
OIP 092, 0039
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382725.
Transliteration
_1(disz) lim#_ tar-mu za-ak-za-ku-mar# szu#-ur-_eszszana_-ri ku-ut-ka4 pir2-ri-asz2-ba du-isz-da be-ul 1(u) 9(disz@v)-me-na#
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0039. 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, P382725). source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382725..
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