OIP 092, 0043

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382729.

Transliteration

9(disz@v) _me_ 2(u) 5(disz) mar-ri-isz _gesztin-mesz_ kur-min2 ap-zi2-zi2-na uk-ku ma-ni-iz-za du-isz-da
mi-ut-ra-an-ka4 sza2-ra-ra
ba-isz-ra-ka4-da ku-ut!-ka4

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0043. 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, P382729). source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382729..

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