Position in chronology
OIP 092, 0047
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382733.
Transliteration
2(u) 7(disz) mar-ri-isz _gesztin@d-mesz_ kur-min2 mu-isz-ka4-na da-a-u2-uk-ka4 hi-sze mar-da-mar-da-um? na-ri-ia-pi-ik-na-na du-isz par2-na-ma-ti-isz ku-iz-za
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0047. 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, P382733). source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382733..
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