Position in chronology
OIP 092, 0052
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382738.
Transliteration
2(u) _me_ 6(disz) mar-ri-isz _gesztin-mesz_ ma-tur-ba!-na-mar u2-zi2-ik-rasz2 ku-ut-ka4 hu-ud-du-_ki-min_-ma mi-isz-sza2-ba!-ad-da du#-sza2 ba#?-du#-isz#-du#?-isz#? ku-iz-za ma-an-na-ra-zi2-ia-ra be-ul 2(u) 2(disz)-um-me-man-na
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0052. 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, P382738). source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382738..
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