OIP 092, 0403

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P383089.

Transliteration

2(u) 5(disz) _bar zi3-da-mesz_ kur-min2 ra-sa-ma-da-<na> am-ma-ak-sze-ud-da hu-masz-sza2 ku-ra-ka4-rasz2-na hu-ut-tasz-da
be-ul 1(u) 8(disz)-um-me-na _iti-mesz_ kar-ba-szi-ia-isz-ma

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0403. 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, P383089). source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P383089..

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