Position in chronology
RA 114, 172-174 no. 8
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P469828.
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — RA 114, 172-174 no. 8. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland (P469828) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P469828..
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