OIP 092, 0021

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382707.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_1(disz) me_ 1(gesz2) 3(u) _sze-bar-mesz_ kur-min2 par2-me-uk-ka4-na zap-pi ku-ut-ik
har-ri-u-na du-isz-da
na-asz2!

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0021. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: PFAP, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P382707) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382707..

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