OIP 092, 0054

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382740.

Transliteration

4(u@v) 9(disz@v) _sze-gig-mesz_ kur-min2 man#?-gi#?-isz#-na ma-te-iz-zi2-kasz#-ik-ka4#-mar ku-ri-iz-za hi-sze ir-sze-na sza2-ra-man-na du-sza2 ba-ir-sza2-an ku-iz-za
ma-nu-isz tu#-ma-ra man-ma-ak-ka4 ul-li-ri-ri du-ma-isz
hu-be ap-pi-ka4-na-sze hu-ud-da-na
be-ul 2(u)-um-me-man-na
_7(disz) me_ 3(u) _zi3-da-mesz_ ba-ir-sza2-isz ku-ut-ka4
u2-pir2-ra-ad-da a-ak man-ma-ak-ka4 du-ma-isz-da
be-ul 1(u) 7(disz)-na
u-man-na sza2-ra-ma ha-tu#?-ma-sa-an

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0054. 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 (P382740) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382740..

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