Position in chronology
OIP 092, 0038
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382724.
Transliteration
1(disz) me 4(u@v) tar-mu-_mesz#_ kur-min2 ba-be-na-na um-ma-nu!-nu! du-sza2 kur-du-szu-um# ku-iz-da be-ul 2(u) 7(disz)-me-man-na
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0038. 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, P382724). source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382724..
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