OIP 092, 0059

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382745.

Transliteration

6(disz)#? hi-du#
3(disz)#? ku-masz#
[_pap_] 9(disz@v) _udu-nita2-mesz_ kur-min2 ir-tam5-na hal-ba-ka4
_kusz-mesz_-e ka4-ap-nu-isz-ki-ma ul-la-isz-da ti-ra-zi2-isz
sza2-a-ka4-da ir-ti-ma ak-ka4-ia-sze du-isz
be-ul 1(u) 9(disz@v)-na

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0059. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: National Museum, Tehran, Iran (P382745) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382745..

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