Position in chronology
OIP 092, 0406
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P383092.
Transliteration
2(u) 5(disz) _bar zi3-da#-mesz_ kur#-min2# ir#-tup#-pi-ia#-na pir2#?-ma#?-ia!-ba#-da du-isz-da ku-ra-ka4-rasz2 hu-ud-da-man-ra -u2-na-ir-na ka4-ap-nu-isz-ki-ma ir-sze-na sza2-ra-man-na! _iti-mesz_ tu-ir-ma-ir-na be-ul 2(u) 2(disz)-um-me-man-na
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0406. 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, P383092). source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P383092..
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