OIP 092, 0051

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382737.

Transliteration

_1(disz) me_ 4(u@v) 4(disz@v) mar-ri-isz _gesztin-mesz_-na ma-tur-ba-an-mar u2-zi2-ik-rasz2 ku-ut-ka4
mi-isz-sza2-ba-ad-da du-sza2 hu-ud-du#-_ki#-min#_-ma mi-isz-pa-na ku!-iz-za
be-ul 2(u) 2(disz)-um-me-man-na#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0051. 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 (P382737) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382737..

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