OIP 092, 0056

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382742.

Transliteration

1(szu) _sze-gesz-i3-mesz_ kur-min2 sa!-ak-ti-ti-na ul-li-pi-ti-na-mar-ri u2-pir2 ku-ut-ik-ka4
na-ap-pu-pu du-isz-da
be-ul 2(u) 2(disz)-um-me-na

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0056. 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 (P382742) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382742..

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