Position in chronology
OIP 092, 0058
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382744.
Transliteration
1(disz) rap2-tam5 1(disz) ku-masz 4(disz@v) hi-du 7(disz) ku-ip-szu 4(disz@v) pu-tu4 _sal-mesz_-na _pap 1(u) 7(disz) udu-nita2-mesz_ nu-tan-nu-ia-asz2 kur-min2 ba-ka4-ba-na-na hal-ba!-ka4 _kusz-mesz_-e am-pir2-da-u-isz a-ak sza2-a-ka4-da du-isz-sza2 ka4-ap-nu-isz-ki-ma ul-la-isz-da hi-ra-an <<be-ul>> be-ul 1(u) 8(disz)-na
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0058. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: National Museum, Tehran, Iran (P382744) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382744..
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