OIP 092, 0060

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382746.

Transliteration

6(disz) ku-ip-szu kur-min2 mar-du-nu-ia-na hal-ba-ka4
_kusz-mesz_-e ir-ti-ma a-ak sza2-a-ka4-da du-ma-isz-sza2 ka4-ap-nu-isz-ki-ma ul-la-isz-da ti-ra-zi2-isz
<<_iti-mesz_>> _iti-mesz_ ha-du-ka4-nu-isz-na-ma be-ul 2(u) 1(disz)-na

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0060. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: National Museum, Tehran, Iran (P382746) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382746..

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