OIP 092, 0405

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P383091.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_2(u) bar zi3-da-mesz_ kur-min2 isz-ti-man-ka4-na ir-da-pu-ka4 du-isz-da
ku-ra-ka4-rasz2 ha hu-ud-da-man-ra kam-pir2-ri-isz ka4-ap-nu-isz-ki-ma ir-sze-na da-man-na
_iti-mesz_ha-du-kan2-nu-ia-isz be-ul 2(u) 2(disz)-um-me-man-na

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0405. 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 (P383091) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P383091..

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