CDLI Achaemenid XPb composite (P522246)

Official or display artifact excavated in Pārśa (mod. Persepolis), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Pārśa (mod. Persepolis)

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display

Language(s)

Persian

Measurements

Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. b-g : v-z-r-k : a-u-r-m-z-d-a
2. : h-y : i-m-a-m : b-u-mi-i-m :
3. a-d-a : h-y : a-v-m : a-s-m-a-
4. n-m : a-d-a : h-y : m-r-t-i-y-
5. m : a-d-a : h-y : $-i-y-a-t-i-
6. m : a-d-a : m-r-t-i-y-h-y-a :
7. h-y : x-$-y-a-r-$-a-m : x-$-a-
8. y-t'-i-y-m : a-ku-u-n-u-$ : a-i-
9. v-m : p-ru-u-n-a-m : x-$-a-y-t'-
10. i-y-m : a-i-v-m : p-ru-u-n-a-m
11. : f-r-m-a-t-a-r-m : a-d-m : x-
12. $-y-a-r-$-a : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y
13. : v-z-r-k : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : x-$-
14. a-y-t'-i-y-a-n-a-m : x-$-a-y-t'-
15. i-y : d-h-y-u-n-a-m : p-ru-u-v-z-
16. n-a-n-a-m : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y :
17. a-h-i-y-a-y-a : b-u-mi-i-y-a : v-
18. z-r-k-a-y-a : du-u-r-i-y : a-
19. p-i-y : d-a-r-y-v-h-u-$ : x-$-
20. a-y-t'-i-y-h-y-a : p-u-c, : h-x-
21. a-m-n-i-$-i-y : t'-a-t-i-y : x-
22. $-y-a-r-$-a : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : v-
23. z-r-k : t-y : m-n-a : k-r-t-m
24. : i-d-a : u-t-a : t-y-m-i-y :
25. a-p-t-r-m : k-r-t-m : a-v : vi-
26. i-s-m : v-$-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-
27. h : a-ku-u-n-v-m : m-a-m : a-u-r-
28. m-z-d-a : p-a-tu-u-v : h-d-a : b-
29. g-i-b-i-$ : u-t-a-m-i-y : x-$-c,-
30. m : u-t-a : t-y-m-i-y : k-r-t-m

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Consult word list of Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

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Physical Information

Artifact type: Artifact type comments:
composite
Material: Clay
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Artifact comments:
composite

Text Information

Genre(s): Official or display
Language(s): Persian

Related publications

history: Finkel & Taylor, Cuneiform, Fig. 37

[FinkelTaylor2015] Finkel, Irving L., and Jonathan Taylor. 2015. Cuneiform. British Museum.
history: Travels in Various Countries of the East, Vol. II,1821 pl XLVI

[Ouseley1821Travels] Ouseley, William. n.d. Travels in Various Countries of the East, More Particularly Persia. London.

most particularly Persia Vol.II 1821 pl XLVI
history: Schmitt, Rudiger, 2000, Old Persian Inscriptions of Naqsh-i Rustam and Persepolis

[sec136423] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.: Q007210
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Provenience

Provenience: Pārśa (mod. Persepolis)
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Chronology

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced: Xerxes1.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-27 at 18:43:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-08-27 at 16:41:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-01 at 15:52:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2021-09-10 at 18:26:38	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	approved
2021-05-19 at 07:40:55	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	approved
2021-02-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions online (Q007210) (Q007210)

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Achaemenid XPb composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Achaemenid XPb a frag. 01 (P500439)	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)	Pārśa (mod. Persepolis)
CDLI Achaemenid XPb a frag. 02 (P520033)	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)	Pārśa (mod. Persepolis)
CDLI Achaemenid XPb a frag. 03 (P520034)	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)	Pārśa (mod. Persepolis)
CDLI Achaemenid XPb b (P520035)	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)	Pārśa (mod. Persepolis)

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Achaemenid XPb Composite Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P522246.

CDLI Achaemenid XPb composite artifact entry (No. P522246). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P522246 (Original work published 2021)

CDLI Achaemenid XPb composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P522246 (Accessed: January 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Achaemenid XPb Composite Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P522246.

CDLI Achaemenid XPb composite artifact entry (No. P522246). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P522246 (Original work published 2021)

CDLI Achaemenid XPb composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P522246 (Accessed: January 4, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P522246},
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