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In this article the possibilities how to read and interpret the expression NUMUN NU IR RA, used to designate a specific kind of lamb in MDP 55, 80: 3-4, 9-10, 15-16 and 21-22, a text from Susa dating from the beginning of the Sukkalmahat, are explored. By means of parallel or similar attestations from early Mesopotamia we try to analyse and comprehend the expression sign by sign. A corrected transliteration of MDP 55, 80 is given.
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Iranica Antiqua is one of the leading scholarly journals covering studies on the civilization of pre-Islamic Iran in its broadest sense. This annual publication, edited by the Department for Near Eastern Art and Archaeology at Gent University, Belgium, contains preliminary excavation reports, contributions on archaeological problems, studies on different aspects of history, institutions, religion, epigraphy, numismatics and history of art of ancient Iran, as well as on cultural exchanges and relations between Iran and its neighbours.