USC 6565

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P235377

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235377.

Transliteration

6(asz)# 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz)# 2/3(disz)# [sila3] zu2#-lum#
4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 haszhur duru5 gur#
3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 pesz3 duru5 gur#
3(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) sila3 nu-ur2-ma gur#
5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ge6-par4 duru5
1(asz) 3(barig) gesztin duru5 gur
2(ban2)# KIB@s duru5
sza3#-bi-ta
[n] gin2#? ku3#-babbar
[...]-bi# 4(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
[...] e2# [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — USC 6565. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA (P235377) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235377..

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