USC 6725

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P235535

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235535.

Transliteration

[...]
4(disz)# kusz3 kin# [...] x [...]
4(disz) kusz3 kin kas4 i7-pa-e3#?-[a?]
4(disz) kusz3 kin kas4 da-du-mu#?
5(disz) kusz3 kin kasz-de2 lugal-ku3-zu i3-dab5
1/2(disz) ninda kin# ur#-gigir sukkal lugal-nesag-e i3-dab5
1/2(disz) ninda kin# sag-gu4 lugal-e2-mah-e x i3-dab5#
3(disz) kusz3 kin musz-lah5 lugal-e2-mah-e i3-dab5
1(disz) kusz3 kin musz-lah5 2(disz) kusz3 aga3-us2 ur-szu-ku3-ga i3-dab5
5(disz) kusz3 kin eb-gal ur-gigir i3-dab5
5(disz)? kusz3 kin sukkal lugal-gu4-e i3-dab5
1(disz) lu2-iri-bar-ra ur-gu2-x? lu2-kal-la u3 lu2-me-lam2
1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3-ta ib2-dab5
1/2(disz) lu2-x
[mu? ...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — USC 6725. 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 (P235535) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235535..

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