Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Royal Inscription
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
...
 EN PIRIG...BAR AN KI 
 |GUD×KUR| AN EŠ₂...GA₂ GA₂ 
 DUN...AN |GA₂×AN| LA 
 DI TAR...
 TI LA...
 ME BI AŠ A NI...
 NUN...
 AN...MAH 
 DUN₃@g@g KU₃ GA...DU MA 
 |NUN.LAGAR×SAL| SUD GA TI E KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 A RA ZU E GIŠ TUK 
 LUGAL A NI IR 
 AN |U.U.U| I DIN NAM UŠ |KA×GAN₂@t| GA 
 U₂ A |ŠEŠ.AB| KI MA 
 |PA.LU| ZI |UD.AB@g| KI MA 
 GIŠ |HI×AŠ₂| NUN KI GA 
 KI BI NE IN GI₄ A 
 ME ŠU |U.GUD| |U.GUD| |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI 
 GIR₂ SU KI KID 
 |TUR.UŠ| |KA×GAN₂@t| GA ŠA₃ A A NA HI HI 
 TUR SAG AN IM KID 
 ALAN DU KU₃ UD A A |U.KA| NA 
 NU UR₂ AN IM 
 LUGAL |UD.AB| KI MA KID 
...ŠA₆ 
 IM SAR RA SUM GA 
 MU NA DIM₂ 
 NAM TI LA NI EŠ₂ 
 A MU NA RU 
 KISAL MAH AB E₂ UD RA 
 KI |IGI.E₂| DI KALAM@g MA KA 
 E₂ MAH |AMAR×ŠE.AMAR×ŠE| RA 
 GAN |U.GUD| NA 
 NE IN DU 
 DUN ZI NE 
 NUN AN |U.U.U| I DIN NAM 
 ALAN RA 
 KA MU KALAM@g NA AB BI 
 KA MU KALAM@g NA AB SUM GI 
 ALAN LUGAL MU 
...
 NAM LUH BI 
 DI...
 |KA₂.GAL|...
...
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| |AŠ.AŠ| BI 
 GIŠ...
 KI KA...
 |EZEN×BAD| |AŠ.AŠ| HA BA NI KAK 
 ERIN₂ EN NU GA₂ 
 EN NU GA₂ HA BA GAR GAR 
 EDIN BI A 
 U₂ ŠIM BA RA SAR SAR 
 AN |ŠE.NUN&NUN| 
 AB NAM NA GU₂ NU UM RI 
 URU ŠA₃ BI TA 
 ŠE GAR AL GAR 
 E BU E BU RA 
 LU₂@s IM MA GAR GAR 
 E₂ E₂ DA 
 KI BAL HA BA AN DA GAR 
 TAR |GA₂×AN| LA BA |AK×ERIN₂| BA AN GAR 
 GIŠ KU E SAG |GUM×ŠE| HA BA AK NE 
 E BU E BU BA 
 GAR |GI%GI| MA HA BA GAR 
 ŠEŠ ŠEŠ RA 
 GAN EN |KA×GAR| 
 ERIN₂ TUM TAK₄ ŠA₃ GAR RA GIŠ KU IM TIL 
 LU₂ LU₂ RA BA AN |TE.A| |TE.A| 
 AN EDIN NA 
 |PIRIG×UD| ŠU BA AN ZI GA 
 GIR₃ DU NA BA AN <unk> 
 TUM TAK₄...
 SA GAN IM MA AN |GUM×ŠE| 
...
...GIR₃...
...LUGAL...
...
 |NUN.LAGAR×SAL|...
 |PA.LU|...
 KI...
 GIŠ RU BA...
 URU NAM EN NA NI 
 KI BI GI₄ GI₄ NE 
 ŠA₃ GA NI NAM DU 
 |PA.LU| ZI MU KALAM@g |IGI.RU| 
 NU UR₂ AN IM 
 A A TU DA MU 
 ŠA₃ KALAM@g ŠAR₂ RA TA 
 GAN TUM TA AN DIB 
 NAM LUGAL KALAM@g MA NI EŠ₂ 
 MU KALAM@g IL₂ 
 E₂ UD E₂ ZI...
 PA KUR...
 KALAM@g MA U₂ SAL LA...
 U₂ HI GA |KA×GAR| |IGI.DIB| NE 
 A |NUN&NUN| IG |KA×A| |KA×A| NE 
 A₂ BI MU KALAM@g DA AN |NINDA₂×NE| 
 DI GAR GI NA 
 AN UD TA 
 EN AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU 
 A₂ |MU&MU| A TA 
 GUL GAL 
 AN MUŠ₃ |ZA.MUŠ₃@g.AB@g| KI 
 <unk> NI TA 
 AN IM 
 AN |KA×BALAG| GA KID 
 ZI DA DU NI TA 
 A₂ |MU&MU| TAB BA DA PAP |ME.U.U.U| 
 <unk> DIŠ DAR...
 |KA₂.GAL| |UD.AB@g| KI MA 
 IG GAN NE IN TAK₄ 
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| |AŠ.AŠ| 
 GIŠ NE IN GI₄ GI₄ A 
 KA...
 |EZEN×BAD| |AŠ.AŠ|...
 GIŠ KU TA GAN NE IN KU KU 
 |KI.SU.LU.EŠ₂.GAR| BI 
 GAN NE IB |GUM×ŠE| |GUM×ŠE| 
 |EZEN×BAD| BI GAN NE IB GUL GUL 
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| |AŠ.AŠ| 
 GIŠ KA IN GI₄ A TA 
...GAN IM MI IN TAK₄ TAK₄ 
 URU A₂ DAM 
 UR SAG DUN AN UD 
 GU₂ BA AN DA AB KAK A 
 |UD.AB@g| KI MA DA 
 KI BAL BA AN DA GAR RA 
 IGI NE NE 
 KI PAP EŠ₂ 
 IN GAR RI |U.U.U| A 
 NI₂ BI A 
 MU KALAM@g EŠ₂ GA₂ 
 GIŠ KU |KA×GAN₂@t| GA NI 
 DI NE IN KA GA 
 LU₂ |LU₂×EŠ₂@t|...
 EDIN BI A 
 |EZEN×LAL₂| HU MU KALAM@g NI IN GAR 
 AN GAL GAL 
 KA |AK×ERIN₂| ŠEN ŠEN NA 
 ŠA₃...
 I IN KU₄ RI |U.U.U| A 
 NU UR₂ AN IM 
 A A URU MU 
 KI BI EŠ₂ GAN NE IN GI₄ 
 |AMAR×ŠE.AMAR×ŠE| EZEN 
 |PAD.AN.MUŠ₃| GAL GAL BI DA 
...
 NUN...
 ALAN A A...
 KA MU KALAM@g NA |UMUM×KASKAL| E 
 |IGI.DIB| GUL MU KALAM@g NA GA₂ GA₂ 
 ALAN A A |U.KA| MU 
 A A MU |IGI.DIB| TU DA NI TA 
 NAM TAR BI KA |UMUM×KASKAL| A 
 MU ZU GAN |HU.NA₂| A 
 ALAN |PA.LU| GAR GI NA 
 ZA E ME EN 
 UD NAM TI LA MU SUD DU NE 
 AB E₂ UD RA 
 UD ŠU₂ UŠ E DU BA 
 LUGAL MU 
 UR SAG DUN AN UD RA 
 IGI AN EŠ₂ |NUN&NUN| DA SAL ŠA₆ GA 
 |SAL.UŠ.DAM| KI |NINDA₂×NE| A NI 
 LU₂ KA ŠA₆ GA MU EŠ₂ 
 |IGI.DIB| NA A KA 
 |IGI.DIB| NE NE |MU&MU| 
 UD A A |U.KA| MU NUN 
 NU UR₂ AN IM 
 |PA.LU| ZI KI |NINDA₂×NE| A NI 
 PA GAR SI DI 
 NAM |PA.LU| KALAM@g MA NI EŠ₂ 
 ŠU NI EŠ₂ MU KALAM@g GAR RA A 
 NU ŠE BI A₂ 
 GU₂ NI NU MU KALAM@g DA RU 
 |IGI.DIB| KI ŠA₃ HI BA RA AN KU 
 UD BI A 
 AN UD LUGAL A NI IR 
 GIŠ |KU.GAR| MAH KU₃ GI 
 DUR₂ GAR RA KA NI 
 MU NA DIM₂ 
 EN ŠU LUH KU₃ 
 ME BI ŠU NE IN |U.GUD| 
 MI DAG KU₃ GA NA 
 MU NA EŠ₂ KALAM@g 
 KIN SIG KIN NIM EŠ₂ 
 |TE.AB@g| GAL E NE IN |MU&MU| 
 GAN IG MU KALAM@g DUH DUH 
 ŠU |NUN&NUN| GAL KU₃ GI NISAG GA₂ 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| LUGAL A NI IR 
 HU MU NA DIM₂ 
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| |UD.GIŠ%GIŠ.NUN| NA IŠ DIB BA 
 NE@s BI EŠ₂ 
 HU MU KALAM@g BA AL 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| LUGAL |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA 
 |EN.KID| KI URU A A |U.KA| NA EŠ₂ 
 NISAG GA₂ ŠA₃ BA |EZEN×LAL₂| 
 HU MU NI IN DU 
 GUL GAL 
 AN MUŠ₃ |ZA.MUŠ₃@g.AB@g| KI RA 
 GIŠ |KU.GAR| MAH 
 NAM |SAL.TUG₂| A KA NA 
 KU₃ GI KU₃ UD 
 |NI.UD| |ZA.GUL| |NI.UD| ZA KUR 
 GAN NE IN DIM₂ 
 MAH BI GAN IM MI IN KU 
 UR MAH GAL GAL 
 GIR₃ DIB GIR₃ DIB 
 KISAL MAH BA GAN NE IN |DU&DU| 
 AN MUŠ₃ |SAL.TUG₂| AN KI A 
 GIŠ GU ZA ZAG BI UŠ KU₃ GI 
 NAM |SAL.TUG₂| A KA NI 
 GAN NE IN KU 
...
 ZI DA ME AL IL₂ 
 GABA IG |NUN&NUN| SUM MA 
 A ŠA₃ GA DUR₂ GAR RA KU₃ BA 
...GAN DA SUD

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
...
en pirig...bar an ki
am an-še₃...ga₂-ga₂
šul...an dagal-la
di-ku₅...
til₃-la...
me-bi aš-a-ni...
nun...
an...mah
aga ku₃-ga...tum₂-ma
arhuš₂ su₃ ga-til₃-e ki ag₂
a-ra-zu-e geš tuku
lugal-a-ni-ir
{d}sin-i-din-nam nita kala-ga
u₂-a uri₅{ki}ma
sipa zid larsa{ki}ma
geš-hur eridu{ki}ga
ki-bi bi₂-in-gi₄-a
me šu du₇-du₇ lagaš{ki}
gir₂-su{ki}ke₄
ibila kala-ga ša₃ a-a-na du₁₀-du₁₀
dumu-sag {d}iškur-ke₄
alam gub ku₃-babbar a-a ugu-na
nu-ur₂{d}adad
lugal larsa₂{ki}ma-ke₄
...sag₉
im-sar-ra si₃-ga
mu-na-dim₂
nam-til₃-la-ni-še₃
a mu-na-ru
kisal-mah eš₃ e₂-babbar-ra
ki u₆-di kalam-ma-ka
e₂ mah sizkur₂-ra
he₂-du₇-na
bi₂-in-gub
šul zid-de₃
nun {d}sin-i-di₂-nam
alam-ra
inim mu-un-na-ab-be₂
ka mu-un-na-ab-si₃-ge
alam lugal-mu
...
nam-sukkal-bi
sa₂...
abul...
...
i₇ didli-bi
geš...
ki ka...
bad₃ didli ha-ba-ni-du₃
eren₂ en-nu-ga₂
en-nu-ga₂ ha-ba-gar-gar
eden-bi-a
u₂-šim ba-ra-mu₂-mu₂
{d}ezina₃
ab-sin₂-na gu₂ nu-um-ri
uru ša₃-bi-ta
še-gar al-gar
e-sir₂-e-sir₂-ra
dim₃ im-ma-gar-gar
e₂-e₂-da
ki-bal ha-ba-an-da-gar
sila dagal-la-ba me₃ ba-an-gar
{geš}tukul-e sag-gaz ha-ba-ak-ne
e-sir₂-e-sir₂-ba
nig₂-gilim-ma ha-ba-gar
šeš šeš-ra
he₂-en-gu₇
eren₂ ib₂-tag₄ ša₃-gar-ra {geš}tukul im-til
lu₂ lu₂-ra ba-an-kar-kar
an-eden-na
pirig₃ šu ba-an-zi-ga
giri₃-gin-na ba-an <unk>
ib₂-tag₄...
sa he₂-em-ma-an-gaz
...
...giri₃...
...lugal...
...
arhuš₂...
sipa...
ki...
geš-šub-ba...
uru nam-en-na-ni
ki-bi gi₄-gi₄-de₃
ša₃-ga-ni nam-tum₂
sipa zid mu-un-pa₃
nu-ur₂{d}adad
a-a tu-da-mu
ša₃ un šar₂-ra-ta
he₂-eb₂-ta-an-dab
nam-lugal kalam-ma-ni-še₃
mu-un-il₂
e₂-babbar e₂ zid...
gidri kur...
kalam-ma u₂-sal-la...
u₂ du₁₀-ga ku₂-u₃-de₃
a nir-ŋal₂ nag-nag-de₃
a₂-bi mu-un-da-an-ag₂
di nig₂-gi-na
{d}utu-ta
en {d}nin-gir₂-su
a₂-dah-a-ta
sumun₂ gal
{d}inanna zabalam{ki}
<unk> ni-ta
{d}iškur
dingir šeg₁₁-ga-ke₄
zid-da du-ni-ta
a₂-dah tab-ba-da kur₂-meš
<unk> eš₄-tar₂...
abul larsa{ki}ma
ŋal₂ he₂-bi₂-in-tag₄
i₇ didli
geš bi₂-in-gi₄-gi₄-a
ka...
bad₃ didli...
{geš}tukul-ta he₂-bi₂-in-dab₅-dab₅
ugnim-bi
he₂-bi₂-ib-gaz-gaz
bad₃-bi he₂-bi₂-ib-gul-gul
i₇ didli
geš ka in-gi₄-a-ta
...he₂-em-mi-in-tag₄-tag₄
uru a₂-dam
ur-sag šul {d}utu
gu₂ ba-an-da-ab-du₃-a
larsa{ki}ma-da
ki-bal ba-an-da-gar-ra
igi-ne-ne
ki kur₂-še₃
in-gar-re-eš-a
ni₂-bi-a
mu-un-hun-ga₂
{geš}tukul kala-ga-ni
sa₂ bi₂-in-dug₄-ga
lu₂-ere₁₃...
eden-bi-a
asila hu-mu-un-ni-in-gar
dingir gal-gal
ka me₃ šen-šen-na
ša₃...
i-in-ku₄-re-eš-a
nu-ur₂{d}adad
a-a uru-mu
ki-bi-še₃ he₂-bi₂-in-gi₄
sizkur₂ ezen
nindaba gal-gal-bi-da
...
nun...
alam a-a...
gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e
u₃-gul mu-un-na-ga₂-ga₂
alam a-a ugu-mu
a-a-mu u₃-tu-da-ni-ta
nam-tar-bi gu₃ de₂-a
mu-zu he₂-sa₄-a
alam sipa nig₂-gi-na
za-e-me-en
u₄ nam-til₃-la-mu su₃-re₆-de₃
eš₃ e₂-babbar-ra
ud-šu₂-uš-e gub-ba
lugal-mu
ur-sag šul {d}utu-ra
igi {d}še₃-ri₅-da munus sag₉-ga
nitadam ki ag₂-a-ni
lu₂ inim sag₉-ga-mu-še₃
u₃-na-a-dug₄
u₃-ne-de₃-dah
u₄ a-a ugu-mu nun
nu-ur₂{d}adad
sipa zid ki ag₂-a-ni
gidri nig₂-si-sa₂
nam-sipa kalam-ma-ni-še₃
šu-ni-še₃ mu-un-gar-ra-a
nu-še-bi-id
gu₂-ni nu-mu-un-da-šub
u₃ ki ša₃ du₁₀ ba-ra-an-dab₅
u₄-bi-a
{d}utu lugal-a-ni-ir
{geš}guza mah ku₃-sig₁₇
dur₂-gar-ra-ka-ni
mu-na-dim₂
en šu-luh ku₃
me-bi šu bi₂-in-du₇
gi₆-par₃ ku₃-ga-na
mu-na-hun{un}
kin-sig kin-nim-še₃
unu₂ gal-e bi₂-in-dah
he₂-ŋal₂ mu-un-du₈-du₈
šu-nir gal ku₃-sig₁₇ nesaŋ-ŋa₂
{d}nanna lugal-a-ni-ir
hu-mu-na-dim₂
{id₂}buranun-na sahar dib-ba
gibil-bi-še₃
hu-mu-un-ba-al
{d}nanna lugal uri₂{ki}ma
nibru{ki} uru a-a ugu-na-še₃
nesaŋ-ŋa₂ ša₃-ba asilal
hu-mu-ni-in-tum₂
sumun₂ gal
{d}inanna zabalam{ki}ra
{geš}guza mah
nam-nin-a-ka-na
ku₃-sig₁₇ ku₃-babbar
{na₄}gug {na₄}za-gin₃
he₂-bi₂-in-dim₂
mah-bi he₂-em-mi-in-tuš
ur-mah gal-gal
giri₃-dib-giri₃-dib
kisal-mah-ba he₂-bi₂-in-su₈
{d}inanna nin an-ki-a
{geš}gu-za za₃-bi us₂ ku₃-sig₁₇
nam-nin-a-ka-ni
he₂-bi₂-in-tuš
...
zid-da me al-gur₃
gaba-ŋal₂ nir šum₂-ma
a-ša₃-ga dur₂-gar-ra ku₃-ba
...he₂-da-su₃