Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 U 5(AŠ) <unk> LUGAL ZIZ₂ BA 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI 2(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 UR AN EŠ₂ |NUN&NUN| DA 
 |U.U| LAL 3(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI 3(AŠ) LAL 4(BAN₂) KA KA 
 2(BAN₂) DUN₃@g@g SI 
 KAB RA...
 U LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 ZIZ₂ BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) <unk> <unk> 
 U 5(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI 2(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) ŠEŠ LU₂ HI 
 U LAL AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN E₂ ME NE SUD 
 U 2(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI 2(AŠ) KA MA NI ZI 
 4(BAN₂) UR SAG 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| SAR 
 <unk> LUGAL ME 
 |U.U| LAL AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI 3(AŠ) DIŠ AMAR KI 
 U 3(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI 2(AŠ) 4(BAN₂) DAM AN MU 
 DUN₃@g UŠ ME 
 5(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI AŠ LAL 2(BAN₂) GIR₂ NUN 
 <COLUMN> 
 KAB DU@s 
 6(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI AŠ APIN KI DU 
 5(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI NIGIDAEŠ 2(BAN₂) |PA.LU| |GA₂×AN| GAN ŠA 
 5(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI NIGIDAEŠ 2(BAN₂) E₂ NI GA@g SUD 
 5(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI NIGIDAEŠ 2(BAN₂) U₂ DU 
 2(BAN₂) UR |LAGAB×U| SAG 
 2(BAN₂) AMAR |HA.A| KI 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU HA A HI GA ME 
 AŠ LU₂...
 4(AŠ) LU₂ 3(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) AN A MU 
 NU SAR 
 4(BAN₂) A₂ NI KUR RA 
 2(BAN₂) KAB RA NI 
 4(BAN₂) SAG GA₂ TUK A 
 2(BAN₂) KAB RA NI 
 SAG APIN ME 
 6(AŠ) LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI NIGIDAMIN RI HU ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) AN ŠEŠ MU 
 4(BAN₂) LU₂...URU NE GI₄ 
 |AB₂.KU| ME 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 |PA.LU| GUD 
 2(AŠ) UMUM 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) NAGAR...
 AŠ NAGAR 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ AŠGAB 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ AŠGAB 2(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) AD KID 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) TUG₂ DUH 4(BAN₂) 
 2(BAN₂) MUG@g 
 2(BAN₂) |U.GAN| KEŠ₂ 
 <COLUMN> 
...
...2(AŠ)...GIŠ KIN TI ME 
 U 2(AŠ) MA₂ |DU.DU| 2(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI AŠ AMAR EZEN 
 MA₂ |DU.DU| 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) UR AN DUN PA |UD.DU| 
...LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 ZIZ₂ BI DIŠ 4(BAN₂) AMAR EZEN 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI DIŠ 4(BAN₂) E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI.TE.A.DU| 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI NIGIDAMIN KAB |UŠ×TAK₄| 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL PA |UD.DU| 
 |PA.LU|...
 NIGIDAMIN...
 <COLUMN> 
 NU TUR 
 NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) DUB SAR 
 4(BAN₂) GI NIM 
 KA |U.GAN| 
 4(BAN₂) UŠ ZI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| 
 NIGIDAEŠ MU 
 AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 4(BAN₂) EN |LAL₂.LAGAB| URU 
 LU₂ E₂ GAR KA 
 4(BAN₂) AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU LU₂ MU 
 LUH 
 4(BAN₂) EN...
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) MA AL GA 
 4(BAN₂) ŠEŠ TUR 
 4(BAN₂) EN <unk> 
 LU₂ IGI LAGAB ME 
 2(BAN₂) UR LAGAR@g 
 NI DUH 
 2(BAN₂) EN KU₃ 
 KU₇ 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA KI SIK₂ KA 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 ZIZ₂ BI NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 4(BAN₂) NI NI PI NI 
 LU₂ |BI×GAR| ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) MAŠ KAK 
 4(BAN₂) UR₂ |HU.HI| 
 4(BAN₂) BARA₂ ZI 
 |IGI.DUB| ME 
 NIGIDAMIN |U.UD.KID| |HU.HI| 
 DIŠ EN <unk> 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL DA NU ME A 
 |PA.LU| LU SIK₂ KA ME 
 4(BAN₂) <unk> 
 KAB RA LU GAR |KA×GAR| A 
 NIGIDAEŠ 2(BAN₂) PA IL₂ 
 DIŠ LU₂ |ŠE.NUN&NUN| 
 2(BAN₂) LU₂ GIŠ ŠINIG 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL MU 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) LU₂ BU 
 |PA.LU| ANŠE ME 
 4(BAN₂) DI UD 
 SAG APIN 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 3(GEŠ₂) |U.U| 3(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) LU₂ 3(BAN₂) 
 5(U) 2(AŠ) LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂ 4(GEŠ₂) |U.U| 3(AŠ) LU₂ ZIZ₂ BA TUR MAH BA 
 ZIZ₂ BI 4(U) LAL NIGIDAEŠ 2(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 ZIZ₂ BA LU₂ PAD KU BA 
 AN BA U₂ 
 ŠA₆ ŠA₆ 
 DAM <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 LUGAL 
 <COLUMN> 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KA 
 EZEN AN BA U₂ KA 
 EN IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 E₂ EZEN DA URU KU₃ GA TA 
 E NE BA <unk>

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
1(u) 5(aš) <unk> lugal ziz₂-ba 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 2(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
ur{d}{še₃}šer₇-da
2(u) la₂ 3(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 3(aš) la₂ 4(ban₂) inim-du₁₁
2(ban₂) nimgir-si
gab₂-ra...
1(u) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
ziz₂-bi 1(aš) 2(barig) 4(ban₂) <unk> <unk>
1(u) 5(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 2(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) šeš-lu₂-du₁₀
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 1(aš) 2(barig) e₂-me-lam₂-su₃
1(u) 2(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 2(aš) inim-ma-ni-zi
4(ban₂) ur-sag
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) ur{d}nin-mu₂
<unk> lugal-me
2(u) la₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 3(aš) 1(barig) amar-ki
1(u) 3(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 2(aš) 4(ban₂) dam-dingir-mu
aga₃-us₂-me
5(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 1(aš) la₂ 2(ban₂) gir₂-nun
<COLUMN>
gab₂-kas₄
6(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 1(aš) engar ki-gub
5(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 3(barig) 2(ban₂) sipa ama-gan{ša}
5(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 3(barig) 2(ban₂) e₂-i₃-gara₂-su₃
5(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 3(barig) 2(ban₂) u₂-du
2(ban₂) ur-tul₂-sag
2(ban₂) amar-kuara{ki}
<COLUMN>
šu-ku₆ a du₁₀-ga-me
1(aš) lu₂...
4(aš) lu₂ 3(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 2(barig) 4(ban₂) dingir-a-mu
nu-kiri₆
4(ban₂) a₂-ne₂-kur-ra
2(ban₂) gab₂-ra-ni
4(ban₂) sag-ga₂-tuku-a
2(ban₂) gab₂-ra-ni
sag-apin-me
6(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 2(barig) dal-mušen-me
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) dingir-šeš-mu
4(ban₂) lu₂...re₂-bi₂-gi₄
unu₃-me
2(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
sipa gu₄
2(aš) simug 4(ban₂)
2(aš) nagar...
1(aš) nagar 2(ban₂)
1(aš) ašgab 4(ban₂)
1(aš) ašgab 2(ban₂)
3(aš) ad-kup₄ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) tug₂-du₈ 4(ban₂)
2(ban₂) zadim
2(ban₂) šagan-keš₂
<COLUMN>
...
...2(aš)...geš-kin-ti-me
1(u) 2(aš) ma₂-lah₅ 2(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 1(aš) amar-ezem
ma₂-lah₅
4(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 2(barig) 4(ban₂) ur{d}šul-pa-e₃
...lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
ziz₂-bi 1(barig) 4(ban₂) amar-ezem
2(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 1(barig) 4(ban₂) e-ta-e₁₁
azlag₃
3(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 2(barig) gab₂-dan₆
4(ban₂) lugal-pa-e₃
sipa...
2(barig)...
<COLUMN>
nu-banda₃
2(barig) 4(ban₂) dub-sar
4(ban₂) ki₂-num
ka-šagan
4(ban₂) nita-zi
sagi
3(barig) muhaldim
amar-giri₁₆{ki}
4(ban₂) en-ušur₃-re₂
lu₂ e₂-nig₂-ka
4(ban₂) {d}nin-gir₂-su-lu₂-mu
sukkal
4(ban₂) en...
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) ma-al-ga
4(ban₂) šeš-tur
4(ban₂) en <unk>
lu₂-igi-nigin₂-me
2(ban₂) ur-du₆
i₃-du₈
2(ban₂) en-ku₃
kurušda
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula ki-siki-ka
4(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
ziz₂-bi 2(barig) 4(ban₂) amar-giri₁₆{ki}
4(ban₂) i₃-li₂-be₆-li₂
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)-me
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) maš-da₃
4(ban₂) ur₂-mud
4(ban₂) bara₂-zi
agrig-me
2(barig) nigar-mud
1(barig) en <unk>
4(ban₂) lugal-da-nu-me-a
sipa udu siki-ka-me
4(ban₂) <unk>
gab₂-ra udu nig₂-gu₇-a
3(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula il₂
1(barig) lu₂ tir
2(ban₂) lu₂{geš}šinig
4(ban₂) lugal-mu
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) lu₂-gid₂
sipa anše-me
4(ban₂) di-utu
sag-apin
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
3(geš₂) 2(u) 3(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
7(aš) lu₂ 3(ban₂)
5(u) 2(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃ 4(geš₂) 2(u) 3(aš) lu₂ ziz₂-ba tur mah-ba
ziz₂-bi 4(u) la₂ 3(barig) 2(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
ziz₂-ba lu₂ šuku dab₅-ba
{d}ba-ba₆
sa₆-sa₆
dam <unk> <unk> gi-na
lugal
<COLUMN>
lagaš{ki}ka
ezem {d}ba-ba₆-ka
en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
e₂ ezem da iri-ku₃-ga-ta
e-ne-ba <unk>