Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 8(AŠ) IGI NU DUH ŠE BA DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ KAK A TAR DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) GUR SAG IG 
 AN A MU 
 U LAL AŠ IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ KAK A TAR DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ KAK A TAR DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) E₂ KU₄ 
 U LAL DIŠ IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ KAK A TAR DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) DIŠ 
 <COLUMN> 
 E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 5(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ KAK A TAR DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ KAK A TAR DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) DIŠ UR KI 
 5(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ KAK A TAR DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) LAL 2(BAN₂) EN KISAL SI 
 IGI NU DUH GIŠ ME 
 U LAL AŠ IGI NU DUH NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 6(AŠ) UR DUN 
 <COLUMN> 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI.TE.A.DU| 
 DIŠ |UŠ.KU| TUR 
 DIŠ EN KU₄ 
 DIŠ AN MES AN DU LU₂ ŠA₆ GA 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU IGI DU 
 DIŠ <unk> <unk> 
 DIŠ ZI MU AN DA IG 
 UŠ ME 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| ŠEŠ DA 
 DIŠ |GA₂×AN| DA NU DI 
 DIŠ GAN |AN.AŠ.AN| 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| EDIN NI 
 DIŠ...NA 
 DIŠ AN MUŠ₃ IGI DU 
 <COLUMN> 
 DIŠ ZA NA 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 SAL ME 
 ŠU LAGAB 6(AŠ) UŠ DIŠ 
 7(AŠ) SAL DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) DIŠ EN KU₃ 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) |LAGAB×BAD| SAG 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) AN UD IGI DU LUGAL AN DA 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) TUR BARA₂ DA URU 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) AN MUŠ₃ UR PAP PAP 
 DIŠ PAP PAP |GA₂×AN| DA URU 
 DIŠ AN UD LU₂ ŠA₆ GA 
 DIŠ UR AN |NUN.ME.TAG| 
 DIŠ PAP PAP AN MUŠ₃ RA <unk> 
 <COLUMN> 
 DIŠ A₂ |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ NI 
 UŠ ME 
 DIŠ PAP PAP AN BA U₂ MU TU 
 DIŠ PAP PAP AN MUŠ₃ DA GAL DI 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| ŠUBUR |GA₂×AN| MU 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| IGI TAB MU 
 DIŠ PAP PAP AN |AB×HA| MU TU 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| UR MU 
 SAL ME 
 ŠU LAGAB 4(AŠ) UŠ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) UŠ DIŠ 
 6(AŠ) SAL DIŠ 
...BI 4(AŠ) 2(BAN₂) LUGAL |PA.LU| 
 4(BAN₂) ŠU NA 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) |PA.LU| URU DA...
 4(BAN₂)...
 4(BAN₂) AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU UR MU 
 UŠ ME 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| AL MAH 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂ DA URU 
 4(BAN₂) URU ZI 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MAŠ E 
 4(BAN₂) PAP PAP ZI MU 
 SAL ME 
 ŠU LAGAB 4(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ SAL DIŠ 
 4(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| <unk> DA RU 
 <COLUMN> 
 IL₂ ME 
 NIGIDAMIN UŠ ZI 
 DIŠ UR LAGAR@g 
 DIŠ LUGAL GA₂ 
 DIŠ |KA×GAN₂@t| |KA×GAN₂@t| NI HI 
 DIŠ AN BA U₂ LU₂ ŠA₆ GA 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL KA GI NA 
 4(BAN₂) BA TA |LAGAR@g.DU| NE 
 4(BAN₂) AN EN KI UR MU 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
 DIŠ LUGAL GAN 
 MU 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL ERIN₂ URU KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 <COLUMN> 
 LUH 
 4(BAN₂) IGI MU AN EŠ₂ IG 
 4(BAN₂) AN MES AN DU IG GAL 
 LU₂ E₂ GAR KA ME 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL UR MU 
 LU₂ A NE 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) EN DA GAL DI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) UR IGI IG 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) ŠEŠ LU₂ HI 
 DUB SAR ME 
 DIŠ AN AL ŠA₆ 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 UŠ AN 
 4(BAN₂) AN MUŠ₃ |GA₂×EN| ZI PAP PAP 
 SAL AN 
 ŠU 5(DIŠ) ME 
 DIŠ E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 KAB |UŠ×TAK₄| 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 2(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 6(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 7(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) AN EN KID DA 
 UMUM 
 DIŠ |PA.LU| |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 DIŠ |A.LAGAB×HAL| |HU.HI| 
 AŠGAB ME 
 DIŠ E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 DIŠ NAM ŠITA MU NE KA 
 TUG₂ DUH ME 
 GIŠ KIN TI ME 
 4(BAN₂) NAM MAH 
 4(BAN₂) GAR GA KUR RA 
 4(BAN₂) E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 4(BAN₂) UR KI 
 4(BAN₂) ZI MU AN DA IG 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) IGI AN BA U₂ EŠ₂ 
 4(BAN₂) ZAG MU 
 4(BAN₂) UR AN PA |GIŠ.NE@s| SAG 
 NI DUH ME 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) AN MU |MU&MU| 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) BARA₂ ZI ŠA₃ IG 
 LU₂ |BI×GAR| 
 DIŠ E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 KAB RA MAŠ 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 EN <unk> 
 DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 LUGAL DA NU ME A 
 <COLUMN> 
 |PA.LU| LU SIK₂ KA ME 
 DIŠ LUGAL NI NUN 
 KAB RA 
 GI NIM 
 NIGIDAMIN AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU IGI DU 
 KAB RA UR AN EN KI 
 |PA.LU| GUD KA 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 GIR₂ NUN 
 KAB DU@s 
 DIŠ AN |PA.LU| 
 KAB RA GUD TUR TUR 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 AŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 <unk> <unk> 
 |IGI.DUB| 
 4(BAN₂) AN |AB×HA| UR MU 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL A MU 
 <COLUMN> 
...UR₂...HI 
 |HI×NUN.ME| DA 
 E DA TI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) UR AN MUŠ₃ 
 MA₂ |DU.DU| 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL |LAL₂.LAGAB| RA NA₂ 
 A DA BA 
 NIGIDAMIN UR AN AB IR NUN 
 LUL ME 
 DIŠ LUGAL EDIN NI 
 |UŠ.KU| 
 ŠU LAGAB 3(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 4(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 U DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 U LAL AŠ MIN LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 7(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) ŠA₃ DUB |AŠ.AŠ| ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB U LAL...NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 5(U) LAL AŠ MIN LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 |U.U.U| AŠ DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 |U.U| MIN LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 U 4(AŠ) SAL DIŠ 
 6(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 SAL ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂ 2(GEŠ₂) U 3(AŠ) 5(DIŠ)...ŠE BA TUR MAH BA 
 ŠE BI 4(U) LAL 2(BAN₂) DIŠ DIŠ GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE BA IGI NU DUH ŠA₃ DUB |AŠ.AŠ| 
 AN BA U₂ 
 <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 |PA.TE.SI| 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KID 
 <COLUMN> 
 |UD×(U.U.U)| EZEN ŠE |KA×GAR|...KA 
 |GA₂×NUN| SAR TA 
 E NE BA <unk> 
 MIN BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
8(aš) igi-nu-du₈ še-ba 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) gur sag gal₂
dingir-a-mu
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig)
še-bi 3(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) e₂-ku₄
1(u) la₂ 1(diš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig)
še-bi 3(aš) 1(barig)
<COLUMN>
e-ta-e₁₁
5(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig)
še-bi 2(aš) 1(barig) ur-ki
5(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig)
še-bi 2(aš) la₂ 2(ban₂) en-kisal-si
igi-nu-du₈ geš-me
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 2(barig) 4(ban₂)
še-bi 6(aš) ur-šul
<COLUMN>
azlag₃
1(barig) gala-tur
1(barig) en-ku₄
1(barig) {d}mes-an-du-lu₂-sa₆-ga
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su-igi-du
1(barig) <unk> <unk>
1(barig) zi-mu-an-da-gal₂
nita-me
1(barig) nin-šeš-da
1(barig) ama-da-nu-sa₂
1(barig) gan-tilla₂
1(barig) nin-edin-ne₂
1(barig)...na
1(barig) {d}inanna-igi-du
<COLUMN>
1(barig) za-na
2(diš)-kam-ma
munus-me
šu-nigin₂ 6(aš) nita 1(barig)
7(aš) munus 1(barig)
še-bi 3(aš) 1(barig) en-ku₃
1(barig) 2(ban₂) pu₆-sag
1(barig) 2(ban₂) {d}utu-igi-du-lugal-an-da
1(barig) 2(ban₂) dumu-bara₂-da-ri₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) {d}inanna-ur-pa₄-pa₄
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄-ama-da-ri₂
1(barig) {d}utu-lu₂-sa₆-ga
1(barig) ur{d}gašam
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄{d}inanna-ra <unk>
<COLUMN>
1(barig) a₂-ag₂-ga₂-ni
nita-me
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄{d}ba-ba₆-mu-tu
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄{d}inanna-da-gal-di
1(barig) {d}nin-šubur-ama-mu
1(barig) nin-igi-tab-mu
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄{d}nanše-mu-tu
1(barig) nin-teš₂-mu
munus-me
šu-nigin₂ 4(aš) nita 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
5(aš) nita 1(barig)
6(aš) munus 1(barig)
...bi 4(aš) 2(ban₂) lugal-sipa
4(ban₂) šu-na
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) sipa-iri-da...
4(ban₂)...
4(ban₂) {d}nin-gir₂-su-teš₂-mu
nita-me
1(barig) nin-al-mah
4(ban₂) nin-bara₂-da-ri₂
4(ban₂) iri-zi
4(ban₂) nin-maš-e
4(ban₂) pa₄-pa₄-zi-mu
munus-me
šu-nigin₂ 4(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) munus 1(barig)
4(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) ur{d}nin <unk> da-ru
<COLUMN>
il₂-me
2(barig) nita-zi
1(barig) ur-du₆
1(barig) lugal-ga₂
1(barig) bu₃-bu₃-ni-du₁₀
1(barig) {d}ba-ba₆-lu₂-sa₆-ga
4(ban₂) lugal-inim-gi-na
4(ban₂) ba-ta-e₁₁-de₃
4(ban₂) {d}en-ki-teš₂-mu
sagi-me
1(barig) lugal-he₂
muhaldim
4(ban₂) lugal-surₓ(ERIN₂)-re₂-ki-ag₂
<COLUMN>
sukkal
4(ban₂) igi-mu-an-še₃-gal₂
4(ban₂) {d}mes-an-du-ig-gal
lu₂ e₂-nig₂-ka-me
4(ban₂) lugal-teš₂-mu
lu₂-a-kum₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) en-da-gal-di
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ur-igi-gal₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) šeš-lu₂-du₁₀
dub-sar-me
1(barig) dingir-al-sa₆
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
nita-am₆
4(ban₂) {d}inanna-menₓ(|GA₂×EN|)-zi-pa₄-pa₄
munus-am₆
šu-i₂-me
1(barig) e-ta-e₁₁
gab₂-dan₆
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
2(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
6(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
7(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) {d}en-lil₂-da
simug
1(barig) sipa-lagaš{ki}ki-ag₂
1(barig) i₇-mud
ašgab-me
1(barig) e-ta-e₁₁
1(barig) nam-šita-mu-bi₂-du₁₁
tug₂-du₈-me
geš-kin-ti-me
4(ban₂) nam-mah
4(ban₂) nig₂-gur₁₁-kur-ra
4(ban₂) e-ta-e₁₁
4(ban₂) ur-ki
4(ban₂) zi-mu-an-da-gal₂
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) igi{d}ba-ba₆-še₃
4(ban₂) za₃-mu
4(ban₂) ur{d}pa-bil₃-sag
i₃-du₈-me
1(barig) 2(ban₂) dingir-mu-dah
1(barig) 2(ban₂) bara₂-zi-ša₃-gal₂
lu₂ bappir₃
1(barig) e-ta-e₁₁
gab₂-ra maš
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
en <unk>
1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
lugal-da-nu-me-a
<COLUMN>
sipa udu siki-ka-me
1(barig) lugal-i₃-nun
gab₂-ra
ki₂-num
2(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su-igi-du
gab₂-ra ur{d}en-ki
sipa gu₄-ka
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
gir₂-nun
gab₂-kas₄
1(barig) dingir-sipa
gab₂-ra gu₄ tur-tur
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
<unk> <unk>
agrig
4(ban₂) {d}nanše-teš₂-mu
4(ban₂) lugal-a-mu
<COLUMN>
...ur₂...du₁₀
gudu₄-da
e-da-ti
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ur{d}inanna
ma₂-lah₅
2(barig) lugal-ušur₃-ra-nu₂
a-da-ba
2(barig) ur{d}eš₃-ir-nun
nar-me
1(barig) lugal-edin-ne₂
gala
šu-nigin₂ 3(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
4(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(u) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) 2(diš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
še-bi 7(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) ša₃-dub didli-me
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 1(u) la₂...2(barig) 4(ban₂)
4(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
5(u) la₂ 1(aš) 2(diš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
3(u) 1(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
2(u) 2(diš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
nita-me
1(u) 4(aš) munus 1(barig)
6(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
munus-me
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃ 2(geš₂) 1(u) 3(aš) 5(diš)...še-ba tur mah-ba
še-bi 4(u) la₂ 2(ban₂) 1(diš) 1(barig) gur sag gal₂
še-ba igi-nu-du₈ ša₃-dub didli
{d}ba-ba₆
<unk> <unk> gi-na
ensi₂
lagaš{ki}ke₄
<COLUMN>
iti ezem še gu₇...ka
ganun kiri₆-ta
e-ne-ba <unk>
2(diš) ba-am₆