Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ ŠE BA DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 APIN KI DU ME 
 4(AŠ) RI HU DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) AN |AB×HA| DA NU ME A 
 PA KI SIK₂ KA 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) LUGAL PA |UD.DU| 
 |PA.LU| DUN 
 U 5(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 NIGIDAMIN UR SAG 
 ŠE BI 8(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂)...GUR SAG IG...
 <COLUMN> 
 U 6(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA 
 ŠE BI 4(AŠ) DIŠ 2(BAN₂) UR AN EŠ₂ |NUN&NUN| DA 
 U 5(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 6(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN LAL 1(BAN₂) ŠEŠ LU₂ HI 
 |U.U| LAL 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 6(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 1(BAN₂) DAM AN MU 
 5(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠE BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) E₂ KA SI DI 
 ŠU HA A HI GA 
 4(AŠ) UMUM DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) NAGAR DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) AŠGAB DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 6(AŠ) AD KID DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 AŠ TUG₂ DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) TUG₂ DUH DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 DIŠ 1(BAN₂) |U.GAN| KEŠ₂ 
 U 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA 
 MA₂ |DU.DU| ME 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ |ŠE.NUN&NUN| DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠE BI U AŠ NIGIDAMIN LAL 1(BAN₂) GIŠ KIN TI ME 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 ANŠE ERIN₂ RA KA NI |KU.KU| EŠ₂ 
 8(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 GIŠ |HI×AŠ₂| E NI UŠ 
 ŠE BI 5(AŠ) 4(BAN₂) LUGAL KISAL A <unk> 
 KAB DU@s 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) ZAG MU 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) LUGAL MU DA SAG@g 
 |PA.LU| ANŠE ERIN₂ KA ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 ŠE BI AŠ |PA.LU| |GA₂×AN| GAN ŠA NA ME 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) A₂ NI KUR RA 
 DIŠ KAB RA NI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) KA MA NI ZI 
 DIŠ 1(BAN₂) KAB RA NI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) KA KA 
 SAG APIN ME 
 DIŠ |U.UD.KID| |HU.HI| 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 KAB RA NI ME 
 DIŠ EN <unk> 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 KAB RA NI ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 DIŠ LUGAL DA NU ME A 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 KAB RA NI 
 |PA.LU| LU SIK₂ KA ME 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) <unk> 
 KAB RA LU GAR |KA×GAR| A 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA IL₂ ME 
 6(DIŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 NIGIDAMIN PA 
 ŠE BI MIN NIGIDAMIN NU SAR ME 
 AN A MU 
 <COLUMN> 
 7(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) 2(BAN₂) UR DUN 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA 
 ŠE BI...DIŠ 2(BAN₂)...AN AB...
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA 
 ŠE BI AŠ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 TUG₂ ME 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ 4(BAN₂) TUG₂ |UŠ×TAK₄| ME 
 NIGIDAMIN UR₂ |HU.HI| 
 |IGI.DUB| 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) U₂ NE 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 NIGIDAMIN PA 
 ŠE BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 NIGIDAMIN NI NI PI NI 
 LU₂ |BI×GAR| ME 
 NIGIDAMIN EN IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 NIGIDAMIN GI NIM 
 <COLUMN> 
 KA |U.GAN| 
 NIGIDAMIN UŠ ZI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| 
 NIGIDAMIN AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 MU 
 NIGIDAMIN EN |LAL₂.LAGAB| URU 
 LU₂ E₂ GAR KA 
 NIGIDAMIN IGI ZI 
 ŠU 5(DIŠ) 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) HA MA TI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) ŠEŠ KUR RA 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) LUGAL ŠU MAH 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) LUGAL MU DA SAG@g 
 MU ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU LU₂ MU 
 LUH 
 DIŠ UR LAGAR@g 
 NI DUH 
 NIGIDAMIN GU U₂ 
 LU₂ EŠ₂ BU 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| SAR 
 LU₂ ZI GA 
 NIGIDAMIN A BA DI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) EN BI 
 DUB SAR ME 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) EN NA UD MU 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) ŠEŠ TUR 
 LU₂ IGI LAGAB |AŠ.AŠ| ME 
 8(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) BAHAR₂ ME 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 U₂ NE E₂ MU ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB U 3(DIŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 1(GEŠ₂) 4(U) AŠ 6(DIŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 5(U) 6(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 5(U) 5(AŠ) 3(DIŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂ 3(GEŠ₂) |U.U.U| 2(AŠ) |U.U| MIN LU₂ ŠE BA TUR MAH BA 
 ŠE BI 1(GEŠ₂) 4(AŠ) LAL DIŠ U LAL NIGIDAEŠ GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE...LU₂ PAD...BA 
 E₂ AN BA U₂ KA 
 ŠA₆ ŠA₆ 
 DAM <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 LUGAL 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KA 
 <COLUMN> 
 EN ŠU GI₄ GI₄ 
 |IGI.DUB| GI 
 |GA₂×NUN| ŠE |GA₂×NUN&NUN| URU SAR A TA 
 E NE BA <unk> 
 U DIŠ BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
3(aš) lu₂ še-ba 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
engar ki-gub-me
4(aš) dal-mušen 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) {d}nanše-da-nu-me-a
ugula ki siki-ka
1(barig) 2(ban₂) lugal-pa-e₃
sipa šah₂
1(u) 5(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
2(barig) ur-sag
še-bi 8(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂)...gur sag gal₂...
<COLUMN>
1(u) 6(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula
še-bi 4(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) ur{d}{še₃}šer₇-da
1(u) 5(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
5(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
še-bi 6(aš) 2(barig) la₂ 1(ban₂) šeš-lu₂-du₁₀
2(u) la₂ 3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
še-bi 6(aš) 2(barig) 1(ban₂) dam-dingir-mu
5(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
še-bi 1(aš) 2(barig) 4(ban₂) e₂-inim-si-sa₂
šu-ku₆ a du₁₀-ga
4(aš) simug 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
3(aš) nagar 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
7(aš) ašgab 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
6(aš) ad-kup₄ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
1(aš) tug₂-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
2(aš) tug₂-du₈ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
1(barig) 1(ban₂) šagan-keš₂
1(u) 2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula
ma₂-lah₅-me
2(aš) {lu₂}tir 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
še-bi 1(u) 1(aš) 2(barig) la₂ 1(ban₂) geš-kin-ti-me
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
anše surₓ(ERIN₂)-ra-ka i₃-durunₓ(|KU.KU|)-eš₂
8(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
{geš}har-e i₃-us₂
še-bi 5(aš) 4(ban₂) lugal-kisal-a <unk>
gab₂-kas₄
1(barig) 2(ban₂) za₃-mu
1(barig) 2(ban₂) lugal-mu-da-kuš₂
sipa anše surₓ(ERIN₂)-ka-me
<COLUMN>
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
še-bi 1(aš) sipa ama-gan{ša}na-me
1(barig) 2(ban₂) a₂-ne₂-kur-ra
1(barig) gab₂-ra-ni
1(barig) 2(ban₂) inim-ma-ni-zi
1(barig) 1(ban₂) gab₂-ra-ni
1(barig) 2(ban₂) inim-du₁₁
sag-apin-me
1(barig) nigar-mud
2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
gab₂-ra-ni-me
1(barig) en <unk>
2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
gab₂-ra-ni-me
<COLUMN>
1(barig) lugal-da-nu-me-a
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
gab₂-ra-ni
sipa udu siki-ka-me
1(barig) 2(ban₂) <unk>
gab₂-ra udu nig₂-gu₇-a
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula il₂-me
6(diš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
2(barig) ugula
še-bi 2(diš) 2(barig) nu-kiri₆-me
dingir-a-mu
<COLUMN>
7(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula
še-bi 2(aš) 2(ban₂) ur-šul
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula
še-bi...1(barig) 2(ban₂)...{d}ab...
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula
še-bi 1(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) e-ta-e₁₁
azlag₂-me
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 4(ban₂) tug₂-dan₆-me
2(barig) ur₂-mud
agrig
1(barig) 2(ban₂) u₂-bil
3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
2(barig) ugula
še-bi 1(aš) 2(barig) amar-giri₁₆{ki}
2(barig) i₃-li₂-be₆-li₂
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)-me
2(barig) en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
2(barig) ki₂-num
<COLUMN>
ka-šagan
2(barig) nita-zi
sagi
2(barig) amar-giri₁₆{ki}
muhaldim
2(barig) en-ušur₃-re₂
lu₂ e₂-nig₂-ka
2(barig) igi-zi
šu-i₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ha-ma-ti
1(barig) 2(ban₂) šeš-kur-ra
1(barig) 2(ban₂) lugal-šu-mah
1(barig) 2(ban₂) lugal-mu-da-kuš₂
muhaldim-me
<COLUMN>
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su-lu₂-mu
sukkal
1(barig) ur-du₆
i₃-du₈
2(barig) gu-u₂
lu₂-eš₂-gid₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ur{d}nin-mu₂
lu₂ zi-ga
2(barig) a-ba-sa₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) amar-giri₁₆{ki}
1(barig) 2(ban₂) en-bi
dub-sar-me
1(barig) 2(ban₂) en-na-u₄-mu
1(barig) 2(ban₂) šeš-tur
lu₂-igi-nigin₂ didli-me
8(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
<COLUMN>
še-bi 2(aš) bahar₂-me
2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
u₂-bil e₂-muhaldim-me
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 1(u) 3(diš) lu₂ 2(barig)
1(geš₂) 4(u) 1(aš) 6(diš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
5(u) 6(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
5(u) 5(aš) 3(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃ 3(geš₂) 3(u) 2(aš) 2(u) 2(diš) lu₂ še-ba tur mah-ba
še-bi 1(geš₂) 4(aš) la₂ 1(barig) 1(u) la₂ 3(barig) gur sag gal₂
še...lu₂ šuku...ba
e₂ {d}ba-ba₆-ka
sa₆-sa₆
dam <unk> <unk> gi-na
lugal
lagaš{ki}ka
<COLUMN>
en-šu-gi₄-gi₄
agrig-ge
ganun še ur₃-re₂ mu₂-a-ta
e-ne-ba <unk>
1(u) 1(diš) ba-am₆