Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
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 TUR NUN E <unk> KU₃ TA |UD.DU| A BA NI NI SI <unk>...
 KUR ME EL AB |ZU.AB| ŠA₃...|GA₂×AN| KUR ME...
 KI |GA₂×NUN&NUN| MAH...LA...
 |LAGAB×A| TA ME NE |HI.GIR₃| A ZU MUŠ₃ IM...GI EN 
 NAM HI ZU EŠ₂ NAM GAL NAM MAH ZU EŠ₂ SAG IM MA IL₂ LAL 
 NAM TAR RI NE |U.U.U| A₂ MAH MI NI IN BU KALAM@g 
 NAM LUGAL AN KI ZU AN GAL E ŠU |GA₂×AN| MU RI IN KA 
 NAM TUR NUN GAL ZU AN EN KID LI NAM |GA₂×(ME.EN)| ŠU MI RI IN |U.GUD| 
 NAM AN MAH AN EN KID PA |UD.DU| MA RA NI IN |UD.DU| 
 A DU A A SIG MAH ZU EŠ₂ NAM TAR RI KI HI |GA₂×AN| HI 
 AN EN KI <unk> ŠA₃ KU₃ TA GIR₃ ZU EŠ₂ IM MI IN GAR 
 AN EN KID NAM MAH NAM EN NA MI NI IN TU NE EN 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| UD SAR ZU UD SAR IMIN BI MU |IGI.RU| DA 
 AN EN KID AN KI KA MU ZU KU₃ GA MU MI RI IN |IGI.RU| 
 TUR NUN E NAM GAL ZU AN KI A PA |UD.DU| IM MI IN |UD.DU| 
 |URU×BAR| MAH NAM AN EN KID LAL NA SAG E |U.U.U| MU RA AN |PA.HUB₂.DU| 
 AN EN KI KID LAGAR@g NUN KI TA NAM |GA₂×(ME.EN)| NAM MAH ZU MU RI IN TAR 
 |ZU.AB| MAH LAGAR@g AB NUN KI TA NAM EN GAL ZU EŠ₂ 
 LUGAL AN KI KID...<unk> A NAM GAL ZU EŠ₂ BA AN KA 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| SAG ZU IL₂ AN A NUN NA KID NE IR HA LA BA AN |IGI.RU| 
 ME EL ŠA₃ HUL₂ LA KA NE NE KI KU KU₃ IM MI NI IN KU KALAM@g 
 AN GAL GAL E NE |PAD.AN.MUŠ₃| |U.U.U| BA AN |IGI.RU| 
 ZAG GU LAL ŠA₃ HI LI MAH SI A...IN DUR₂ UŠ 
 AN RI E NE |AMAR×ŠE.AMAR×ŠE| ŠA₃ HUL₂ LA NE...MI NI IN SUM SUM 
 KI MAH KI KU₃ GA MI NI IN...KALAM@g 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| KI KU₃ GA KI KU KU₃ MI NI IN KU KALAM@g 
 AN EN KI KID KI KU MA RA AB EL E KI...MA RA AB ŠEN E 
 AN MU RA AB KU₃ GI KI MU RA AB ŠEN...
 E₂ KIŠ NU IG E₂ |ŠE.NUN&NUN| GIŠ EREN NA...AN...
 BARA₂ MAH ZU KI KU₃ GA MA RA AB AK NE GAR AN KI A 
 GIŠ |HI×AŠ₂| ŠU LUH MAH ZU SI MA RA RA DI E 
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...ZU |URU×URUDA| KI KU₃ GA MA RA AB ŠEN 
...KIN SIG GA KIN SIG KIN NIM ZU 
...SI MA RA AN DI 
...HA MA RA AB KU₃ |PIRIG×UD| MA RA AB ŠEN 
...<unk> <unk>...<unk>...<unk>...BA AN <unk> 
...MI NI IN |IGI.RU| 
 AN EN KI |ZU.AB| NI |IGI.DIB| TU ŠU LUH MU RA AN GA₂ GA₂ 
 AN KU₃ BU E ŠU LUH HA BA NI DU E₂ NI₂ BI |IGI.DIB| TU 
 <unk> ŠA₃ BAR BA |U.AD| GUD LU GAR AB BAR BA ŠU LUH KU₃ GA 
 E₂ E NI IM EL E SAG BA AB HA ZA A₂ ŠU GIR₃ BA AN DUR₂ UŠ 
 ŠU LUH HA KU₃ NU RU BU EŠ₂ |LAGAB×A| MAH 
 <unk> |GA₂×AN| KU₃ GA TA NAM BI IM TA |UD.DU| 
 E₂ KIŠ NU IG BARA₂ MAH KU₃ GA ME GAL MAH AN KI A ŠU |U.GUD| 
 <unk> KU₃ TA |KI.A| MAH A |ŠU.NAGA| A ZU 
 NI |HI×AŠ₂| SAG SU KU₃ GA IG LA ZU 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| BARA₂ MAH ZU DUR₂ GAR RA 
 GAD MAH DUN₃@g@g SAG IL₂ SI |3×AN| MUŠ₃@g KEŠ₂ NAM |GA₂×(ME.EN)| NA 
 NI MAH NI NAM |GA₂×(ME.EN)| NI |URU×BAR| GAL ZU SU BAR KU₃ GA KA 
 |TE.A| ZA KUR |TE.A| MAH |TE.A| KU₃ GA NA 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| |EZEN×LA| KID EN ŠU IM MA AN KU₃ GA 
 AN EN KI |ZU.AB| NUN KI TA ŠU BI NI IM EL E 
 U₂ A ZU |URU×URUDA| |TE.AB@g| KI GAL ZU EŠ₂ ŠU KU₃ GA₂ GA₂ ZU EŠ₂ 
 AN KU₃ SUD E ŠU EL ŠU |UD.UD| AK ŠU IM MA AN KU₃ GI 
 AN EN KI |ZU.AB| NUN KI TA ŠU BI NI IM EL E 
 AB |ZU.AB| BARA₂ MAH |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA NAM HI GAL TAR RI 
 E₂ KIŠ NU IG KI KU KU₃ HI GA |A.AN| AN |SAL.TUG₂| GAL |SAL.TUG₂| MAH BI 
...KU₃ KI NAM |SAL.TUG₂| ZA AN |ŠEŠ.KI| LUGAL BI IR 
 E₂ KIŠ NU IG |E₂.NUN| KU₃ GA E₂ NAM LUGAL ZU 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| AN |SAL.TUG₂| GAL KI KU MI NI TUM HUL₂ 
 AN |EN.ZU|...EN ZU MAH AN KI DUN₃@g@g ZU DUN₃@g@g MAH |A.AN| 
 ME NE |HI.GIR₃| AN KI A RI A...AŠ DU@s UD ŠU GAN EN NA KU₃ GI 
 AN DIM₂ GAN EN NA KU₃ GI...DIM₂ GAN EN NA ŠEN E 
 ŠA₃ AN NA DIM₂...EN NA |UD.UD| GI 
...AN KI A DUN₃@g@g KU₃ SAG...IM MA IL₂ E 
...|EN.ZU| E EN ZU MAH AN KI BARA₂ EL LA ŠU |U.GUD| 
...<unk> UD E SAG |GA₂×(ME.EN)| DUN₃@g@g ZI DA SI |3×AN| MAH...
 SAG IM MA IL₂ E...
 <SURFACE> 
 NI KU₃ NI EL NI |UD.UD| GI

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
dumu nun-e <unk> kug-ta e₃-a ba-zal-zal si <unk>...
kur me sikil eš₃ abzu šag₄...daŋal kur me...
ki-ur₃ mah...la...
sug-ta me-lim₄ huš-a-zu muš₃ im...ge-en
nam-dug₃-zu-še₃ nam-gal nam-mah-zu-še₃ saŋ im-ma-il₂-la₂
nam tar-re-de₃-eš a₂ mah mi-ni-in-su₁₃-un
nam-lugal an-ki-zu an gal-e šu daŋal mu-ri-in-dug₄
nam-dumu nun gal-zu {d}en-lil₂-le nam-men šu mi-ri-in-du₇
nam-diŋir mah {d}en-lil₂ pa e₃ ma-ra-ni-in-e₃
a-ra₂-a a sig mah-zu-še₃ nam tar-re ki dug₃ ama dug₃
{d}en-ki <unk> šag₄ kug-ta ŋiri₃-zu-še₃ im-mi-in-ŋar
{d}en-lil₂ nam-mah nam-en-na mi-ni-in-tud-de₃-en
{d}nanna u₄-sakar-zu u₄-sakar imin-bi mu pad₃-da
{d}en-lil₂ an-ki-ka mu-zu kug-ga mu mi-ri-in-pad₃
dumu nun-e nam-gal-zu an-ki-a pa e₃ im-mi-in-e₃
unkin mah nam{d}en-lil₂-la₂-na saŋ-e-eš mu-ra-an-rig₇
{d}en-ki-ke₄ du₆ eridu{ki}ta nam-men nam-mah-zu mu-ri-in-tar
abzu mah du₆ eš₃ eridu{ki}ta nam-en gal-zu-še₃
lugal an-ki-ke₄...<unk> a nam-gal-zu-še₃ ba-an-dug₄
{d}nanna saŋ-zu il₂ {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne-er ha-la ba-an-pad₃
me sikil šag₄ hul₂-la-ka-ne-ne ki-tuš kug im-mi-ni-in-tuš-un
diŋir gal-gal-e-ne nindaba-eš ba-an-pad₃
zag-gu-la₂ šag₄ hi-li mah si-a...in-durun-uš
diŋir-re-e-ne siškur₂ šag₄ hul₂-la-ne...mi-ni-in-šum₂-šum₂
ki-mah ki kug-ga mi-ni-in...un
{d}nanna ki kug-ga ki-tuš kug mi-ni-in-tuš-un
{d}en-ki-ke₄ ki-tuš ma-ra-ab-sikil-e ki...ma-ra-ab-šen-e
an mu-ra-ab-kug-ge ki mu-ra-ab-šen...
e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ e₂ tir {ŋeš}eren-na...an...
barag mah-zu ki kug-ga ma-ra-ab-ak izi-ŋar an-ki-a
ŋeš-hur šu-luh mah-zu si ma-ra-ra-sa₂-e
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...zu banšur ki kug-ga ma-ra-ab-šen
...kiŋ₂-sig-ga kiŋ₂-sig kiŋ₂-nim-zu
...si ma-ra-an-sa₂
...ha ma-ra-ab-ku₃-ug ma-ra-ab-šen
...<unk> <unk>...<unk>...<unk>...ba-an <unk>
...mi-ni-in-pad₃
{d}en-ki abzu-ni u₃-tud šu-luh mu-ra-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
{d}ku₃-su₁₃-e šu-luh-ha ba-ni-gub e₂ ni₂-bi u₃-tud
<unk> šag₄ bar-ba gir₄ gud udu ninda eš₃ bar-ba šu-luh kug-ga
e₂-e i₃-im-sikil-e saŋ ba-ab-ha-za a₂-šu-ŋiri₃ ba-an-durun-uš
šu-luh-ha kug nu-šub-bu-še₃ sug mah
<unk> daŋal kug-ga-ta nam-bi im-ta-e₃
e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ barag mah kug-ga me gal mah an-ki-a šu du₇
<unk> kug-ta peš₁₀ mah a tu₅-a-zu
i₃ hur-saŋ su kug-ga ŋal₂-la-zu
{d}nanna barag mah-zu dur₂ ŋar-ra
gada-mah aga saŋ il₂ si mul suh-gir₁₁ nam-men-na
i₃ mah i₃ nam-men i₃ unkin gal-zu su-bar kug-ga-ka
kar za-gin₃ kar mah kar kug-ga-na
{d}nin-gublaga-ke₄ en šu im-ma-an-kug-ga
{d}en-ki abzu eridu{ki}ta šu-bi i₃-im-sikil-e
u₂-a-zu banšur unu₂ ki-gal-zu-še₃ šu kug ŋa₂-ŋa₂-zu-še₃
{d}ku₃-su₃-e šu sikil šu dadag ak šu im-ma-an-kug-ge
{d}en-ki abzu eridu{ki}ta šu-bi i₃-im-sikil-e
eš₃ abzu barag mah urim₂{ki}ma nam dug₃ gal tar-re
e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ ki-tuš kug dug₃-ga-am₃ {d}nin-gal nin mah-bi
...kug ki nam-nin-za {d}nanna lugal-bi-ir
e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ agrun kug-ga e₂ nam-lugal-zu
{d}nanna {d}nin-gal ki-tuš mi-ni-ib₂-hul₂
{d}suen...en zu mah an-ki aga-zu aga mah-am₃
me-lim₄ huš an-ki-a ri-a...dil-im₂-babbar šu he₂-en-na-kug-ge
an-gin₇ he₂-en-na-kug-ge...gin₇ he₂-en-na-šen-e
šag₄ an-na-gin₇...en-na-dadag-ge
...an-ki-a aga kug saŋ...em-ma-il₂-e
...suen-e en zu mah an-ki barag sikil-la šu du₇
...<unk> babbar-e saŋ-men aga zid-da si mul mah...
saŋ im-ma-il₂-e...
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i₃ kug i₃ sikil i₃ dadag-ge