Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 NI NA AB KI NI ME A ŠID TAB NU ME A 
 |GA₂×(ME.EN)| KU₃ NI ME A DUN₃@g@g KU₃...
 ŠIM KU₃ NI ME A GIŠ EREN KU₃...
 |DIM×ŠE| KU₃ NI ME A NAGA KU₃...
 GIŠ KA KA GA...NI ME A 
 ŠA₃ DU ŠA₃ DU MA...NI ME A 
 AD DA AB BA GIŠ EREN KU₃ GA ME EN NE@s GA GIŠ MES ME EN 
 |GA₂×AN| AD GIŠ EREN UD RA ME EN SU HA ŠU UR₂ RA ME EN 
 UD BA URU URU A KUR NAM NUN NA |HI×BAD| 
 NI NA AB KI URU URU A KUR NAM NUN NA |HI×BAD| 
 |PA.TE.SI| NI NA AB KI A |BALAG.LUL| |AB₂×GAN₂@t| SU A₂ LAL A 
 DAM A NI ŠA₃ GI GUR₇ MU NI GAN EN NA NAM 
...
 <unk>...MU NI GAN EN NA NAM 
 URU DA E NE GU NA LAL E NE 
 NI NA AB KI URU DA E NE GU...
 GU NA LAL E NE MAŠ MU KALAM@g SAR SAR NE 
 MAŠ E LU₂ |URU×MIN| DIM₂...
 UD NE UD TE NA...
 KI GAR BA KA...
 IGI AN <unk> GAR BA NA NI GA₂ GA₂ 
 GAR BA LU₂ DAM TUK MIN |A.AN| NI GA₂ GA₂ 
 GAR BA LU₂ TUR TUK 3(DIŠ) |A.AN| NI GA₂ GA₂ 
 GAR BA GURUŠ SAG AŠ DIŠ |A.AN| NI GA₂ GA₂ 
 AN MAR TU AŠ NI MIN |A.AN| NI GA₂ GA₂ 
 AN MAR TU |GA₂×AN| |U.KA| NI IR 
 E₂ A BA AN IGI KU₄ KA MU NA |UMUM×KASKAL| E 
 URU GA₂ KU LI MU NE ME EN DAM BA AN TUK TUK ME |U.U.U| 
 HI SA MU NE ME EN DAM BA AN TUK TUK ME |U.U.U| 
 URU GA₂ KU LI MU NE DIM₂ DAM NU TUK ME EN 
 DAM NU TUK ME EN TUR NU TUK ME EN 
 GIŠ RU UŠ SA |SI.A| KU LI GA₂ EŠ₂ 
 <unk>...NE KU |SI.A| HI SA GA₂ EŠ₂ 
 UD NE UD TE EN NA UM MA TE A RA 
 KI GAR BA KA...
...GAR BA...
...LU₂ DAM TUK MIN |A.AN|...
...
 GAR BA GURUŠ SAG AŠ...
 AN MAR TU AŠ NI...
...|GA₂×AN| |U.KA| NI IR 
 E₂ A BA AN IGI KU₄ KA MU NA |UMUM×KASKAL| E 
 |GA₂×AN| MU DAM TUK BA AB GAR BA MU GA MU RA DU 
 AN MAR TU |GA₂×AN| |U.KA| NI...
...GA E RI NA...
 KA...
 IGI IL₂ LA ZU DAM...
 ŠA₃ GI GUR₇ ZU DAM...
 ŠU TAB ZE₂ GA₂ GI₄ IN...
 URU DA ZA E₂ BI KAK KAK A...
 HI SA ZA |LAGAB×U|...
 AN MAR TU LU₂...
 UD BA URU A URU A EZEN KA...
 NI NA AB KI URU A EZEN KA...
 GA₂ NAM MA KU LI...
 E₂ BI NI NA AB KI A...
...EZEN MA...
 TUR KI |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ NI...EZEN MA...
 DAM A NI AN NAM RA AD SAL...EZEN MA...
 URU A |AB₂×GAN₂@t| |UD.KA.BAR| ZI IG ZA AK...
 SU A₂ LAL 7(DIŠ) E |KA×BALAG|...
 UŠ...EN...
 E₂ |ŠU.PAP.PAP| EŠ₂ MU NA DA AN KU₄ KU₄ 
 E₂ NI NA AB KI A KA HU MU NA AB DI E 
 NI NA AB KI URU EZEN IG LA EŠ₂ |IGI.E₂| DI NE BA DU 
 NI NA AB KI URU EZEN IG LA EŠ₂ |IGI.E₂| DI NE BA DU 
 E NE RA BAR KU₃ GA NI ME A KID |U.U.U| 
 KA₂ NI NA AB KI KA |ŠU.PAP.PAP| |ŠU.KAL| E 
...KISAL MAH A HI I NI IN BAD 
...KAL GA MU NA AB KIN KIN E 
...KAL GA MU NA AB ZI ZI I 
...KISAL MAH HI I NI BAD 
...GUL GUL E AŠ TA NE RA 
 KISAL MAH |AK×ERIN₂| E GAR LAL E NE IN LAL 
 KISAL NI NA AB KI <unk>...
...AN MAR TU HUL₂ LA E 
 KU₃...ŠU NU UM MA BU I NE 
 ZA...ŠU NU UM MA BU I NE 
...UM AK E 
...UM AK E 
...ZA ZU ME DA |NIM×GAN₂@t| 
...TUR ZU GA BA AB TUK 
...
...ZI DA BI...
...KA...
...<unk> TUR MU...
 |GA₂×PA|...DAM...
...
 |LAGAB×(GUD&GUD)|...
 |GA₂×PA| BI KAB BU BI...
 |HI×AŠ₂| RI |HI×AŠ₂| |HI×AŠ₂| RI KA...
 AN AD GAR KI HI <unk> TUR MU...
 MAŠ₂ GAR |SAL.UŠ.DI| DAM...
 UZ₃ GA MAŠ₂...
 AB@g BA MAŠ₂ UZ₃ DA BI HU MU KALAM@g IGI NA₂ E 
 UZ₃ NE...GAN IM MI KU 
 MAŠ₂ BI...GAN IM MI KU 
 |HI×AŠ₂| RI...
...TUR MU...
...GAL GAL E...
...E DIM₂ KA NE IN RA 
 |TE.A| NI NA AB KI KA...
 AB BA AB BA |IGI.RI|...
 GIŠ LUGAL KU₃ GI KA SAL...
 UM MA UM MA |IGI.RI|...
...KU₃ GI GA SAL...
...
...SAL IM MA NI IN KA 
...
...<unk> SAL...
...DAR A SAL...
 |SAL.KUR| |SAL.KUR|...
 DUG <unk> KU₃ UD SAL...
 UD BA HI A DI...
 A₂ ŠE ŠU BI HA LAM |IGI@g.ALAN|...
 AN NUN |KA×GAR|...NI₂...
 ŠU DAG DAG GI BI...
...E₂...
...MU KALAM@g LU₃ LU₃ ŠU...
 LU₂ SU LU EŠ₂ TUG₂ A...
 ZA LAM GAR TI IM |IM.A.AN|...|AMAR×ŠE|...
 |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GA₂ KU E KI...
 LU₂ UZU |SI.A| KUR DA MU KALAM@g BA AL LA HI GAM NU ZU |A.AN| 
 UZU NU NE GA₂ AL |KA×GAR| E 
 UD TI LA NA E₂ NU TUK A 
 UD BA TIL A NA KI NU DU MU DAM 
 MA LA MU AN MAR TU TA |A.AN| AN TUK TUK KALAM@g 
 MA LA GA NI AN AD GAR KI HI MU NA NI IB GI₄ GI₄ 
...GA BA AN TUK TUK 
...U₂ LUM A LAM MA

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
i₃-na-ab{ki} i₃-me-a kiri₈-tab nu-me-a
men kug i₃-me-a aga kug...
šim kug i₃-me-a {ŋiš}erin kug...
mun kug i₃-me-a naŋa kug...
ŋiš dug₄-dug₄-ga...i₃-me-a
šag₄-tum₂-šag₄-tum₂-ma...i₃-me-a
ad-da-ab-ba {ŋiš}erin kug-ga-me-en bil₂-ga {ŋiš}meš₃-me-en
ama ad {ŋiš}erin babbar-ra-me-en su ha-šu-ur₂-ra-me-en
ud-ba iri-iri-a kur nam-nun-na-kam
i₃-na-ab{ki} iri-iri-a kur nam-nun-na-kam
ensi₂ i₃-na-ab{ki}a tigi-šem₅{kuš}a₂-la₂-a
dam-a-ni šag₄-ge-guru₇ mu-ni he₂-en-na-nam
...
<unk>...mu-ni he₂-en-na-nam
iri-da-e-ne gu na-la₂-e-ne
i₃-na-ab{ki} iri-da-e-ne gu...
gu na-la₂-e-ne maš mu-un-sar-sar-ne
maš-e lu₂-ulu₃-gin₇...
ud ne ud ten-na...
ki niŋ₂-ba-ka...
igi {d}<unk> niŋ₂-ba na-ni-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
niŋ₂-ba lu₂ dam tuku 2(diš)-am₃ i₃-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
niŋ₂-ba lu₂ dumu tuku 3(diš)-am₃ i₃-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
niŋ₂-ba ŋuruš saŋ-dili 1(diš)-am₃ i₃-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
{d}mar-tu dili-ni 2(diš)-am₃ i₃-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
{d}mar-tu ama ugu-ni-ir
e₂-a ba-an-ši-kur₉ gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e
iri-ŋa₂ gu₅-li-ŋu₁₀-ne-me-en dam ba-an-tuku-tuku-me-eš
dub₃-sa-ŋu₁₀-ne-me-en dam ba-an-tuku-tuku-me-eš
iri-ŋa₂ gu₅-li-ŋu₁₀-ne-gin₇ dam nu-tuku-me-en
dam nu-tuku-me-en dumu nu-tuku-me-en
ŋiš-šub us₂-sa dirig gu₅-li-ŋa₂-še₃
<unk>...bi₂-dab₅ dirig dub₃-sa-ŋa₂-še₃
ud ne ud te-en-na um-ma-te-a-ra
ki niŋ₂-ba-ka...
...niŋ₂-ba...
...lu₂ dam tuku 2(diš)-am₃...
...
niŋ₂-ba ŋuruš saŋ-dili...
{d}mar-tu dili-ni...
...ama ugu-ni-ir
e₂-a ba-an-ši-kur₉ gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e
ama-ŋu₁₀ dam tuku-ba-ab niŋ₂-ba-ŋu₁₀ ga-mu-ra-de₆
{d}mar-tu ama ugu-ni...
...ga-e-degₓ(RI) na...
inim...
igi il₂-la-zu dam...
šag₄-ge guru₇-zu dam...
šu-tab ze₂-ŋa₂ gi₄-in...
iri-da-za e₂-bi du₃-du₃-a...
dub₃-sa-za pu₂...
{d}mar-tu lu₂...
ud-ba iri-a iri-a ezen gu₃...
i₃-na-ab{ki} iri-a ezen gu₃...
ŋa₂-nam-ma gu₅-li...
e₂ kaš i₃-na-ab{ki}a...
...ezem-ma...
dumu ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni...ezem-ma...
dam-a-ni {d}nam-ra-at munus...ezem-ma...
iri-a šem₅ zabar zi-ig-za-ag...
{kuš}a₂-la₂ 7(diš)-e šeg₁₁...
nitah...en...
e₂-ŋešba₂-še₃ mu-na-da-an-ku₄-ku₄
e₂ i₃-na-ab{ki}a-ka hu-mu-na-ab-sa₂-e
i₃-na-ab{ki} iri ezen ŋal₂-la-še₃ u₆ di-de₃ ba-gub
i₃-na-ab{ki} iri ezen ŋal₂-la-še₃ u₆ di-de₃ ba-gub
e-ne-ra bar kug-ga i₃-me-a-ke₄-eš
kan₄ i₃-na-ab{ki}ka ŋešba₂ lirum-e
...kisal mah-a dub₃ i-ni-in-bad
...kalag-ga mu-na-ab-kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂-e
...kalag-ga mu-na-ab-zi-zi-i
...kisal mah dub₃ i-ni-bad
...gul-gul-e 1(aš)-ta bi₂-ra
kisal mah me₃-e niŋ₂-la₂-e bi₂-in-la₂
kisal i₃-na-ab{ki} <unk>...
...{d}mar-tu hul₂-la-e
kug...šu nu-um-ma-gid₂-i-de₃
za...šu nu-um-ma-gid₂-i-de₃
...um-ak-e
...um-ak-e
...za-zu me-da tum₃
...dumu-zu ga-ba-ab-tuku
...
...zid-da-bi...
...inim...
...<unk> dumu-ŋu₁₀...
sila₄...dam...
...
u₈...
sila₄-bi gab₂-bu-bi...
ur₅-re ur₅-ur₅-re inim...
{d}ad-ŋar-ki-dug₃ <unk> dumu-ŋu₁₀...
maš₂ niŋ₂-mussa dam...
ud₅-ga maš₂...
unu-ba maš₂-ud₅-da-bi hu-mu-un-ši-nu₂-e
ud₅-de₃...he₂-em-mi-tuš
maš₂-bi...he₂-em-mi-tuš
ur₅-re...
...dumu-ŋu₁₀...
...gal-gal-e...
...e-gin₇ gu₃ bi₂-in-ra
kar i₃-na-ab{ki}ka...
ab-ba-ab-ba-ar...
{ŋiš}rab₃ kug-sig₁₇-ka mi₂...
um-ma-um-ma-ar...
...kug-sig₁₇-ga mi₂...
...
...mi₂ im-ma-ni-in-dug₄
...
...<unk> mi₂...
...gun₃-a mi₂...
geme₂-geme₂...
{dug}<unk> kug-babbar mi₂...
ud ba-hi-a di...
a₂-še šu-bi ha-lam ulutim₂...
an-zil gu₇...ni₂...
šu dag-dag-ge-bi...
...e₂...
...mu-un-lu₃-lu₃ šu...
lu₂ {kuš}lu-ub₂ mur₁₀-a...
za-lam-ŋar til₃ tum₉ šeŋ₁₄...sizkur...
hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ tuš-e ki...
lu₂ uzu-dirig kur-da mu-un-ba-al-la dub₃ gam nu-zu-am₃
uzu nu-šeŋ₆-ŋa₂ al-gu₇-e
ud til₃-la-na e₂ nu-tuku-a
ud ba-ug₇-a-na ki nu-tum₂-mu-dam
ma-la-ŋu₁₀ {d}mar-tu ta-am₃ an-tuku-tuku-un
ma-la-ga-ni {d}ad-ŋar-ki-dug₃ mu-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄
...ga-ba-an-tuku-tuku
...u₂-lum a-lam-ma