Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...A NAM BA TAR RA A BA 
...IG AN |IGI.DIB| TU DA 
...E U₂ ŠIM DIM₂ KI IN DAR RA A BA 
...|ZU.AB| LUGAL AN EN KI KID 
...EN KI EN NAM TAR TAR RI NE 
...A NI KU₃ |NI.UD| ZA KUR NA UR BI BA NI IN KAK 
...|NI.UD| ZA KUR BI UD GAN₂@t GAN₂@t A KA 
...|ZU.AB| |U.GUD| IM MA NI IN KAK 
...GALAM KA GA |ZU.AB| TA |UD.DU| A 
...DIM₂ |HU.HI| RA MU KALAM@g NA |DU&DU| |DU&DU| GI |U.U.U| 
...GA |A.AN| I NI IN KAK 
...ZA KUR NA |A.AN| I NI IN DAR 
...LI |U.U.U| KU₃ GI GA ŠU TAG BA NI IN KA 
...KI GA E₂ GU₂ A NE IN KAK 
...BI KA KA KA AD GI₄ GI₄ 
...BI GUD DIM₂ |HI×AŠ₂|...DU 
...KA NUN...DAM 
...IM MA AN <unk> HI BI EŠ₂ MU NA GA₂ GA₂ 
...LUH AN <unk> NE IM...
...KA MU KALAM@g...
...KA IM MA AB SUM...
...
...SAL KA GA 
...<unk> NA ME MAH...A 
...GABA...
...IL₂ RU 
...KA GA 
 GI KID ZA KUR NA...|GA₂×(NUN&NUN)|...DAR A 
 |NUN&NUN| GAM MA ZU |GUD×KUR| SI IL₂ RU 
 KA₂ ZU UR MAH LU₂ ŠU TI A 
...ZU PIRIG LU₂ RA |UD.DU| NE 
 |ZU.AB| KI EL ME TE IG 
 <COLUMN> 
 E₂ |LAGAB×HAL| RA LUGAL ZU GIR₃ IM MA RI DU 
 AN EN KI LUGAL |ZU.AB| KID 
 TE ZU |NI.UD| |ZA.GUL| IM MA DA AN SI IG 
 |KA×LI| |KA×LI| ZA KUR NA SAL IM MA RI IN KA 
 E₂ AN EN KI KID |TA×HI| |HI×AŠ₂| RA KU₃ |IGI.ERIN₂| AK 
 GUD LUGAL BI IR UŠ A SUM GA 
 NI₂ BI EŠ₂ |HI×AŠ₂| DU UR BI AD GI₄ GI₄ 
 E₂ |LAGAB×HAL| RA AN EN KI KID GI DUB BA AN KU₃ LAL A 
 ŠA₃ ZU TA BARA₂ MAH KI GAR RA 
 ZAG DUH ZU |A₂.MUŠ₃| KU₃ AN NA 
 EN |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI| LUGAL AN EN KI KID 
 AN NU DIM₂ |HU.HI| EN NUN KI GA...
 ŠA₃ ŠEG₉ BAR RA LU₂ IGI NU BAR...NE 
 |NUN.ME| ZU SIK₂ BAR RA NE IN DUH 
 NUN KI AN EN KI KID...|NINDA₂×NE| GA₂...
 E₂ |LAGAB×HAL| RA ŠA₃ GAN IG...
 |ZU.AB| ZI KALAM@g MA KI |NINDA₂×NE| AN EN...
 E₂ ZAG GA KAK A ME GALAM MA DU...
 NUN KI |GIŠ.MI| ZU AB ŠA₃ GA LAL...
 A AB ZI GA GABA...NU...
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| MAH NI₂ IG...
 E₂ |LAGAB×HAL| RA |URU×MIN| RU MAH...
 E₂ DA E₂ |LAGAB×HAL| RA PIRIG |ZU.AB|...
 E₂ MAH AN EN KI KID |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI|...
...ZI GA DIM₂ 
...EN KI RA MU KALAM@g NA TUK |A.AN| 
 E₂ KU₃ GA NI EŠ₂ HI BI EŠ₂ MU KALAM@g NA GA₂ GA₂ 
 GIŠ ZAG SAL GIŠ AL GAR SU BALAG GIŠ SUR₉ ZA 
 GIŠ |HI×AŠ₂| |HI×AŠ₂| GIŠ SA NE TUM GIŠ MI |URU×MIN| TUM E₂ SI GA |A.AN| 
 AD HI GA |KA×NUN| BUR₂ RI BALAG GA₂ 
 ŠA₃ NI₂ BA KID |U.U.U| AD HA BA NI IB DU 
 GIŠ AL GAR KU₃ AN EN KI KID NI₂ BI A MU NA AN TUK 
 LUL IMIN E AD GAN IM MI IB DU 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 KA GA AN EN KI KID ŠU NU BAL E NE 
 <unk>...KI BI EŠ₂ IG LA |A.AN| 
 SIG₄ E₂ |LAGAB×HAL| RA KA EZEN HI GI |U.U.U| IM ME 
 MU KALAM@g KAK A BA MU KALAM@g KAK A BA 
 NUN KI AN EN KI KID IM MA NI IN IL₂ A BA 
 |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GALAM GAR₃ DIM₂ A E BA |SI.A| 
 ZAG GA NI A GIŠ GI BA AN KU 
 GIŠ SAR IGI@g GA GURUN IL₂ A BA 
 HU E GIR₃ BI MU KALAM@g GA₂ GA₂ 
 SUHUR HA E A |TA×HI| E E NE MU KALAM@g |UD.DU| NE 
 GUD HA E GI ZI TUR TUR LAL AŠ KUN MU...
 AN...
 |ZU.AB| E |IGI.E₂| E IM...
 E₂ |LAGAB×HAL| HUL₂ LA |A.AN| MU NI...
 A AB BA DIM₂ NI₂ MU KALAM@g DA...
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| MAH |A.AN| SU ZI MU KALAM@g DA...
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| |UD.GIŠ%GIŠ.NUN| NA IM |URU×MIN| LU SAG@g MU DA AN...
 GIŠ GI MUŠ A NI MUŠ AN MUŠ A NI 
 GIŠ GISAL NI KI HU TUR TUR RA NI 
 AN EN KI <unk> A NI MU GAN IG SUD GA...
 MA₂ NI₂ BI NAM DUH EŠ₂ NI₂ BI NAM KU...
 E₂ NUN KI GA EŠ₂...DA |TE.A| RA...
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| DA LUGAL BI IR AD IM MI IB GI₄ GI₄ 
 KA BI KA AMAR RA KA AB₂ HI GA KID 
 AN EN KI KID GUD IM MA AB |GUM×ŠE| E LU IM MA AB ŠAR₂ RI 
 SU A₂ LA NU IG LA KI BI EŠ₂ NE IN GI₄ 
 |AB₂×GAN₂@t| |UD.KA.BAR| NU IG LA KI BI EŠ₂ IM MI IN |UD.DU| 
 |EN.KID| KI EŠ₂ GIR₃ NI AŠ MU KALAM@g DU 
 GI AB@g NA AB |EN.KID| KI EŠ₂ IM MA DA AN KU₄ KU₄ 
 AN EN KI KID BI BI E BA |UMUM×KASKAL| DIN DIN E BA |UMUM×KASKAL| 
 DIN GI |UD.KA.BAR| BA NI IN |UMUM×KASKAL| 
 BI |ZIZ₂.AN| AŠ |A.AN| BA NI IN SUR 
 DUG KU KUR KAK BI HI HI GA DUH BA NE IN DI DI 
 KA BI |TA×HI| KA LUM MA GAR <unk> BA NI IN |UMUM×KASKAL| 
 DUH BI GAR LU LU A AŠ |MUŠ₃.DI| E NE IN DUH 
 <COLUMN> 
...EN KI KID AB E |EN.KID| KI |A.AN| 
...A NI AN EN KID RA GAR MU KALAM@g |KA×GAR| E 
...KI MAH |A.AN|...IM MA AN KU 
...RA AN EN KID IM MA NI IN UŠ 
...|SAL.TUG₂| TU ZAG...LA IM MA AN KU 
...UŠ BI IM MI IN DUR₂ RU NE |U.U.U| 
...|KA×A| |KA×A| E DIN I HI HI GI₄ |U.U.U| 
...IM LAGAB LAGAB E NE 
...DA |U.U| IM DI E NE 
...<unk> <unk> E NE 
...HI GA TA 
...RA GAR RA TA 
...KI A MU NI...
...NA KID NE KA MU NA |UMUM×KASKAL| E 
...NI |DU&DU| GI |U.U.U| ZA NA 
...NA KA SI NE IN DI NE EN 
...KAK LUGAL AN EN KI KID 
...KI TA BA RA AN RI 
...E₂ IM MA AN KAK 
...NU KU₄ KU₄ NE 
...|NI.UD| ZA KUR NA DAR A 
...DI E NAM RU SUM MA 
...E₂ KI AL HI GA 
...EN KI KID ME GALAM MA DU MA 
...E₂ KU₃ GA KAK A...
...ZAG SAL 
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Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
...a nam ba-tar-ra-a-ba
...ŋal₂ an u₃-tu-da
...e u₂-šim-gin₇ ki in-dar-ra-a-ba
...abzu lugal {d}en-ki-ke₄
...en-ki en nam tar-tar-re-de₃
...a-ni kug {na₄}za-gin₃-na teš₂-bi ba-ni-in-du₃
...{na₄}za-gin₃-bi ud kar₂-kar₂-a-ka
...abzu ul im-ma-ni-in-du₃
...galam dug₄-ga abzu-ta e₃-a
...dim₂-mud-ra mu-un-na-sug₂-sug₂-ge-eš
...ga-am₃ i-ni-in-du₃
...za-gin₃-na-am₃ i-ni-in-gun₃
...le-eš kug-sig₁₇-ga šu tag ba-ni-in-dug₄
...{ki}ga e₂ gu₂-a bi₂-in-du₃
...bi inim dug₄-dug₄ ad gi₄-gi₄
...bi gud-gin₇ murum...ša₄
...gu₃ nun...dam
...im-ma-an <unk> dug₃-bi-eš₂ mu-na-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
...sukkal {d}<unk> de₃ im...
...gu₃ mu-un...
...gu₃ im-ma-ab-šum₂...
...
...mi₂ dug₄-ga
...<unk> na me mah...a
...gaba...
...gur₃-ru
...dug₄-ga
{gi}kid za-gin₃-na...gušur...gun₃-a
nir-gam-ma-zu am si gur₃-ru
kan₄-zu ur-mah lu₂ šu teŋ₄-a
...zu ug₂ lu₂-ra ed₂-de₃
abzu ki sikil me-te ŋal₂
<COLUMN>
e₂-engur-ra lugal-zu ŋiri₃ im-ma-ri-gub
{d}en-ki lugal abzu-ke₄
temen-zu {na₄}gug im-ma-da-an-si-ig
mu₇-mu₇ za-gin₃-na mi₂ im-ma-ri-in-dug₄
e₂ {d}en-ki-ke₄ lal₃-hur-ra kug gurum₂ ak
gud lugal-bi-ir us₂-a sig₁₀-ga
ni₂-bi-še₃ murum ša₄ teš₂-bi ad gi₄-gi₄
e₂-engur-ra {d}en-ki-ke₄ {gi}dub-ba-an kug la₂-a
šag₄-zu-ta barag mah ki ŋar-ra
za₃-du₈-zu aškud₂ kug an-na
en ŋeštug₂ lugal {d}en-ki-ke₄
{d}nu-dim₂-mud en eridu{ki}ga...
šag₄ šeg₉-bar-ra lu₂ igi nu-bar...de₃
abgal-zu siki bar-ra bi₂-in-duh
eridu{ki} {d}en-ki-ke₄...aŋ₂-ŋa₂...
e₂-engur-ra šag₄ he₂-ŋal₂...
abzu zi kalam-ma ki aŋ₂ {d}en...
e₂ zag-ga du₃-a me galam-ma tum₂...
eridu{ki} ŋissu-zu ab šag₄-ga la₂...
a-ab zig₃-ga gaba...nu...
id₂ mah ni₂ ŋal₂...
e₂-engur-ra u₁₈-ru mah...
e₂ da e₂-engur-ra piriŋ abzu...
e₂ mah {d}en-ki-ke₄ ŋeštug₂...
...zig₃-ga-gin₇
...en-ki-ra mu-un-na-du₁₂-am₃
e₂ kug-ga-ni-še₃ dug₃-bi-še₃ mu-un-na-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
{ŋeš}za₃-mi₂ {ŋeš}al-ŋar {kuš}balaŋ {ŋeš}sur₉-za
{ŋeš}har-har {ŋeš}sa-bi₂-tum {ŋeš}mi-riₓ(|URU×MIN|)-tum e₂ sig₉-ga-am₃
ad dug₃-ga nundum bur₂-re buluŋ₅-ŋe₂₆
šag₄ ni₂-ba-ke₄-eš ad ha-ba-ni-ib-ša₄
{ŋeš}al-ŋar kug {d}en-ki-ke₄ ni₂-bi-a mu-na-an-du₁₂
nar imin-e ad he₂-em-mi-ib-ša₄
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
dug₄-ga {d}en-ki-ke₄ šu nu-bal-e-de₃
<unk>...ki-bi-še₃ ŋal₂-la-am₃
šeg₁₂ e₂-engur-ra-ka šir₃ dug₃-ge-eš im-me
mu-un-du₃-a-ba mu-un-du₃-a-ba
eridu{ki} {d}en-ki-ke₄ im-ma-ni-in-il₂-a-ba
hur-saŋ galam gar₃-gin₇ a-e ba-diri
zag-ga-ni-a ŋeš-gi ba-an-tuš
{ŋeš}kiri₆ sig₇-ga gurun il₂-a-ba
mušen-e ŋiri₃-bi mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
suhur{ku₆}e a-lal₃-e e-ne mu-un-ed₂-de₃
eštub{ku₆}e gi-zi di₄-di₄-la₂-aš kun mu...
{d}...
abzu-e u₆-e im...
e₂-engur hul₂-la-am₃ mu-ni...
a-ab-ba-gin₇ ni₂ mu-un-da...
id₂ mah-am₃ su-zi mu-un-da...
{id₂}buranun-na {tumu}u₁₈-lu sur₂ mu-da-an...
{ŋeš}gi-muš-a-ni muš {d}nirah-a-ni
{ŋeš}ŋisal-ni ki{mušen} tur-tur-ra-ni
{d}en-ki <unk> a-ni mu he₂-ŋal₂ sug₄-ga...
ma₂ ni₂-bi nam-duh eš₂ ni₂-bi nam-dab₅...
e₂ eridu{ki}ga-še₃...da-kar-ra...
id₂-da lugal-bi-ir ad im-mi-ib-gi₄-gi₄
gu₃-bi gu₃ amar-ra gu₃ ab₂ dug₃-ga-ke₄
{d}en-ki-ke₄ gud im-ma-ab-gaz-e udu im-ma-ab-šar₂-re
{kuš}a₂-la nu-ŋal₂-la ki-bi-še₃ bi₂-in-gi₄
šem₅{zabar} nu-ŋal₂-la ki-bi-še₃ im-mi-in-e₃
nibru{ki}še₃ ŋiri₃-ni dili mu-un-gub
gi-gun₄-na eš₃ nibru{ki}še₃ im-ma-da-an-kur₉-kur₉
{d}en-ki-ke₄ kaš-kaš-e ba-de₂ kurun₂-kurun₂-e ba-de₂
kurun₂ sig₁₇ zabar ba-ni-in-de₂
{kaš}ulušin₃ dili-am₃ ba-ni-in-sur
{dug}ku-kur-du₃ kaš dug₃-dug₃-ga duh-ba bi₂-in-sa₂-sa₂
ka-bi lal₃ zu₂-lum-ma niŋ₂ <unk> ba-ni-in-de₂
duh-bi niŋ₂ lu-lu-a-aš sed₄-e bi₂-in-duh
<COLUMN>
...en-ki-ke₄ eš₃-e nibru{ki}am₃
...a-ni {d}en-lil₂-ra ninda mu-un-gu₇-e
...ki mah-am₃...im-ma-an-tuš
...ra {d}en-lil₂ im-ma-ni-in-us₂
...nin-tur₅ zag...la im-ma-an-tuš
...us₂-bi im-mi-in-dur₂-ru-ne-eš
...naŋ-naŋ-e kurun₂ i-dug₃-dug₃-ge₄-eš
...im-gur₄-gur₄-e-ne
...da-min₃ im-di-e-ne
...<unk> <unk> e-ne
...dug₃-ga-ta
...ra-ŋar-ra-ta
...{ki}a mu-ni...
...na-ke₄-ne gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e
...i₃-sug₂-ge-eš-za-na
...na-ka si bi₂-in-sa₂-de₃-en
...du₃ lugal {d}en-ki-ke₄
...ki-ta ba-ra-an-ri
...e₂ im-ma-an-du₃
...nu-kur₉-kur₉-de₃
...{na₄}za-gin₃-na gun₃-a
...sa₂-e nam-šub šum₂-ma
...e₂ ki al-dug₃-ga
...en-ki-ke₄ me galam-ma tum₂-ma
...e₂ kug-ga du₃-a...
...za₃-mi₂
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