Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 |SAL.TUG₂| NI₂ IL₂ MAH ZU AN KI NAM |NUN&NUN| RA ŠU |U.GUD| 
 |GA₂×AN| AN BA U₂ GU₂ GAL...UR SAG...
 AN GIR₃ ME MAH A ŠU |U.GUD| SAG IL₂ TUG₂ GAL <unk> 
 SI@g KALAM@g SI@g NA SAL ZI |SAL.TUG₂| GAL AN ZU ŠA₃ TA UMUM AK 
 TUR AN NA MAŠ ZU KA |IGI.RU| NE GAR NAM ŠU NI SI 
 |SAL.TUG₂| A ZU GAL SAG MI GA LU₂ TI LI LU₂ |IGI.DIB| TU 
 ŠU HAL BI ŠIM SAR KALAM@g LU A...
 ŠA₃ LAL TUK |NUN.LAGAR×SAL| SUD KALAM@g MA |SAL.TUG₂|...
 AN EN KID LUGAL...
 AN NU NAM |NUN&NUN| EN NAM...
 AB |EN.KID| KI |GU₂×KAK| AN KI A KA GAL BI...
 E₂ KUR ZA KUR NA MI NI IM MAH EN <unk> <unk>...
 SA DAG KAL GA...
 AN DU BA E₂ KUR RA KA PAD SUM MU GEŠTIN...
 AN EN KID LAL E₂ GI₄ A MAH A NI ME EN A...
 SI@g NA ŠITA BA KI LAL A ZU UŠ 
 AN NU NAM |NUN&NUN| NUN KUR KUR RA KID 
 NAM SAG DUN₃ MAH AN KI ŠU ZU IM MI IN KU₄ 
 MU KALAM@g IL₂ EN NAM |SAL.TUG₂| AB KUL I ZA RA MU RA AN SUM 
 A A |U.KA| ZU AN AN MAH E TUG₂ TUG₂ ME TUG₂ MI RI IN MU 
 UR SAG AN EN KID LAL AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU |SAL.UŠ.DAM| EŠ₂ MA RA AN SUM 
 E₂ |U&U.U&U.U| URU KU₃ AB KUL I SAG E |U.U.U| MU RI |PA.HUB₂.DU| 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI GIR₂ SU KI DIM GAL KALAM@g MA KA 
 E₂ |GA₂×GAR| SUD KI KU KI |NINDA₂×NE| ZA 
 TAR BU BU E₂ NAM |SAL.TUG₂| A KA BARA₂ MAH ZU MI NI RI 
 KI KU MAH ZU EŠ₂ AN KI |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI A IM IGI GAM E NE |U.U.U| 
 |SAL.TUG₂| ZAG DIB ME NI ŠU NU TE GA₂ 
 TUR AN NA |SAL.TUG₂| GAL GAR NAM ZU 
 DUN ME DIM₂ ŠA₆ NUN AN IŠ ME AN DA GAN TUR AN EN KID LAL KID 
 KI EL |GA₂×AN| AN BA U₂ IGI ZI MU IGI BAR NAM HI MU NI TAR UD TI LA |UD.DU| A EŠ₂ 
 SA BU DA |A.AN| 
 |GA₂×AN| AN BA U₂ NUN AN IŠ ME AN DA GAN TUR AN EN KID LAL RA NAM TI UD SUD DU SUM MU DAM 
 GIŠ GI₄ IG...
 E₂ NAM TI LA E₂ AN EN KID LAL EŠ₂ 
 |GA₂×PA| UD LU KA GAR ŠA₆ GA GABA NA IM MI TAB 
 NUN AN IŠ ME AN DA GAN ZA E IM ME NI KU₄ 
 <unk> NAM TI LA DA IM DA E DU 
 KUR GAL AN EN KID RA <unk> KI MU NE IG 
 A A AN MU |U.GUD| KID |IGI.DIB| MU KALAM@g GAL KUR KUR RA 
 AN IŠ ME AN DA GAN NA NA |NINDA₂×NE| NE TUM TAR MU NI NE TUM |IGI.RU| E NE IR MU NE KA 
 AN EN KID LUGAL KUR KUR RA KID IGI NAM TI LA SAG KI UD GA NI MU KALAM@g IGI IN BAR 
 AN IŠ ME AN DA GAN NA NAM MU NI TUM TAR RI 
 GIŠ GU ZA ME UR₄ UR₄ DUN₃@g@g ZI UD SUD DU A PA KALAM@g GI NI UŠ AŠ A |DU&DU| |DU&DU| E 
 NUN AN IŠ ME AN DA GAN NAM E |U.U.U| GAN TAR 
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| |GU₂.GAR₃| |A.LAGAB×HAL| |UD.GIŠ%GIŠ.NUN| E GAN IG A GUD HA HU MU RA AB |NIM×GAN₂@t| GU₂ BI HA RA BU E KUN...
 GU₂ GU₂ BI U₂ ŠIM HU MU RA AN SAR |EZEN×LAL₂| HA RA AB LAL 
 |LAGAB×U| GIŠ SAR BA |TA×HI| E GEŠTIN E KI HU MU RA NI TUM UŠ 
 A GAR₃ ZI BI ŠE GU NU HA RA AB SAR GUR₇ BI HA RA DUB DUB 
 |NUN.LAGAR| HA RA KAK KAK |DAG.KISIM₅×(LU.MAŠ₂)| HA RA |GA₂×AN| |GA₂×AN| 
 NAM LUGAL LA MU HU MU NI MAH 
 NAM NUN NA SAG AN EŠ₂ GAN NI IL₂ 
 SIG IGI NIM KUR ZAG TIL LA BI GU₂ KALAM@g HA MU RA AB IL₂ 
 KISAL MAH NUN UD DIM₂ |MAŠ.GU₂.GAR₃| GAN NI IN |UD.DU| 
 |PAD.AN.MUŠ₃| ZU E₂ KUR ZA KUR NA MUŠ NAM BA AN |NIM×GAN₂@t| MU 
 AN EN KID LI NAM EŠ₂ MU NI IN TAR 
 LUGAL LA E₂ KUR TA A₂ MAH MU NA SUM 
 |NUN&NUN| MU KALAM@g IG KA AN EN KID LAL TA GABA ŠU GAR NU MU KALAM@g TUK 
 GIR₃ IL₂ IL₂ LA IM DU DU BI 
 E₂ GAL MAH KI KU NAM LUGAL LA KA IM MA DA AN KU₄ KU₄ 
 BARA₂ KU₃ ZA KUR NA DUR₂ NE IN GAR E₂ GAL...
...
 SAL ZI TUR AN NA AN EN KID KA...BARA₂ KU₃...
 KI EL |GA₂×AN| AN BA U₂ TUR AN NA AN EN KID...MA RA DU BARA₂ KU₃...
 AN IŠ ME AN DA GAN TUR...NAM TI UD SUD DU...|PA.HUB₂.DU| A NI IB 
 URU EN BI IM 
...AN BA U₂ |HI×BAD|

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
nin ni₂ guru₃ mah zu an ki nam-nir-ra šu du₇
ama {d}ba-u₂ gu₂-gal...ur-saŋ...
diŋir er₉ me mah-a šu du₇ saŋ il₂ umuš gal <unk>
su₄-un-su₄-na munus zid nin gal-an-zu šag₄-ta umun₂ ak
dumu an-na mas-su₂ inim pad₃-de₃ niŋ₂-nam šu-ni si
nin a-zu gal saŋ gig₂-ga lu₂ til₃-le lu₂ u₃-tud
šu-hal-bi šim-mu₂ uŋ₃ lu-a...
šag₄-la₂ tuku arhuš₂ sud kalam-ma nin...
{d}en-lil₂ lugal...
{d}nu-nam-nir en nam...
eš₃ nibru{ki} dur-an-ki-a-ka gal-bi...
e₂-kur za-gin₃-na mi-ni-im-mah-en <unk> <unk>...
sa-par₃ kalag-ga...
an-gub-ba e₂-kur-ra-ka šukur₂ šum₂-mu ŋeštin...
{d}en-lil₂-la₂ e₂-gi₄-a mah-a-ni-me-en a...
su₄-na šita-ba ki la₂-a-zu-uš
{d}nu-nam-nir nun kur-kur-ra-ke₄
nam-saŋ-tun₃ mah an ki šu-zu im-mi-in-kur₉
mu-un-il₂-en nam-nin eš₃ numun i za-ra mu-ra-an-šum₂
a-a ugu-zu an diŋir mah-e tug₂ tug₂-ba₁₃ tug₂ mi-ri-in-mu
ur-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ {d}nin-ŋir₂-su nitalam-še₃ ma-ra-an-šum₂
e₂-ninnu iri-kug eš₃ numun i saŋ-e-eš mu-ri-rig₇
lagaš{ki} ŋir₂-su{ki} dim gal kalam-ma-ka
e₂-ŋalga-sud ki-tuš ki aŋ₂-za
tar-sir₂-sir₂ e₂ nam-nin-a-ka barag mah-zu mi-ni-ri
ki-tuš mah-zu-še₃ diŋir ki lagaš{ki}a im-ši-gam-e-de₃-eš
nin zag dib me-ni šu nu-teŋ₃-ŋa₂
dumu an-na nin gal niŋ₂-nam zu
šul me-dim₂ sag₉ nun {d}iš-me{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ke₄
ki-sikil ama {d}ba-u₂ igi zid mu-ši-bar nam dug₃ mu-ni-tar ud til₃-la e₃-a-še₃
sa-gid₂-da-am₃
ama {d}ba-u₂ nun {d}iš-me{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ra nam-til₃ ud su₃-ra₂ šum₂-mu-dam
ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂...
e₂-nam-til₃-la e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂-še₃
sila₄ babbar udu inim-ŋar sag₉-ga gaba-na im-mi-tab
nun {d}iš-me{d}da-gan za-e im-me-ni-kur₉
<unk> nam-til₃-la-da im-da-e-gub
kur gal {d}en-lil₂-ra <unk> ki mu-ne-ŋal₂
a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃-mu-un gal kur-kur-ra
{d}iš-me{d}da-gan-na na-aŋ₂ de₃-eb₂-tar mu-ni de₃-eb₂-pad₃ e-ne-er mu-ne-dug₄
{d}en-lil₂ lugal kur-kur-ra-ke₄ igi nam-til₃-la saŋ-ki zalag-ga-ni mu-un-ši-in-bar
{d}iš-me{d}da-gan-na nam mu-ni-ib₂-tar-re
{ŋiš}gu-za me ur₄-ur₄ aga zid ud su₃-ra₂-a ŋidru uŋ₃ gen₆-ne₂ us₂ 1(aš)-a lah₄-lah₄-e
nun {d}iš-me{d}da-gan nam-e-eš he₂-tar
{id₂}idigna {id₂}buranuna-e he₂-ŋal₂ a-eštub{ku₆} hu-mu-ra-ab-tum₃ gun₂-bi ha-ra-gid₂-e kun...
gu₂-gu₂-bi u₂-šim hu-mu-ra-an-mu₂ asila ha-ra-ab-la₂
pu₂{ŋiš}kiri₆-ba lal₃-e ŋeštin-e ki hu-mu-ra-ni-ib₂-us₂
a-gar₃ zid-bi še gu-nu ha-ra-ab-mu₂ guru₇-bi ha-ra-dub-dub
tur₃ ha-ra-du₃-du₃ amaš ha-ra-daŋal-daŋal
nam-lugal-la mu hu-mu-ni-mah
nam-nun-na saŋ an-še₃ he₂-ni-il₂
sig igi-nim kur-zag til-la-bi gu₂-un ha-mu-ra-ab-il₂
kisal mah nun ud-gin₇ dalla he₂-ni-in-e₃
nidba-zu e₂-kur za-gin₃-na muš nam-ba-an-tum₃-mu
{d}en-lil₂-le nam-še₃ mu-ni-in-tar
lugal-la e₂-kur-ta a₂ mah mu-na-šum₂
nir mu-un-ŋal₂ inim {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ta gaba-šu-ŋar nu-mu-un-tuku
ŋiri₃ il₂-il₂-la im-gub-gub-be₂
e₂-gal mah ki-tuš nam-lugal-la-ka im-ma-da-an-ku₄-ku₄
barag kug za-gin₃-na dur₂ bi₂-in-ŋar e₂-gal...
...
munus zid dumu an-na {d}en-lil₂ gu₃...barag kug...
ki-sikil ama {d}ba-u₂ dumu an-na {d}en-lil₂...ma-ra-de₆ barag kug...
{d}iš-me{d}da-gan dumu...nam-til₃ ud su₃-ra₂...rig₇-a-ni-ib
u₁₉-ru₁₂-bi-im
...{d}ba-u₂-kam