Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...
...UŠ 
...SAL 
...MU...DA 
...SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| AL ŠA₆ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| BI A DU NA₂ 
 2(BAN₂)...UŠ 
 3(AŠ)...2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| ŠA₆ GA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) GU |EZEN×BAD| 
 <COLUMN> 
...
...ŠA₆ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| E₂ ZI DA 
 3(BAN₂) KIŠ A NE KU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| |GA₂×NUN| 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ NUN NI 
 3(BAN₂) |LAL₂.LAGAB| DIM₂ HI 
 3(BAN₂) AŠ₂ NI TUM 
 SAG DUB ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂ GI 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ TI TI 
...ŠEŠ AN EDIN NA 
 3(BAN₂) IGI BAR LU₂ TI 
 <COLUMN> 
...
...BA ME 
 AŠ...SIK₂...3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ...SIK₂ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| LAL AŠ |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ NU SIK₂ UŠ 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ NU SIK₂ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 U LAL AŠ ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) NIGIDAEŠ LAL 1(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 MA AL GA 
 4(BAN₂) BA BA E 
 4(BAN₂) NA NA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) MA MA TUM 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) AK GA GA 
 4(BAN₂) A AN MA 
 4(BAN₂) SI <unk> <unk> 
 4(BAN₂) AN MUŠ₃ AN MU 
 4(BAN₂) MA MA NI 
 4(BAN₂) <unk> NI TUM 
...PAP...
...U₂ DIM₂...
 4(BAN₂) ME KISAL LI 
 4(BAN₂) ME...
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) AN |SAL.TUG₂| MAR KI |GA₂×AN| PAP PAP 
 4(BAN₂)...NU ME A 
 SAG DUB ME 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR MU 
 4(BAN₂) GAN EZEN 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| |GA₂×NUN| 
 GU₂ BA ME 
 ŠU LAGAB |U.U| LAL 2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) 4(BAN₂) AN |AB×HA| DA NU ME A 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| TUR 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂ DA URU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) ŠEŠ E A NA AK 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
...|SAL.TUG₂| |NUN&NUN| ZI 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂ DA URU 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 ŠU LAGAB 5(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ LAL 3(BAN₂) KI GU ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| AB GU 
 3(BAN₂) ZI LA LA 
 3(BAN₂) MIN NA NI 
 3(BAN₂) SA AN SI NE 
 2(AŠ) TUR...2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ |GA₂×AN| MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR MU 
 3(BAN₂) PAP PAP AN BA U₂...
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MA DU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| AB...
 <COLUMN> 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 3(BAN₂) ZA NA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) PAP PAP AN MU 
 ŠU LAGAB U AŠ |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) LAL 5(BAN₂) MAŠ KAK 
...GUL |GA₂×AN| MU 
 3(BAN₂) SIG₄ GA₂ NA GI 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| URU EZEN ME GAN GAM GAM 
...|SAL.TUG₂| DU@s IL₂...
 3(AŠ)...
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) |LAL₂.LAGAB| DIM₂ HI 
 SAL ME 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) E₂ |GI%GI| SA 
 U₂ NE 
 4(BAN₂) GIŠ ŠA₃ KI HI 
 |GIŠ.KUŠU₂| KI |HI×BAD| 
 UŠ ME 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 6(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI...2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI...DIŠ 2(BAN₂)...NI...
 3(BAN₂) ZA...
...
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂)...URU...
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 SAL ME 
 DIŠ 4(BAN₂) AD DA 
 IGI NU DUH 
 |PAP.PAP| |GUM×ŠE| AN 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 4(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI NIGIDAEŠ 4(BAN₂) AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |KID.BALAG| NI HI 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU UR MU 
 E DA TI 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BA BA 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) SAL LA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 ŠU LAGAB 3(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI NIGIDAMIN 1(BAN₂) EN UD DA NA 
 |SAL.KUR| |HI×AŠ₂| ME 
 3(BAN₂) GA₂ KA NAM GAN TI 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 |SAL.KUR| <unk> |HI×BAD| 
 3(BAN₂) |A.LAGAB×HAL| LU₂ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ TI TI 
 A GA |GUD×KUR| ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |KID.BALAG| NI HI 
 |UŠ.KU| 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| EŠ₂ DAM ME KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |IGI.DIB| MA 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| LUM MA KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 3(BAN₂) <unk> KU EŠ₂ 
 3(BAN₂) AN |ŠE.ŠE.NUN&NUN| |GA₂×AN| MU 
 3(BAN₂) SAL ŠA₆ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| E AN SU 
 MIN TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| GAL LAM 
 3(DIŠ) TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |KA×SA| SAR 
...E₂ KI BI GI₄ 
 MIN TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) DAM A MU 
 MIN TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 2(AŠ) NU SIK₂ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 4(BAN₂) NE SAG 
 A DUN 
 |GIŠ.KUŠU₂| KI |HI×BAD| 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 U MIN |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 8(DIŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 4(DIŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI MIN NIGIDAMIN NIGIDAMIN |SAL.KUR| DUN GAR |KA×GAR| A ME 
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ IG GAL 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ ZI MU 
 MIN TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) ŠEŠ A MU 
 3(BAN₂) BI SU GA₂ 
 ŠU LAGAB 4(DIŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(DIŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI NIGIDAEŠ |SAL.KUR| MAŠ ME 
 LUGAL PA |UD.DU| 
 |PA.LU| DUN 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 3(BAN₂) 
 U LAL AŠ 8(DIŠ) LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 2(AŠ) LAL 2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) 4(AŠ) U 6(DIŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| LAL AŠ 7(DIŠ) |SAL.KUR| 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂ 1(GEŠ₂) 4(U) 6(AŠ) |U.U.U| DIŠ LU₂ ŠE BA TUR MAH BA 
 ŠE BI U 3(AŠ) DIŠ 3(BAN₂) 2(AŠ) DIŠ GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE BA |SAL.KUR| TUR 
 AN BA U₂ 
 <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 |PA.TE.SI| 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KID 
...EZEN...|KA×GAR| 
...|SAL.TUG₂|...SU...
 <COLUMN> 
 <unk> DA |ŠE.NUN&NUN| |GUD×KUR| MA KA TA 
 E NA BA <unk> 
 4(DIŠ) BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
...
...nita
...munus
...mu...da
...munus
3(ban₂) nin-al-sa₆
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) ama-bi-a-ra₂-nu₂
2(ban₂)...nita
3(aš)...2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) ama-sa₆-ga
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) gu-u₉
<COLUMN>
...
...sa₆
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) geme₂-e₂-zi-da
3(ban₂) kiš-a-bi₂-tuš
3(ban₂) geme₂-ganun
3(ban₂) e₂-nun-ne₂
3(ban₂) ušur₃-gin₇-du₁₀
3(ban₂) taš₃-ni-tum
sag dub-me
3(ban₂) nin-bara₂-ge
3(ban₂) nin-lu₂-ti-ti
...šeš-an-edin-na
3(ban₂) igi-bar-lu₂-ti
<COLUMN>
...
...ba-me
1(aš)...siki...3(ban₂)
1(aš)...siki munus 3(ban₂)
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(u) la₂ 1(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
1(aš) nu-siki nita 3(ban₂)
1(aš) nu-siki munus 3(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) 3(barig) la₂ 1(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
ma-al-ga
4(ban₂) ba-ba-e
4(ban₂) na-na
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) ma-ma-tum
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) ag-ga-ga
4(ban₂) a-am₆-ma
4(ban₂) si <unk> <unk>
4(ban₂) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
4(ban₂) ma-ma-ni
4(ban₂) <unk> ni-tum
...pa₄...
...ba₆-gin₇...
4(ban₂) me-kisal-le
4(ban₂) me...
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) {d}nin-mar{ki}ama-pa₄-pa₄
4(ban₂)...nu-me-a
sag dub-me
4(ban₂) nin-teš₂-mu
4(ban₂) gan-ezem
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) geme₂-ganun
gu₂-ba-me
šu-nigin₂ 2(u) la₂ 2(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) 4(ban₂) {d}nanše-da-nu-me-a
ki-siki-me
3(ban₂) nin-tur
3(ban₂) nin-bara₂-da-ri₂
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) šeš-e-a-na-ak
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
...nin-šer₇-zi
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-bara₂-da-ri₂
2(diš)-kam-ma
šu-nigin₂ 5(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) la₂ 3(ban₂) ki-gu-me
3(ban₂) nin-ab-gu
3(ban₂) zi-la-la
3(ban₂) min-na-ni
3(ban₂) sa{d}si-bi₂
2(aš) dumu...2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-ama-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-teš₂-mu
3(ban₂) pa₄-pa₄{d}ba-ba₆...
3(ban₂) nin-ma-de₆
3(ban₂) nin-ab...
<COLUMN>
2(diš)-kam-ma
3(ban₂) za-na
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) pa₄-pa₄-dingir-mu
šu-nigin₂ 1(u) 1(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
4(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 2(aš) la₂ 5(ban₂) maš-da₃
...sun₂-ama-mu
3(ban₂) sig₄-ga₂-na-gi
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) nin-iri-ezem-me-he₂-gam-gam
...nin-kas₄-il₂...
3(aš)...
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) ušur₃-gin₇-du₁₀
munus-me
1(barig) 2(ban₂) e₂-gil-sa
u₂-bil
4(ban₂) geš-ša₃-ki-du₁₀
umma{ki}kam
nita-me
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
6(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀...2(ban₂)
še-bi...1(barig) 2(ban₂)...li₂...
3(ban₂) za...
...
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂)...iri...
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
munus-me
1(barig) 4(ban₂) ad-da
igi-nu-du₈
munu₄ gaz-am₆
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 4(ban₂)
3(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(barig) 4(ban₂) amar-giri₁₆{ki}
3(ban₂) nin-tigiₓ(|KID.BALAG|)-ni-du₁₀
{d}nin-gir₂-su-teš₂-mu
e-da-ti
3(ban₂) nin-ba-ba
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) nin-teš₂-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) sal-la
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
šu-nigin₂ 3(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 2(barig) 1(ban₂) en-u₄-da-na
geme₂ kikken-me
3(ban₂) ga₂-ka-nam-he₂-ti
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
geme₂ <unk> kam
3(ban₂) i₇-lu₂
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-lu₂-ti-ti
a-ga-am-me
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) nin-tigiₓ(|KID.BALAG|)-ni-du₁₀
gala
3(ban₂) nin-eš₂-dam-me-ki-ag₂
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-u₃-ma
3(ban₂) nin-lum-ma-ki-ag₂
3(ban₂) <unk> tuš-še₃
3(ban₂) {d}ašnan-ama-mu
3(ban₂) munus-sa₆
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-e-an-su
2(diš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) nin-gal-lam
3(diš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) su₆-mu₂
...e₂-ki-be₂-gi₄
2(diš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) dam-a-mu
2(diš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
2(aš) nu-siki munus 4(ban₂)
4(ban₂) ne-sag
a-dun
umma{ki}kam
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(u) 2(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
8(diš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
4(diš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 2(diš) 2(barig) 2(barig) geme₂ šah₂ nig₂-gu₇-a-me
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-ig-gal
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-zi-mu
2(diš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) šeš-a-mu
3(ban₂) be₂-su-ga₂
šu-nigin₂ 4(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
3(diš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(barig) geme₂ maš-me
lugal-pa-e₃
sipa šah₂
<BLANK_SPACE>
<COLUMN>
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
2(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 3(ban₂)
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) 8(diš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita-me
2(aš) la₂ 2(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
5(aš) 4(aš) 1(u) 6(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
2(u) la₂ 1(aš) 7(diš) geme₂ 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃ 1(geš₂) 4(u) 6(aš) 3(u) 1(diš) lu₂ še-ba tur mah-ba
še-bi 1(u) 3(aš) 1(barig) 3(ban₂) 2(aš) 1(barig) gur sag gal₂
še-ba geme₂ dumu
{d}ba-ba₆
<unk> <unk> gi-na
ensi₂
lagaš{ki}ke₄
...ezem...gu₇
...nin...su...
<COLUMN>
<unk> da tir am-ma-ka-ta
e-na-ba <unk>
4(diš) ba-am₆