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

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) še-ba
<unk>
3(ban₂) nin-u₃-ma
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-mu-su-da
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-al-sa₆
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) ama...a-ra₂-nu₂
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(aš) dumu-munus...
3(ban₂) ama-sa₆-ga
...dumu-munus
...gu...
...
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) zi-zi
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) me-nigar-ta
...sa₆
...munus
3(ban₂) geme₂-e₂-zi-da
3(ban₂) kiš-a-bi₂-tuš
...geme₂-ganun
3(ban₂) e₂-nun-ne₂
3(ban₂) ušur₃...du₁₀
3(ban₂)...ni-tum
sag dub-me
...nin-bara₂-ge
...nin-lu₂-ti-ti
3(ban₂) šeš...edin...
...
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) šeš-teš₂-mu
gu₂-ba-me
1(aš) nu-siki nita 3(ban₂)
1(aš) nu-siki munus...
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(u) 1(aš)...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)...du₁₀ munus...
še-bi 4(aš) la₂ 1(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
ma-al-ga
4(ban₂) nin-bad₃-ni-du₁₀
4(ban₂)...ba-e
4(ban₂) na-na
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
...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
...ma-ma <unk>
4(ban₂) <unk> ni-tum
...inanna...
...ba-ba₆-gin₇-a-ba-sa₆
4(ban₂)...kisal-le
4(ban₂) me-me
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) {d}nin-mar-ama-pa₄...
...nin-da-nu-me-a
sag dub-me
4(ban₂) nin...mu
gu₂-ba-kam
šu-nigin₂ 2(u)...3(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
3(aš)...da-nu-me-a
...siki-me
3(ban₂) nin-tur
...nin-bara₂-da-ri₂
...dumu-munus
...e-a-na-ak
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) nin-šer₇-zi
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin...da-ri₂
2(diš)-kam-ma
šu-nigin₂ 5(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) la₂ 3(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
3(ban₂) zi-la-la
...min...ni
3(ban₂) sa{d}si-bi₂
2(aš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
1(barig) al-sa₆
...geme₂-gu₂-en-na
...nin...ra...
geme₂-kun-sag
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) nin-nam-tag₂...tuku
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-ama-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) nin-teš₂-mu
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) pa₄-pa₄{d}ba-ba₆-i₃-su
3(ban₂) nin-ma-de₆
3(ban₂) gan-šubur
3(ban₂) nin-ša₃-la₂-tuku
3(ban₂) nin-da-nu-me-a
...dumu-munus
3(ban₂) ama-en-tu
3(ban₂) nin-ab-gu
...
3(ban₂) za-na
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
...pa₄-pa₄-a-dingir-mu
3(ban₂) sa₆-ga
...munus
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) zabar₃-tur
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 2(u) 1(aš)...3(ban₂)
6(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) 1(barig) 1(ban₂)...maš-da₃
dub-sar
...ama-mu
3(ban₂)...ga₂-na-gi
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) nin-u₃-ma
3(ban₂) nin-ba-ba
3(ban₂)...iri-ezem-me-he₂-gam-gam
3(ban₂) nin-kas₄-il₂-il₂
3(ban₂) za-na
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) še...en
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)
8(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) i₃-li₂-be₆-li₂
3(ban₂) za-na
3(ban₂) nam-iri-na-še₃
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂)...
<COLUMN>
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-lu₂-ti
3(ban₂) gan-šubur
munus-me
1(barig) 4(ban₂) ad-da
igi-nu-du₈
munu₄ gaz-am₆
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 4(ban₂)
5(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 5(ban₂) amar-giri₁₆{ki}
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)
3(ban₂) nin-tigiₓ(|KID.BALAG|)-ni-du₁₀
3(ban₂) nig₂-erim₂-bar-ra
{d}nin-gir₂-su-teš₂-mu
e-da-se₁₂
3(ban₂) nin-teš₂-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) sal-la
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
šu-nigin₂ 2(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(barig) 4(ban₂) en-u₄-da-na
geme₂ kikken-me
3(ban₂) ga₂-ka-nam-he₂-ti
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
2(ban₂) nin-ušur₃-ra-nu₂
geme₂ <unk>
3(ban₂) i₇-lu₂
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-lu₂-ti-ti
4(ban₂) be₂-su-ga₂
a-ga-am-me
3(ban₂) nin-tigiₓ(|KID.BALAG|)-ni-du₁₀
gala
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) nin-eš₂-dam-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(aš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) nin-gal-lam
3(aš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
2(ban₂) su₆-mu₂
3(ban₂) e₂-ki-be₂-gi
2(aš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) dam-a-mu
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
2(aš) nu-siki munus 4(ban₂)
4(ban₂) ne-sag-ga₂-ni-du₁₀
<COLUMN>
a-dun
umma{ki}kam
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(u) 2(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
8(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
4(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš)
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(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) šeš-a-mu
3(ban₂) be₂-su-ga₂
šu-nigin₂ 4(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
3(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(barig) geme₂ maš-me
lugal-pa-e₃
sipa šah₂
<COLUMN>
...lu₂ 1(barig) 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
2(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 3(ban₂)
2(u) la₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita-me
2(u) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(geš₂) 2(u) 5(aš) 2(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
3(u) la₂ 2(aš) munus 2(ban₂)
1(u) 2(diš) ba-am₆
<COLUMN>
...še-ba...ba
...bi 2(u) la₂ 3(barig) 4(ban₂) 1(barig) gur sag gal₂
še-ba geme₂ dumu
bara₂-nam-tar-ra
dam lugal-an-da
ensi₂
lagaš{ki}ka
iti ezem{d}ba-ba₆-ka
en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
e₂ ganba-ka-ta
e-ne-ba <unk>