Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 AB BA KI EL TUR RA HI LI BA IGI IN TE 
 NAM DAM EŠ₂ LU₂ BA AN IGI IN GI₄ 
 IN NU TIL NA MU |E₂.UŠ.BU.DA| NE@s ZA GA AB SI E ŠE 
 KI EL E MA LA GA NI AD MU KALAM@g DI NI IB GI₄ GI₄ 
 UR₂ |A.AN| MUŠ E I NE IMIN E NA AB BI A 
 IN NU TIL NA MU |E₂.UŠ.BU.DA| NE@s ZA GA AB SI E ŠE 
 LU₂ MU IGI IN GI₄ TA A NE KU 
 MA LA GA NI MU NA NI TUM GI₄ GI₄ 
 GIŠ |A.TU.GABA.LIŠ| BU DA GIŠ I ZI MU NA₂ DA 
 GAN TA PA GI SAG |NE.RU| EŠ₂ LA BA |U.GUD| E ŠE 
 AD GI₄ A MA LA GA NI EŠ₂ 
 AB BA KI EL TUR RA NAM DAM EŠ₂ BA AN TUK 
 ŠA₃ KI |NINDA₂×NE| A NI NU BAD E NE 
...AB BA NAM GURUŠ A NA BA AN KU₄ KU₄ 
...BA AN GI₄ GI₄ 
 |IGI.DIB| MU KALAM@g MU AL ŠA₆ SAR MU SI |3×AN| |KI.LAM| MU 
 AL DAR ŠE SA A MU AN LA BA NI IN TUK 
 LUGAL E KA MA NI LA BA NI IN GI₄ 
 ZI IG RU UM EŠ₂ BA AN KU₄ 
 ZI IG RU UM E KA ŠU A BA NI IN GI₄ 
 SAL DIŠ |A.AN| GABA MU KALAM@g RI MA 
...AL ŠA₆ SAR MU SI |3×AN| |KI.LAM| MU 
...ŠE SA A MU AN LA BA NI IN TUK |HI×AŠ₂| DIM₂...
...LUGAL E MU NA NI TUM GI₄ GI₄ 
...I GI₄ IN ZU AB BA KI EL TUR RA NAM DAM EŠ₂...
...BA NI BA AN SUD SUD AB BA NAM GURUŠ NA BA AN KU₄ 
...BA AN KU₄ 
...ZI IG RU UM E |UD.DU| DA NI TA 
...AB BA DU NA AN ZE₂ EN 
 LUGAL E AB BA RA KA...
 A NA AŠ |A.AN|...ZU A RA HU HU GI 
 AB BA LUGAL RA MU NA NI TUM GI₄ GI₄ 
 DUN AN MU |A₂.KAL| AN KAL MU 
 NAM GURUŠ MU ANŠE |TE.A| RA DIM₂ ZIG GA₂ BA E DIB 
 |HI×AŠ₂| SAG MI MU IM |UD.UD| BA AN SAR 
 |GA₂×AN| MU GIŠ |ŠE.NUN&NUN| TA LU₂ MU IGI IN GI₄ ŠU KU MU MA AN SUM 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| LUL GAR |LAGAB×U| BA |KA×GAR| |KA×GAR| MU DUG NI NUN NA EŠ₂ GU₂ NU MU KALAM@g IGI IB LAL E 
 KA MU GAR |KA×GAN₂@t| GA NI |HI×AŠ₂| RA GAR |KA×GAN₂@t| GI NU |HI×AŠ₂| RI 
 |UŠ×A| MU GIŠ ZI |KA×GAN₂@t| GA NI U E NI₂ MU TA NI DU NE EN 
 TUR MU NI GA RA |KA×GAR| |KA×GAR| A GAR |KA×GAR| NU MU NA SUM MU 
 |IGI.DIB| |SAL.KUR| TUR MU A AB |NINDA₂×ŠE| E |TE.LAL| |IGI.UR| GIG BA AN GAR 
 LUGAL E KA AB BA EŠ₂ <unk> SILA₃ GAN IM IGI AK 
...<unk>...
 DAM...TUR RA...
 AB BA SUD GA...
 LUGAL E KI EL RA KA MU NA |UMUM×KASKAL| E 
 E RA AB SUM MU NA TA LU₂ TUR RA DIM₂ NAM UR₂ ZA A GAN EN NA₂ 
 DU NA |ARAD×KUR| ZU |KA×ME| GAN DA AK E E₂ ZA GAN DA |U.TUG₂| E 
 KI EL E E₂ GAL TA |UD.DU| DA NI TA 
 GUD DA AN ZE₂ EN KI EL E NE 
 PI LI PI LI EN ZE₂ EN KI EL TUR RA E NE 
...|GA₂×AN| |IGI.RI| GI₄ |KA×ME| AK DA BA AN GAR 
...KA BA AN IGI IN LAGAB 
 KI EL E SAG@n NE IN AK |IGI.DIB| E₂ TA BA RA AN SAR

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
ab-ba ki-sikil tur-ra hi-li ba-ši-in-te
nam-dam-še₃ lu₂ ba-an-ši-in-ge₄
in-nu sumun-na-ŋu₁₀ arah₄ gibil-za ga-ab-si e-še
ki-sikil-e ma-la-ga-ni ad mu-un-di-ni-ib-ge₄-ge₄
ur₂ am₃-muš-e i-bi₂ imin-e na-ab-be₂-a
in-nu sumun-na-ŋu₁₀ arah₄ gibil-za ga-ab-si e-še
lu₂ mu-ši-in-ge₄ ta-a bi₂-dab₅
ma-la-ga-ni mu-na-ni-ib₂-ge₄-ge₄
{ŋeš}asal₂ gid₂-da {ŋeš}i-zi mu-nu₂-da
he₂-ta-sag₃-ge saŋ erim₂-še₃ la-ba-du₇ e-še
ad ge₄-a ma-la-ga-ni-še₃
ab-ba ki-sikil tur-ra nam-dam-še₃ ba-an-tuku
ša₃ ki aŋ₂-a-ni nu-bad-e-de₃
...ab-ba nam-ŋuruš-a-na ba-an-ku₄-ku₄
...ba-an-ge₄-ge₄
u₃-mu-un-ŋu₁₀ al-sa₆ sar-ŋu₁₀ si-mul šakanka-ŋu₁₀
al-gunu₃ še sa-a-ŋu₁₀ diŋir la-ba-ni-in-tuku
lugal-e enim-ma-ni la-ba-ni-in-ge₄
zi-ik-ru-um-še₃ ba-an-ku₄
zi-ik-ru-um-e enim šu-a ba-ni-in-ge₄
munus deš-am₃ gaba mu-un-ri-ma
...al-sa₆ sar-ŋu₁₀ si-mul šakanka-ŋu₁₀
...še sa-a-ŋu₁₀ diŋir la-ba-ni-in-tuku ur₅-gen₇...
...lugal-e mu-na-ni-ib₂-ge₄-ge₄
...i-gi₄-in-zu ab-ba ki-sikil tur-ra nam-dam-še₃...
...ba-ni ba-an-su₃-su₃ ab-ba nam-ŋuruš-na ba-an-ku₄
...ba-an-ku₄
...zi-ik-ru-um-e e₃-da-ni-ta
...ab-ba ŋen-na-an-ze₂-en
lugal-e ab-ba-ra gu₃...
a-na-aš-am₃...zu a-ra-pag-pag-ge
ab-ba lugal-ra mu-na-ni-ib₂-ge₄-ge₄
sul diŋir-ŋu₁₀ usu {d}lamma-ŋu₁₀
nam-ŋuruš-ŋu₁₀ anše kar-ra-gen₇ haš₂-ŋa₂ ba-e-deb
hur-saŋ gegge-ŋu₁₀ im-babbar₂ ba-an-mu₂
ama-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}ter-ta lu₂ mu-ši-in-ge₄ šu dab₅-ŋu₁₀ ma-an-šum₂
{d}nin-ka₅ niŋ₂ hab₂-ba gu₇-gu₇-ŋu₁₀ dug i₃-nun-na-še₃ gu₂ nu-mu-un-ši-ib-la₂-e
zu₂-ŋu₁₀ niŋ₂ kala-ga i₃-ar₃-ra niŋ₂ kala-ge nu-ar₃-re
kaš₃-ŋu₁₀ iz-zi kala-ga i₃-buru₃-e ni₂-ŋu₁₀-ta i₃-ŋen-ne-en
dumu-ŋu₁₀ i₃ ga-ra gu₇-gu₇-a niŋ₂-gu₇ nu-mu-na-šum₂-mu
u₃ geme₂ tur-ŋu₁₀ a-ab-sa₁₀-e ŋulla hulu-ge₁₇ ba-an-ŋar
lugal-e enim ab-ba-še₃ <unk>{sal₄} he₂-em-ši-ak
...<unk>...
dam...tur-ra...
ab-ba su₃-ga...
lugal-e ki-sikil-ra gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e
e-ra-ab-šum₂-mu-na-ta lu₂ tur-ra-gen₇-nam ur₂-za-a he₂-en-nu₂
ŋen-na urdu₂-zu eme he₂-da-ak-e e₂-za he₂-da-dul-e
ki-sikil-e e₂-gal-ta e₃-da-ni-ta
gu₄-da-an-ze₂-en ki-sikil-e-ne
pi-li-pi-li-en-ze₂-en ki-sikil tur-ra-e-ne
...ama-ar-ge₄ eme ak-da ba-an-ŋar
...enim ba-an-ši-in-kur₄
ki-sikil-e kiše₄ bi₂-in-ak u₃ e₂-ta ba-ra-an-sar