Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 E₂ ME UR₄ AN NA KI GAL LA DU BA 
 ME ZI UR SAG GA₂ BARA₂ GI NUN E SAR A 
 A₂ |AK×ERIN₂| GIŠ |KU.IDIM| |ŠE.NUN&NUN| MA RU DA NI₂ IL₂ 
 SIG₄ GURUN NU |URU×IGI| GI TE UD LU URU LU ZA 
 EN |U.GUD| E GAR RA |U.U.U| BAR ME NUN NA |HI×BAD| 
...GAL KUR RA AB |SI.A| SAG IL₂ NUN E NE 
 E₂ MAH |IGI.E₂| |UD.DU| ZU UD DIM₂ MUŠ BARA₂ GI 
 E₂ ŠU ME DU MU ZU AN EN KID LI 
 NI₂ |HI.GIR₃| MA RA NI RI 
 NUN ZU IM E KUR E UR SAG E NI₂ RI ZAG KU BA 
 |PA.TE.SI| GAL AN EN KID LAL 
 |NUN&NUN| AN KI DA ZAG ŠU₂ A 
 MES IG SI GAR A A AN EN KID LAL KA ME NAM GAL ŠU |U.GUD| 
 GABA IG SAG |HI.GIR₃| RI |IGI.DU| A A AN EN KID LAL 
 KUR GU₂ |NE.RU| IG MU NA GUL GUL E 
 SAG KAL PIRIG KUR GAL E TU DA 
 E₂ ŠU ME DU E₂ AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB KID 
 MUŠ ZA E₂ NE IN DU 
 BARA₂ ZA DUR₂ NE IN GAR 
 <RULING> 
 E₂ GA₂ LAGAR@g DA...SAG TA IL₂ LA 
 |GA₂×(ME.EN)| AN EDIN NA KI KU₃ EL...
 E₂ TE ZU DIM GAL NUN...
 |SAL.TUG₂| ZU SAL AŠ E GA₂ BARA₂...
 <SURFACE> 
 LAGAR@g SAG AŠ MUŠ ZU...|U.GUD| |A.AN| MI...
 NUN ZU ŠA₃ NU DIB E...
 TUR NUN KUR GAL DA GU₂...
 AN ŠU ZI AN NA DAM TUR...
 E₂ LAGAR@g SAG AŠ...
 MUŠ ZA E₂ NE IN...
 BARA₂ ZA |GU₂×KAK| NE IN GAR 
 <RULING> 
 |ŠU₂.HI.AN| KI EN <unk> <unk> AN KI 
 ŠA₃ |NUN.LAGAR| GAL DIM₂ NI₂ RI A 
 E₂ AN |SAL.TUG₂| |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GA₂ KA KI SAG@g A KAK A 
 |ŠU₂.HI.AN| KI |LAM×(KUR.RU)| KI ŠA₃ ZU ŠA₃ SIG BAR ZU AL KID LAL 
 PIRIG GAL...EDIN NA <unk>...EDIN NA 
 |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GAL |KA×LI| |KA×LI| TA RI A 
 ŠA₃ AN SI AN NA ŠA₃ |UD.AN.ŠEŠ.KI| NU |UD.DU| AN |SAL.TUG₂| TU RA IGI@g GA 
 E₂ |ŠU₂.HI.AN| KI SIG₄ ZU DUH DUH ZU 
 GI AB@g NA <unk> ZA KUR BAR ZU KAK A ZA 
 NUN ZU NUN |URU×TU| |URU×TU| |SAL.EŠ₂| ZI GAL AN NA 
 KA GA NI AN DUB₂ KA BA A NI UD TE |U.U.U| TA 
 AN A RU RU |SAL.KU| GAL AN EN KID LAL 
 E₂ |ŠU₂.HI.AN| KI 
 MUŠ ZA E₂ NE IN GAR 
 BARA₂ ZA DUR₂ NE IN GAR 
 <RULING>

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
e₂ me ur₄ an-na ki-gal-la gub-ba
me zid ur-saŋ-ŋa₂ barag-ge nun-e mu₂-a
a₂ me₃ {ŋeš}mitum₂ tir ma-ru-da ni₂ gur₃
šeg₁₂ gurun nu-silig-ge temen ud lu-u₁₉-lu-za
en-ul-e ŋar-ra eš-bar me nun-na-kam
...gal kur-ra ab-diri saŋ il₂ nun-e-ne
e₂ mah u₆ e₃-zu ud-gin₇ muš barag-ge
e₂-šu-me-ša₄ mu-zu {d}en-lil₂-le
ni₂ huš ma-ra-ni-ri
nun-zu tumu-e kur-e ur-saŋ-e ni₂ ri zag dab₅-ba
ensi₂ gal {d}en-lil₂-la₂
nir an-ki-da zag šuš₂-a
kišib-ŋal₂ si-ŋar a-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ka me nam-gal šu du₇
gaba-ŋal₂ saŋ huš ri palil a-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂
kur gu₂-erim₂-ŋal₂ mu-na-gul-gul-e
saŋ-kal piriŋ kur-gal-e tud-da
e₂-šu-me-ša₄ e₂ {d}nin-urta-ke₄
muš-za e₂ bi₂-in-gub
barag-za dur₂ bi₂-in-ŋar
<RULING>
e₂-ŋa₂-du₆-da...saŋ-ta il₂-la
men an-eden-na ki kug sikil...
e₂ temen-zu dim gal nun...
nin-zu munus dili-e ŋa₂ barag...
<SURFACE>
du₆-saŋ-dili muš-zu...ul am₃-mi...
nun-zu šag₄ nu-dab-e...
dumu nun kur-gal-da gu₂...
{d}šu-zi-an-na dam banda₃...
e₂ du₆-saŋ-dili...
muš-za e₂ bi₂-in...
barag-za dur bi₂-in-ŋar
<RULING>
keš₃(|ŠU₂.HI.AN|){ki} uru₁₆ <unk> <unk> an-ki
ša₃-tur₃ gal-gin₇ ni₂ ri-a
e₂ {d}nin-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂-ka ki-šur₂-a du₃-a
keš₃(|ŠU₂.HI.AN|){ki} aratta{ki} šag₄-zu šag₄ sig bar-zu al-lil₂-la₂
piriŋ gal...eden-na <unk>...eden-na
hur-saŋ gal mu₇-mu₇-ta ri-a
šag₄ an-si-an-na šag₄ iti₆ nu-e₃ {d}nin-tur₅-ra sag₁₂-ga
e₂ keš₃(|ŠU₂.HI.AN|){ki} šeg₁₂-zu du₈-du₈-zu
gi-gun₄-na <unk> za-gin₃ bar-zu du₃-a-za
nun-zu nun šeg₅-šeg₅ egi₂-zid gal an-na
dug₄-ga-ni an dub₂ ka ba-a-ni ud te-eš ta
{d}a-ru-ru nin₉ gal {d}en-lil₂-la₂
e₂ keš₃(|ŠU₂.HI.AN|){ki}
muš-za e₂ bi₂-in-ŋar
barag-za dur₂ bi₂-in-ŋar
<RULING>