Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIa — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 2(AŠ) ANŠE 
 UR |SAL.TUG₂| KUR 
 LU₂ GUD 
 2(AŠ) SAG |SAL.TUG₂| DA 
 4(AŠ) MU DA 
 BA LA LA 
 2(AŠ) UD ŠITA 
 DUB SAR 
 2(AŠ) AN |SU.KUR.RU| UR SAG 
 A <unk> 
 3(AŠ) AN NU ME 
 LUGAL KI GAL LA 
 3(AŠ) E₂ AN MI HU 
 GAL DAM GAR₃ 
 2(AŠ) ME AN EN KID 
 APIN MUG 
 2(AŠ) <unk> NI 
 KIN |NUN&NUN| 
 2(AŠ) MI SI@g AD 
 <COLUMN> 
 |ZAG.HA| 
 AŠ |HI×AŠ₂| TU AN |SU.KUR.RU| 
 LUL 
 AŠGAB 
 3(AŠ) UR E₂ NUN GAL 
 NU SAR 
 4(AŠ) MES KI |NE.RU| 
 GAL DUN₃@g@g 
 2(AŠ) AN |SU.KUR.RU| MI HU 
 EN NAGAR ŠA₃ 
 2(AŠ) AMAR |MUŠ₃.ZA| 
 |GAL.URU×BAR| 
 3(AŠ) NAM AL 
 |SAL.TUG₂| AN 
 AN |NE.GI| 
 4(AŠ) A DI DI 
 2(AŠ) <unk> UR₂ EŠ₂ 
 AN NU ME 
 E₂ |U.GUD| |U.GUD| 
 2(AŠ) UD UR SAG 
 <COLUMN> 
 PA LUH 
 3(AŠ) E₂ |TAK₄.ALAN| 
 2(AŠ) |ZU.AB| |HU.HI| 
 KI DUN 
 2(AŠ) AN |SU.KUR.RU| UR SAG 
 APIN <unk> <unk> 
 2(AŠ) |GIŠ.PAP.NE| MI HU 
 DAM GAR₃ 
 AŠ LUGAL KI KU HI 
 AŠGAB 
 2(AŠ) AD DA 
 NI DUH 
 3(AŠ) AN |SU.KUR.RU| AN MI HU 
 DUN₃@g@g 
 2(AŠ) LUGAL EZEN 
 <unk> <unk> TAR 
 2(AŠ) A NUN AN |SU.KUR.RU| 
 PA <unk> 
 2(AŠ) PAP NU LAL 
 <COLUMN> 
 DUN₃@g@g 
 AŠ AN |ŠEŠ.KI| NA 
 LU₂ GIŠ <unk> 
 2(AŠ) AN |SU.KUR.RU| UR SAG 
 DUN₃@g@g E₂ MAH LA 
 2(AŠ) PAP <unk> 
 MAŠ AN |SU.KUR.RU| 
 2(AŠ) LUM MA 
 |ŠIM×GAR| 
 AŠ AN |SU.KUR.RU| UR SAG 
 PA LU₂ AD 
 AŠ ŠITA 
 DUB SAR 
 2(AŠ) AMAR KU₃ 
 <unk> <unk> 
 |ŠID.GAR| 
 2(AŠ) KI NI 
 <unk> <unk> 
 2(AŠ) E₂ LA |ZU&ZU.SAR| 
 AN EN KID |IGI.RU| 
 <COLUMN> 
 2(AŠ) TUR NUN ŠITA 
 4(AŠ) A <unk> <unk> 
 |SAL.TUG₂| <unk> |GAL.URU×BAR| 
 2(AŠ) ŠUBUR 
 NAM <unk> 
 AŠ NAM AL 
 |HI×NUN.ME| 
 AB 
 2(AŠ) DU DU 
 LU₂ HI 
 2(AŠ) ŠUBUR 
 PA DUB SAR 
 2(AŠ) GIŠ |A.TU.GABA.LIŠ| A GAL 
 AŠ UR |SAL.TUG₂| AB@g 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| 
 AŠ AMAR |MUŠ₃.ZA| 
 |ŠIM×GAR| 
 2(AŠ) E₂ |GIŠ.MI| BI HI 
 MU 
 4(AŠ) E₂ NA 
 LU₂ GUD 
 <COLUMN> 
 E₂ KUR 
 2(AŠ) E₂ NA 
 AMAR |MUŠ₃.ZA| 
 DUN DUN 
 2(AŠ) |ZU.AB| KI HI 
 4(AŠ) ŠUBUR 
 BA LUL 
 4(AŠ) |HI×AŠ₂| KAK AN |SU.KUR.RU| 
 NU SAR 
 2(AŠ) LUM MA 
 DUB SAR 
 2(AŠ) NE GA 
 AN NU ME 
 LU₂ |SAL.KUR| ZI DA 
 2(AŠ) <unk> 
 PA |GU₂×NUN| 
 3(AŠ) E₂ NA LU 
 AN NU MUŠ DA 
 AŠ NAM AL 
 LU₂ AD 
 <COLUMN> 
 AŠ |ZU.AB| KI HI 
 E₂ NA LU LU 
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL <unk> HI 
 4(AŠ) DAR DA 
 AŠ MAŠ AN |SU.KUR.RU| 
 UR |SAL.TUG₂| <unk> 
 2(AŠ) AN EN KID |URU×BAR| A 
 MES <unk> 
 AŠ GAR |UD.DU| LA 
 DUB SAR 
 AŠ A NE ZI 
 PA 
 4(AŠ) UD |URU×BAR| A 
 APIN AN 
 2(AŠ) LAM MA 
 E₂ KUR |SI.A| 
 2(AŠ) UR AN NU MUŠ DA 
 AN |SU.KUR.RU| AN MI HU 
 2(AŠ) E₂ KUR PA |UD.DU| 
 UMUM 
 <COLUMN> 
 AŠ UR AN |NE.GI| 
 <unk> ZI 
 AŠ MU KUR TA 
 |PAP.PAP| SAR 
 <unk> |AN&AN| 
 DIM₂ 
 AŠ KA ZI DA 
 E₂ |TA×HI| 
 2(AŠ) NAM AL 
 AMAR |ZU.AB| 
 2(AŠ) ŠEŠ GEŠTIN 
 |ŠIM×GAR| 
 2(AŠ) AN |SU.KUR.RU| AN MI HU 
 2(AŠ) ŠEŠ GEŠTIN 
 AMAR |ZU.AB| 
 4(AŠ) |URU×A| 
 <unk> ZI ZI 
 3(AŠ) AMAR E₂ NE@s 
 DUB SAR 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 2(AŠ) UR TUR ZI 
 AN |NE.GI| 
 AŠ AN NU ME 
 DIM₂ 
 2(AŠ) LUGAL KA ZI DA 
 NU SAR 
 2(AŠ) AMAR |NUN.LAGAR| 
 PAP GIR₂@g GAL 
 2(AŠ) AD DA 
 KA GUR₇ 
 2(AŠ) |GIŠ.PAP.NE| HI 
 PA 
 2(AŠ) UR EŠ₂ |NUN&NUN| 
 PA <unk> 
 2(AŠ) KU LI 
 E₂ |SAL.KUR| 
 AŠ MES UR₂ BA 
 GU₂ <unk> <unk> 
 2(AŠ) AN |SU.KUR.RU| A₂ AL 
 <COLUMN> 
 2(AŠ) AN URUDA SI 
 |PA.DU@s| 
 2(AŠ) E₂ KI BA 
 |PA.DU@s| 
 AŠ SAG <unk> 
 ME MAH NU DI 
 PA 
 AŠ ŠEŠ |IGI.RU| 
 AD NE 
 AŠ EN ŠITA KALAM@g 
 DUN₃@g@g <unk> 
 3(AŠ) |PIRIG×ZA| ZA 
 NU TUR DA 
 2(AŠ) E₂ |HI×AŠ₂| SAG 
 DUB SAR 
 2(AŠ) AN |SU.KUR.RU| A₂ AL 
 PA A ZU₅ 
 2(AŠ) AN |SU.KUR.RU| KUR |SI.A| 
 ŠEŠ ŠITA AB 
 3(AŠ) DA <unk> <unk> 
 <unk> <unk> 
 <COLUMN> 
 2(AŠ) AN EN KID |URU×BAR| 
 PA UMUM 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ NA NAM 
 PA LUH 
 2(AŠ) ŠUBUR 
 A <unk> <unk> 
 3(AŠ) MUŠ 
 DUN DA <unk> <unk> 
 2(AŠ) |HI×AŠ₂| TU AN |SU.KUR.RU| 
 |PA.DU@s| GI 
 |EN.KID| KI 
 4(AŠ) NAM MAH 
 LUGAL EZEN 
 2(AŠ) |HI×AŠ₂| TU AN |SU.KUR.RU| 
 TE LAL 
 2(AŠ) UR AN |SU.KUR.RU| 
 UR LUH <unk> 
 2(AŠ) |GA₂×AN| IG GAL 
 AŠ AN |SU.KUR.RU| ZI DA 
 <COLUMN> 
 |PA.DU@s| 
 2(AŠ) |UŠ×TAK₄| |UŠ×TAK₄| 
 MUG@g 
 2(AŠ) TUR NUN ŠITA 
 NU SAR 
 E₂ GUD 
 3(AŠ) UR GAN DU 
 NU TUR DA 
 AŠ UR TUR ZI 
 NA NI 
 2(AŠ) <unk> <unk> 
 DUB SAR 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ BARA₂ SI 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ NU MU DA DI 
 <unk> 
 2(AŠ) AN |SU.KUR.RU| A₂ AL 
 <unk> 
 2(AŠ) AN EN KID |URU×BAR| A 
 LUH DU@s 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(AŠ) A SAL 
 3(AŠ) AN |SU.KUR.RU| AN SAG@g 
 3(AŠ) SAL AN MI HU 
 4(AŠ) LUGAL KI KU HI 
 A RU 
 2(AŠ) AN NU ME 
 NAM AL 
 LU₂ DAG 
 2(AŠ) AD DA 
 MA NI 
 2(AŠ) ME MAH NU DI 
 NA GAD 
 2(AŠ) KUN KUN 
 DAM GAR₃ 
 2(AŠ) <unk> <unk> 
 DAM GAR₃ 
 3(AŠ) MES GAR LUL LI 
 <COLUMN> 
 2(AŠ) AMAR AMAR 
 <unk> <unk> 
 AN |SU.KUR.RU| UR SAG 
 APIN 
 E₂ |SAL.KUR| 
 4(AŠ) SIK₂ MES MES 
 DAM GAR₃ 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 DUB UD NE@s 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB 
 1(GEŠ₂) |U.U| ANŠE APIN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
2(aš) anše
ur-nin-kur
lu₂-gu₄
2(aš) sag-nin-da
4(aš) mu-da
ba-la-la
2(aš) utu-šita
dub-sar
2(aš) {d}sud₃-ur-sag
a <unk>
3(aš) dingir-nu-me
lugal-ki-gal-la
3(aš) e₂{an}anzuₓ{mušen}
gal-dam-gar₃
2(aš) me{d}en-lil₂
engar zadimₓ(MUG)
2(aš) <unk> ni
kin-nir
2(aš) mi-si₄-ad
<COLUMN>
enkud
1(aš) ar₃-du₂{d}sud₃
nar
ašgab
3(aš) ur-e₂-nun-gal
nu-kiri₆
4(aš) mes-ki-erim₂
gal-nimgir
2(aš) {d}sud₃-anzuₓ{mušen}
en-nagar-ša₃
2(aš) amar-šuba₃
kingal
3(aš) nam-mah₂
nin-dingir
{d}gibil₆
4(aš) a-di-di
2(aš) <unk> ur₂-še₃
dingir-nu-me
e₂-du₇-du₇
2(aš) utu-ur-sag
<COLUMN>
ugula sukkal
3(aš) e₂-zermuškuₓ
2(aš) abzu-mud
ki šul
2(aš) {d}sud₃-ur-sag
engar <unk> <unk>
2(aš) bilₓ(|GIŠ.PAP.NE|)-anzuₓ{mušen}
dam-gar₃
1(aš) lugal-ki-tuš-du₁₀
ašgab
2(aš) ad-da
i₃-du₈
3(aš) {d}sud₃{an}anzuₓ{mušen}
nimgir
2(aš) lugal-ezem
<unk> <unk> sila
2(aš) a-nun{d}sud₃
ugula <unk>
2(aš) pa₄-nu-la₂
<COLUMN>
nimgir
1(aš) {d}nanna{na}
lu₂{geš}<unk>
2(aš) {d}sud₃-ur-sag
nimgir e₂-al₆-la
2(aš) pa₄ <unk>
maš{d}sud₃
2(aš) lum-ma
lunga₃
1(aš) {d}sud₃-ur-sag
ugula lu₂-ad
1(aš) šita
dub-sar
2(aš) amar-ku₃
<unk> <unk>
saŋŋaₓ(|ŠID.GAR|)
2(aš) ki-ni
<unk> <unk>
2(aš) e₂-la-lumₓ(|ZU&ZU.SAR|)
{d}en-lil₂-pa₃
<COLUMN>
2(aš) dumu-nun-šita
4(aš) a <unk> <unk>
nin <unk> kingal
2(aš) šubur
nam <unk>
1(aš) nam-mah₂
gudu₄
eš₃
2(aš) du-du
lu₂-du₁₀
2(aš) šubur
ugula dub-sar
2(aš) {geš}asalₓ(LAK212){a}gal
1(aš) ur-nin-irigal₂
sagi
1(aš) amar-šuba₃
lunga₃
2(aš) e₂-gissu-bi-du₁₀
muhaldim
4(aš) e₂-na
lu₂-gu₄
<COLUMN>
e₂-kur
2(aš) e₂-na
amar-šuba₃
šul-šul
2(aš) abzu-ki-du₁₀
4(aš) šubur
ba-lul
4(aš) ar₃-du₃{d}sud₃
nu-kiri₆
2(aš) lum-ma
dub-sar
2(aš) bil-ga
dingir-nu-me
lu₂-geme₂-zi-da
2(aš) <unk>
mu₆-sub₃
3(aš) e₂-na-lu
{d}nu-muš-da
1(aš) nam-mah₂
lu₂-ad
<COLUMN>
1(aš) abzu-ki-du₁₀
e₂-na-lu-lu
2(aš) dumu-munus <unk> du₁₀
4(aš) dar-da
1(aš) maš{d}sud₃
ur-nin <unk>
2(aš) {d}en-lil₂-ukken-a
mes <unk>
1(aš) nig₂-e₃-la
dub-sar
1(aš) a-ne-zi
ugula
4(aš) utu-ukken-a
engar {d}
2(aš) lam-ma
e₂-kur-diri
2(aš) ur{d}nu-muš-da
{d}sud₃{an}anzuₓ{mušen}
2(aš) e₂-kur-pa-e₃
simug
<COLUMN>
1(aš) ur{d}gibil₆
<unk> zi
1(aš) mu-kur-ta
munu₄-mu₂
<unk> nab
šitim
1(aš) inim-zi-da
e₂-lal₃
2(aš) nam-mah₂
amar-abzu
2(aš) šeš-geštin
lunga₃
2(aš) {d}sud₃{an}anzuₓ{mušen}
2(aš) šeš-geštin
amar-abzu
4(aš) uru₁₈
<unk> zi-zi
3(aš) amar-e₂-gibil
dub-sar
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
2(aš) ur-dumu-zi
{d}gibil₆
1(aš) dingir-nu-me
šitim
2(aš) lugal-inim-zi-da
nu-kiri₆
2(aš) amar-tur₃
pa₄-ul₄-gal
2(aš) ad-da
ka-guru₇
2(aš) bilₓ(|GIŠ.PAP.NE|)-du₁₀
ugula
2(aš) ur{še₃}šer₇
ugula <unk>
2(aš) ku-li
e₂-geme₂
1(aš) mes-ur₂-ba
gu₂ <unk> <unk>
2(aš) {d}sud₃-a₂-mah₂
<COLUMN>
2(aš) an-dab₆-si
maškim
2(aš) e₂-ki-ba
maškim
1(aš) sag <unk>
me-mah-nu-sa₂
ugula
1(aš) šeš-pa₃
gir₄(AD)-bil
1(aš) en-šita-kalam
nimgir <unk>
3(aš) az-za
nu-banda₃{da}
2(aš) e₂-hur-sag
dub-sar
2(aš) {d}sud₃-a₂-mah₂
ugula a-zu₅
2(aš) {d}sud₃-kur-diri
šeš šita-ab
3(aš) da <unk> <unk>
<unk> <unk>
<COLUMN>
2(aš) {d}en-lil₂-ukken
ugula simug
2(aš) lu₂-na-nam
ugula sukkal
2(aš) šubur
a <unk> <unk>
3(aš) muš
šul-da <unk> <unk>
2(aš) ar₃-du₂{d}sud₃
maškim gi
nibru{ki}
4(aš) nam-mah
lugal-ezem
2(aš) ar₃-du₂{d}sud₃
gal₅-la₂
2(aš) ur{d}sud₃
ur-sukkal <unk>
2(aš) ama-ig-gal
1(aš) {d}sud₃-zi-da
<COLUMN>
maškim
2(aš) dan₆-dan₆
zadim
2(aš) dumu-nun-šita
nu-kiri₆
e₂-gu₄
3(aš) ur-he₂-du
nu-banda₃{da}
1(aš) ur-dumu-zi
na-ni
2(aš) <unk> <unk>
dub-sar
2(aš) lu₂-bara₂-si
2(aš) lu₂-nu-mu-da-sa₂
<unk>
2(aš) {d}sud₃-a₂-mah₂
<unk>
2(aš) {d}en-lil₂-ukken-a
sukkal kas₄
<COLUMN>
4(aš) a-munus
3(aš) {d}sud₃-an-dul₃
3(aš) munus{an}anzuₓ{mušen}
4(aš) lugal-ki-tuš-du₁₀
a-ru
2(aš) dingir-nu-me
nam-mah₂
lu₂-dag
2(aš) ad-da
ma-ni
2(aš) me-mah-nu-sa₂
na-gada
2(aš) kun-kun
dam-gar₃
2(aš) <unk> <unk>
dam-gar₃
3(aš) mes-nig₂-lul-le
<COLUMN>
2(aš) zur-zur
<unk> <unk>
{d}sud₃-ur-sag
engar
e₂-geme₂
4(aš) siki-mes-mes
dam-gar₃
<BLANK_SPACE>
dub u₄ gibil
<BLANK_SPACE>
<COLUMN>
<BLANK_SPACE>
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂
1(geš₂) 2(u) anše apin