Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 8(AŠ) IGI NU DUH ŠE BA DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ KAK A TAR DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) GUR SAG IG 
 AN A MU 
 U LAL AŠ IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ KAK A TAR DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
...TAR DIŠ 
...BI 3(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN...E₂ KU₄ 
 8(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
...KAK A TAR DIŠ 
...BI 3(AŠ) LAL 2(BAN₂) E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 5(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ KAK A TAR DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ KAK A TAR DIŠ 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN UR KI 
 5(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ KAK A TAR DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) LAL 2(BAN₂) EN KISAL SI 
 IGI NU DUH GIŠ ME 
 U LAL DIŠ IGI NU DUH NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 6(AŠ) UR DUN 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI.TE.A.DU| 
 DIŠ |UŠ.KU| TUR 
 DIŠ EN KU₄ 
 DIŠ AN MES AN DU LU₂ ŠA₆ GA 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU IGI DU 
 DIŠ DU DU 
 DIŠ ZI MU AN DA IG 
 UŠ ME 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| ŠEŠ DA 
 DIŠ |GA₂×AN| DA NU DI 
 <COLUMN> 
 DIŠ GAN...
 DIŠ...EDIN NI 
 DIŠ ZA NA 
 DIŠ AN MUŠ₃ IGI DU 
 DIŠ ZA NA 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 SAL ME 
 ŠU LAGAB 6(DIŠ) UŠ DIŠ...
 7(AŠ) SAL DIŠ...
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) DIŠ EN KU₃...
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) |LAGAB×BAD| SAG 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) AN UD IGI DU LUGAL AN DA 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) TUR BARA₂ DA URU 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) AN MUŠ₃ UR PAP PAP 
 DIŠ PAP PAP |GA₂×AN| DA URU 
 DIŠ AN UD LU₂ ŠA₆ GA 
 DIŠ UR AN |NUN.ME.TAG| 
 DIŠ PAP PAP AN MUŠ₃ RA <unk> 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 UŠ ME 
 DIŠ PAP PAP AN BA U₂ MU TU 
 DIŠ PAP PAP AN MUŠ₃ DA GAL DI 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| ŠUBUR |GA₂×AN| MU 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| IGI TAB MU 
 DIŠ PAP PAP AN |AB×HA| MU TU 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| UR MU 
 SAL ME 
 ŠU LAGAB 4(AŠ) UŠ...DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) UŠ DIŠ 
 6(AŠ) SAL DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 4(AŠ) 2(BAN₂) LUGAL |PA.LU| 
 DIŠ UR |PA.LU| 
 4(BAN₂) ŠU NA 
 4(BAN₂) |PA.LU| URU DA SAG@g 
 4(BAN₂) EN KU₃ 
 4(BAN₂) E₂ ŠA₆ GA 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂|...MAH 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂ DA URU 
 4(BAN₂) URU ZI 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MAŠ E 
 4(BAN₂) PAP PAP ZI MU 
 SAL ME 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ UŠ DIŠ 
 5(AŠ) UŠ 4(BAN₂)...
 AŠ SAL...DIŠ 
 4(AŠ) SAL...4(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| <unk> DA RU 
 IL₂ ME 
 4(BAN₂) MES EN RA DU 
 LU₂ E₂ ŠA₃ GA 
 NIGIDAMIN E₂ |TE.ME| 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 4(BAN₂)...DA SAG@g 
 4(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ UR MU 
 4(BAN₂) ŠEŠ DA GAL DI...
 4(BAN₂) DAM ZI MU...
 4(BAN₂) AK SI@g...
 |HI×AŠ₂| TU SAL ME 
 NIGIDAMIN UŠ ZI...
 DIŠ...GI NIM 
 DIŠ UR LAGAR@g 
 DIŠ LUGAL GA₂ 
 DIŠ GIR₂ NUN ZI ŠA₃ IG 
 DIŠ |KA×GAN₂@t| |KA×GAN₂@t| NI HI 
 DIŠ AN BA U₂ LU₂ ŠA₆ GA 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL KA GI NA 
 4(BAN₂) AN EN KI UR MU 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 4(BAN₂) UR AN BA U₂ 
 MU ME 
 4(BAN₂) HA MA TI 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL ERIN₂ URU KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 LUH ME 
 4(BAN₂) IGI MU AN EŠ₂ IG 
 4(BAN₂) AN MES AN DU IG GAL 
 LU₂ E₂ GAR KA ME 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL UR MU 
 LU₂ A NE 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) EN DA GAL DI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) UR IGI IG 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) ŠEŠ LU₂ HI 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 ŠU...
 DIŠ E TA...
 KAB...
...AŠ...NIGIDAMIN 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 U LU₂ DIŠ 
 U LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) SAL NIGIDAMIN 
 6(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 8(AŠ) LAL 4(BAN₂)...DUB E₂...
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 UMUM 
 DIŠ |PA.LU| |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 DIŠ |A.LAGAB×HAL| |HU.HI| 
 AŠGAB ME 
 DIŠ E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 DIŠ NAM ŠITA MU NE KA 
 TUG₂ DUH ME 
 GIŠ KIN TI ME 
 DIŠ AMAR |MUŠ₃.ZA| 
 4(BAN₂) NAM MAH...
 4(BAN₂) GAR...KUR...
 4(BAN₂)...
 4(BAN₂)...
 4(BAN₂)...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂)...UR AN PA |GIŠ.NE@s| SAG 
 NI DUH ME 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) BARA₂ ZI ŠA₃ IG 
 LU₂ |BI×GAR| 
 DIŠ E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 KAB RA MAŠ |HI×BAD| 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 EN <unk> 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 LUGAL DA NU ME A 
 |PA.LU| LU SIK₂ KA ME 
 DIŠ LUGAL NI NUN 
 KAB RA 
 EN ŠU 
 KA |U.GAN| 
 NIGIDAMIN AN...IGI...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 |PA.LU| GUD KA 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 GIR₂ NUN 
 KAB DU@s 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 AŠ SAL...4(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI NIGIDAEŠ <unk> <unk> 
 |IGI.DUB| 
 4(BAN₂) AN |AB×HA| UR MU 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL A MU 
 E₂ UR₂ BI HI 
 |HI×NUN.ME| DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) UR AN MUŠ₃ 
 MA₂ |DU.DU| 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL...
 <COLUMN> 
 A DA BA 
...EDIN...
 |UŠ.KU| 
 ŠU LAGAB 2(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 5(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 U AŠ DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 U AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 UŠ AN 
 AŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 7(AŠ) DIŠ 4(BAN₂) ŠA₃ DUB |AŠ.AŠ| 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB U LAL AŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 5(U) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 4(U) LAL 3(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 |U.U| 6(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 2(AŠ) SAL NIGIDAMIN 
 U 4(AŠ) SAL DIŠ 
 U AŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂ 2(GEŠ₂) |U.U.U| 4(AŠ) LU₂ ŠE BA TUR MAH BA 
 ŠE BI 4(U) 4(AŠ) DIŠ DIŠ GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE BA IGI NU DUH ŠA₃ DUB |AŠ.AŠ| 
 BARA₂ NAM TAR RA 
 DAM LUGAL AN DA 
 |PA.TE.SI| 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KA 
 |UD×(U.U.U)| EZEN <unk> |UD.DU| KA 
 <COLUMN> 
 EN IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 E₂ |KI.LAM| KA TA 
 E NE BA <unk> 
 U BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
8(aš) igi-nu-du₈ še-ba 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) gur sag gal₂
dingir-a-mu
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
...ku₅ 1(barig)
...bi 3(aš) 2(barig)...e₂-ku₄
8(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
...du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig)
...bi 3(aš) la₂ 2(ban₂) e-ta-e₁₁
5(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig)
<COLUMN>
še-bi 2(aš) 2(barig) ur-ki
5(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) du₃-a-ku₅ 1(barig)
še-bi 2(aš) la₂ 2(ban₂) en-kisal-si
igi-nu-du₈ geš-me
1(u) la₂ 1(diš) igi-nu-du₈ 2(barig) 4(ban₂)
še-bi 6(aš) ur-šul
azlag₃
1(barig) gala-tur
1(barig) en-ku₄
1(barig) {d}mes-an-du-lu₂-sa₆-ga
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su-igi-du
1(barig) du-du
1(barig) zi-mu-an-da-gal₂
nita-me
1(barig) nin-šeš-da
1(barig) ama-da-nu-sa₂
<COLUMN>
1(barig) gan...
1(barig)...edin-ne₂
1(barig) za-na
1(barig) {d}inanna-igi-du
1(barig) za-na
2(diš)-kam-ma
munus-me
šu-nigin₂ 6(diš) nita 1(barig)...
7(aš) munus 1(barig)...
še-bi 3(aš) 1(barig) en-ku₃...
1(barig) 2(ban₂) pu₆-sag
1(barig) 2(ban₂) {d}utu-igi-du-lugal-an-da
1(barig) 2(ban₂) dumu-bara₂-da-ri₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) {d}inanna-ur-pa₄-pa₄
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄-ama-da-ri₂
1(barig) {d}utu-lu₂-sa₆-ga
1(barig) ur{d}gašam
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄{d}inanna-ra <unk>
<COLUMN>
...
nita-me
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄{d}ba-ba₆-mu-tu
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄{d}inanna-da-gal-di
1(barig) {d}nin-šubur-ama-mu
1(barig) nin-igi-tab-mu
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄{d}nanše-mu-tu
1(barig) nin-teš₂-mu
munus-me
šu-nigin₂ 4(aš) nita...1(barig) 2(ban₂)
5(aš) nita 1(barig)
6(aš) munus 1(barig)
še-bi 4(aš) 2(ban₂) lugal-sipa
1(barig) ur-sipa
4(ban₂) šu-na
4(ban₂) sipa-iri-da-kuš₂
4(ban₂) en-ku₃
4(ban₂) e₂-sa₆-ga
<COLUMN>
...
1(barig) nin...mah
4(ban₂) nin-bara₂-da-ri₂
4(ban₂) iri-zi
4(ban₂) nin-maš-e
4(ban₂) pa₄-pa₄-zi-mu
munus-me
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) nita 1(barig)
5(aš) nita 4(ban₂)...
1(aš) munus...1(barig)
4(aš) munus...4(ban₂)
še-bi 2(aš) ur{d}nin <unk> da-ru
il₂-me
4(ban₂) mes-en-ra-gub
lu₂-e₂-ša₃-ga
2(barig) e₂-mete
<COLUMN>
...
4(ban₂)...da-kuš₂
4(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-teš₂-mu
4(ban₂) šeš-da-gal-di...
4(ban₂) dam-zi-mu...
4(ban₂) ak-si₄...
ar₃-du₂ munus-me
2(barig) nita-zi...
1(barig)...ki₂-num
1(barig) ur-du₆
1(barig) lugal-ga₂
1(barig) gir₂-nun-zi-ša₃-gal₂
1(barig) bu₃-bu₃-ni-du₁₀
1(barig) {d}ba-ba₆-lu₂-sa₆-ga
4(ban₂) lugal-inim-gi-na
4(ban₂) {d}en-ki-teš₂-mu
<COLUMN>
...
4(ban₂) ur{d}ba-ba₆
muhaldim-me
4(ban₂) ha-ma-ti
4(ban₂) lugal-surₓ(ERIN₂)-re₂-ki-ag₂
sukkal-me
4(ban₂) igi-mu-an-še₃-gal₂
4(ban₂) {d}mes-an-du-ig-gal
lu₂ e₂-nig₂-ka-me
4(ban₂) lugal-teš₂-mu
lu₂ a kum₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) en-da-gal-di
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ur-igi-gal₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) šeš-lu₂-du₁₀
<COLUMN>
...
šu...
1(barig) e-ta...
gab₂...
...1(aš)...2(barig)
3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(u) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(u) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) munus 2(barig)
6(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 8(aš) la₂ 4(ban₂)...dub e₂...
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
...
simug
1(barig) sipa-lagaš{ki}ki-ag₂
1(barig) i₇-mud
ašgab-me
1(barig) e-ta-e₁₁
1(barig) nam-šita-mu-bi₂-du₁₁
tug₂-du₈-me
geš-kin-ti-me
1(barig) amar-šuba₃
4(ban₂) nam-mah...
4(ban₂) nig₂...kur...
4(ban₂)...
4(ban₂)...
4(ban₂)...
...
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂)...ur{d}pa-bil₃-sag
i₃-du₈-me
1(barig) 2(ban₂) bara₂-zi-ša₃-gal₂
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)
1(barig) e-ta-e₁₁
gab₂-ra maš-kam
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
en <unk>
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
lugal-da-nu-me-a
sipa udu siki-ka-me
1(barig) lugal-i₃-nun
gab₂-ra
en-šu
ka-šagan
2(barig) {d}...igi...
...
<COLUMN>
sipa gu₄-ka
2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
gir₂-nun
gab₂-kas₄
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(aš) munus...4(ban₂)
še-bi 3(barig) <unk> <unk>
agrig
4(ban₂) {d}nanše-teš₂-mu
4(ban₂) lugal-a-mu
e₂-ur₂-bi-du₁₀
gudu₄-da
e-da-se₁₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ur{d}inanna
ma₂-lah₅
2(barig) lugal...
<COLUMN>
a-da-ba
...edin...
gala
šu-nigin₂ 2(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
5(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(u) 1(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(u) 1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
nita-am₆
1(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
še-bi 7(aš) 1(barig) 4(ban₂) ša₃ dub didli
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 1(u) la₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 2(barig) 4(ban₂)
3(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
5(u) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
4(u) la₂ 3(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
2(u) 6(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita-me
2(aš) munus 2(barig)
1(u) 4(aš) munus 1(barig)
1(u) 1(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(aš) munus 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃ 2(geš₂) 3(u) 4(aš) lu₂ še-ba tur mah-ba
še-bi 4(u) 4(aš) 1(barig) 1(barig) gur sag gal₂
še-ba igi-nu-du₈ ša₃ dub didli
bara₂-nam-tar-ra
dam lugal-an-da
ensi₂
lagaš{ki}ka
iti ezem <unk> e₃-ka
<COLUMN>
en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
e₂ ganba-ka-ta
e-ne-ba <unk>
1(u) ba-am₆