Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 A BA A...A BA A MU KALAM@g BA AL E 
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| |EZEN×LAL₂| KU₃...MU KALAM@g BA AL E 
...MU KALAM@g BA AL E 
...TUK MU KALAM@g BA AL E 
...TUK MU KALAM@g BA AL E 
...AN EN KID LI...AN AŠ DU@s UD 
...HA A RI BI HU A 
...A HI BI HA A...HU A 
...MU KALAM@g DU SUHUR HA |A.AN| GUR GUR 
...MU KALAM@g DU...|A.AN| GUR GUR 
...|TA×HI| |A.AN| HA HA MA |KA×GAR| E 
...GI ZI BI |TA×HI| |A.AN| HA HA MA |KA×GAR| E 
...KI GAR RA BI TA HA HU SUD GA |A.AN| 
...KI GAR RA BI TA HA HU SUD GA |A.AN| 
...LUGAL NUN KI GA PA A ZU SUD GA |A.AN| 
...LUGAL NUN KI GA PA A ZU SUD GA |A.AN| 
...A HI HU MU KALAM@g DU MU...HA MA LAL E 
...A HI HU MU KALAM@g DU MU...HA MA LAL E 
...A BA A...A BA A...
...A BA A...|A.LAGAB×HAL| A BA A MU KALAM@g BA AL E 
...A BA A MU KALAM@g BA AL E |A.LAGAB×HAL| A BA A MU KALAM@g BA AL E 
 AN UR AN |LAGAB×HAL| KU₃ TUK MU KALAM@g BA AL E 
 DUN ZI GAR TUK MU KALAM@g BA AL E 
 LUGAL MU BARA₂ ZA AN EN KID LI EN AN AŠ DU@s UD 
 DUN AN |EN.ZU| BARA₂ ZA AN EN KID LI EN AN AŠ DU@s UD 
 LUGAL ŠA₃ ZI TA NAM TAR RA NAM |NUN&NUN| RA SAG IL₂ 
 AN UR AN |LAGAB×HAL| DUN IGI IL₂ LA KUR GAL AN EN KID LI 
 AN NU NAM |NUN&NUN| RI KI EN GI KI URI A GA₂ E MU KALAM@g MUŠ₃@g EN 
 |EN.KID| KI A |HI×AŠ₂| SAG NAM TI LA KA NAM MU IM MI IN TAR 
 SAG KI UD GA NI MU KALAM@g IGI IN BAR NAM LUGAL MA AN SUM 
 |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA E₂ |HU.HI| KUR RA KA 
...
 PA KU₃ KALAM@g ŠAR₂ SI DI DI E...
 |U.EN×GAN₂@t| |EN×GAN₂@t| KALAM@g |GA₂×AN| LU A...
 EN AN AŠ DU@s UD KID ZI UD SUD SUD...
 AN EN KID LI UB DA 4(DIŠ) BA...
 MU DA URU MU KA GI BA AB |U.GUD|...
 AN EN KI KID |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI| |GA₂×AN| LA MU SAG E |U.U.U|...
 GA₂ E URU KI GA₂ |A.LAGAB×HAL| GAN IG LA MU BA AL |A.LAGAB×HAL| KEŠ₂ KU₃ MU |HU.NA₂| 
 |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA |A.LAGAB×HAL| GAN IG LA MU BA AL |A.LAGAB×HAL| KEŠ₂ KU₃ MU |HU.NA₂| 
 MU DA URU KA GI BA AB |U.GUD| |A.AN| |A.LAGAB×HAL| |PAP.E| BI LUH HU |A.AN| 
 GA₂ E URU GA₂ A DU A BI HA |A.AN| |SI.A| BI HU |A.AN| 
 |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA A DU A BI HA |A.AN| |SI.A| BI HU |A.AN| 
 GA₂ E |A.LAGAB×HAL| GA₂ U₂ |TA×HI| E MU KALAM@g KAK SUHUR HA E |A.AN| GUR GUR E 
 |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA U₂ |TA×HI| E MU KALAM@g KAK SUHUR HA E...
 GA₂ E URU GA₂ GI ZI BI |TA×HI| |A.AN| AB₂ E HA MA |KA×GAR| E 
 |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA GI ZI BI |TA×HI| |A.AN| AB₂ E HA MA |KA×GAR| E 
 GA₂ E...HA HU SUD GA |A.AN| 
...
 GA₂ E A₂ GA₂...GIŠ IL₂ E HU MU KALAM@g NA LAL E 
 |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA A₂ GA₂ A DU A HU MU KALAM@g |NIM×GAN₂@t|...HU MU KALAM@g NA LAL E 
 LUGAL BI LUGAL NUN KI GA PA A ZU SUD |A.AN| 
 AN NU DIM |HU.HI| LUGAL NUN KI GA PA A ZU SUD |A.AN| 
 LUGAL AN UB DA 4(DIŠ) BA ŠA₃ AN EN KID LAL HI GI EN 
 AN UR AN |LAGAB×HAL| U₂ A |EN.KID| KI SAG UŠ |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA 
 |UD.AN.ŠEŠ.KI| EŠ₂ KALAM@g |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA EŠ₂ 
 |EZEN×LAL₂| UD MI NI IB NI NI E NE 
 AN UR AN |LAGAB×HAL| LUGAL |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA ZAG SAL ZU HI GA |A.AN| 
...
...A BA...
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| A BA...
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| GIŠ GISAL A GAR RA A BA...
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| A BA...
 UR AN |LAGAB×HAL| KU₃ TUK...
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| A BA MU KALAM@g BA AL E 
 AN DUN GI GAR TUK MU KALAM@g BA AL E 
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| A BA MU KALAM@g BA AL E 
 LUGAL ŠA₃ ZI DA NAM TAR RA NAM |NUN&NUN| RA SAG IL₂ 
 UR AN |LAGAB×HAL| DUN IGI IL₂ LA KUR GAL E AN EN KID LAL KID 
 AN NUN NAM |NUN&NUN| KI EN GI KI URI E ME |A.AN| MU KALAM@g MUŠ₃@g E 
 |EN.KID| KI E |HI×AŠ₂| SAG NAM TI LA KA NAM MI IM MI IN TAR 
 |ŠEŠ.AB| KI E E₂ |HU.HI| KUR RA |HI×BAD| 
 GIŠ GU ZA GA₂ DU@g BI IM MI IN GI 
 DUN₃@g@g ME NE ME UR NAM LUGAL LA SAG GA₂ IM MI IG 
 GIŠ PA KU₃ KALAM@g ŠAR₂ SI SI E DI ŠU GA₂ IM MI IN DI 
 |EN×GAN₂@t| |U.EN×GAN₂@t| EŠ₂ KA ZI IG DU DU E ŠU MU UŠ IM MA AN...
...SAG...E₂ |IGI.E₂| DI DA BI...IM MI IN DI 
...<unk> 
...
...SAG KUN IG LA 
...KI KU ŠA₃ HUL₂ LA 
...DA UR₂ BI IM MI IN GI 
...NA |HI×BAD| GU₂ DA |GUD×KUR| BI ŠU₂ 
...<unk> KU₃ UD RA DU BA |A.AN| IM MI IR MI RI 
 NA RI MU UD GAN IG LA BAL <unk> BA |A.LAGAB×HAL| KEŠ₂ KU₃ MU ŠE 
 MU DA RI KA KI DU A BA |A.LAGAB×HAL| |PAP.E| BI LUH HA MU ŠE 
 GA₂ URU KI GA₂ A DU BI HA AB TE LI BI MU ŠE NA 
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| KEŠ₂ KU₃ URU KI BI HA AB TE LI BI MU ŠE NA 
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| |PAP.E| BI LUH A DU BI HA AB TE LI BI MU ŠE NA 
 GAN IG BI HA HU MA RA AB DU E₂ KIŠ NU IG EŠ₂ 
 GU₂ GU₂ BI U₂ |KI.AN.ŠEŠ.KI| LU₂ A U₂ |TA×HI| E |KA×GAR| E 
 A GAR₃ GAL BI ŠE GU NU SAR SAR GIŠ |ŠE.NUN&NUN| DIM₂ SU SU |IGI.DIB| E 
 LUGAL AN...ŠE GA AN EN KID LAL 
 UR AN |LAGAB×HAL| |PA.LU| U₂ A KI EN GI KI URI E KI |NINDA₂×NE| AN EN KID LAL 
...<unk> GAR |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA KID...TAR |A.AN| UD MI NI IN ZA E EN ZA E LI ZA E ME EN 
 UR AN |LAGAB×HAL| LUGAL MU DA A RI ZAG SAL ZU HI GA

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
a-ba-a...a-ba-a mu-un-ba-al-e
{id₂}asila-kug...mu-un-ba-al-e
...mu-un-ba-al-e
...tuku mu-un-ba-al-e
...tuku mu-un-ba-al-e
...{d}en-lil₂-le...{d}dil-im₂-babbar
...ku₆-a dal-bi mušen-a
...a dug₃-bi ku₆-a...mušen-a
...mu-un-du suhur{ku₆} am₃-gur-gur
...mu-un-du...am₃-gur-gur
...lal₃-am₃ ku₆ ha-ma-gu₇-e
...gi-zi-bi lal₃-am₃ ku₆ ha-ma-gu₇-e
...ki ŋar-ra-bi-ta ku₆ mušen sug₄-ga-am₃
...ki ŋar-ra-bi-ta ku₆ mušen sug₄-ga-am₃
...lugal eridug{ki}ga uₓ(PA)-a-zu sug₄-ga-am₃
...lugal eridug{ki}ga uₓ(PA)-a-zu sug₄-ga-am₃
...a dug₃ hu-mu-un-tum₂-mu...ha-ma-la₂-e
...a dug₃ hu-mu-un-tum₂-mu...ha-ma-la₂-e
...a-ba-a...a-ba-a...
...a-ba-a...id₂ a-ba-a mu-un-ba-al-e
...a-ba-a mu-un-ba-al-e id₂ a-ba-a mu-un-ba-al-e
{d}ur{d}namma kug tuku mu-un-ba-al-e
šul zid niŋ₂-tuku mu-un-ba-al-e
lugal-ŋu₁₀ barag-za {d}en-lil₂-le en {d}dil-im₂-babbar
šul {d}suen barag-za {d}en-lil₂-le en {d}dil-im₂-babbar
lugal šag₄ zid-ta nam tar-ra nam-nir-ra saŋ il₂
{d}ur{d}namma šul igi il₂-la kur gal {d}en-lil₂-le
{d}nu-nam-nir-re ki-en-gi ki-uri-a ŋe₂₆-e mu-un-suh-en
nibru{ki}a hur-saŋ nam-til₃-la-ka nam-ŋu₁₀ im-mi-in-tar
saŋ-ki zalag-ga-ni mu-un-ši-in-bar nam-lugal ma-an-šum₂
urim₂{ki}ma e₂-mud-kur-ra-ka
...
ŋidru kug uŋ₃ šar₂ si sa₂-sa₂-e...
šibir ešgiri₂ uŋ₃ daŋal lu-a...
en {d}dil-im₂-babbar-ke₄ zi ud sud-sud...
{d}en-lil₂-le ub-da 4(diš)-ba...
mu da-ri₂ mu ka-ge ba-ab-du₇...
{d}en-ki-ke₄ ŋeštug₂ daŋal-la-ŋu₁₀ saŋ-e-eš...
ŋe₂₆-e iri{ki}ŋa₂ id₂ he₂-ŋal₂-la mu-ba-al {id₂}keše₂-kug mu-sa₄
urim₂{ki}ma id₂ he₂-ŋal₂-la mu-ba-al {id₂}keše₂-kug mu-sa₄
mu da-ri₂ ka-ge ba-ab-du₇-am₃ {id₂}pa₅-bi-luh mušen-am₃
ŋe₂₆-e iri-ŋa₂ a-ra₂-a-bi ku₆-am₃ dirig-bi mušen-am₃
urim₂{ki}ma a-ra₂-a-bi ku₆-am₃ dirig-bi mušen-am₃
ŋe₂₆-e id₂-ŋa₂ u₂-lal₃-e mu-un-du₃ suhur{ku₆}e am₃-gur-gur-e
urim₂{ki}ma u₂-lal₃-e mu-un-du₃ suhur{ku₆}e...
ŋe₂₆-e iri-ŋa₂ gi-zi-bi lal₃-am₃ ab₂-e ha-ma-gu₇-e
urim₂{ki}ma gi-zi-bi lal₃-am₃ ab₂-e ha-ma-gu₇-e
ŋe₂₆-e...ku₆ mušen sug₄-ga-am₃
...
ŋe₂₆-e id-ŋa₂...{ŋiš}dusu-e hu-mu-un-na-la₂-e
urim₂{ki}ma id-ŋa₂ a-ra₂-a hu-mu-un-tum₃...hu-mu-un-na-la₂-e
lugal-bi lugal eridug{ki}ga uₓ(PA)-a-zu sug₄-am₃
{d}nu-dim-mud lugal eridug{ki}ga uₓ(PA)-a-zu sug₄-am₃
lugal an ub-da 4(diš)-ba šag₄ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ dug₃-ge-en
{d}ur{d}namma u₂-a nibru{ki} saŋ us₂ urim₂{ki}ma
iti₆-še₃ kalam urim₂{ki}ma-še₃
asila ud mi-ni-ib-zal-zal-e-ne
{d}ur{d}namma lugal urim₂{ki}ma za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga-am₃
...
...a-ba...
id₂ a-ba...
{id₂}{ŋiš}ŋisal-a-ŋar-ra a-ba...
id₂ a-ba...
ur{d}namma kug tuku...
id₂ a-ba mu-un-ba-al-e
{d}šul-gi niŋ₂-tuku mu-un-ba-al-e
id₂ a-ba mu-un-ba-al-e
lugal šag₄ zid-da nam tar-ra nam-nir-ra saŋ il₂
ur{d}namma šul igi il₂-la kur gal-e {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ke₄
{d}nun-nam-nir ki-en-gi ki-uri-e me-am₃ mu-un-suh-e
nibru{ki}e hur-saŋ nam-til₃-la-ka nam-ŋi₆ im-mi-in-tar
urim₅{ki}e e₂-mud-kur-ra-kam
{ŋiš}gu-za-ŋa₂ suhuš-bi im-mi-in-gen₆
aga me-lem₄ me-teš₂ nam-lugal-la saŋ-ŋa₂ im-mi-ŋal₂
{ŋiš}ŋidru kug uŋ₃ šar₂ si-si-e sa₂ šu-ŋa₂ im-mi-in-sa₂
ešgiri₂ šibir eš₂-giri₁₇ zi-ŋal₂ lah₆-lah₆-e šu-ŋu₁₀-uš im-ma-an...
...saŋ...e₂ u₆ di-da-bi...im-mi-in-sa₂
...<unk>
...
...saŋ kun ŋal₂-la
...ki-tuš šag₄ hul₂-la
...da ur₂-bi im-mi-in-gen₆
...na-kam gu₂-da am-bi šu₂
...<unk> kug-babbar-ra gub-ba-am₃ im-mi-ir-mi-ri
na-ri-ŋu₁₀ ud he₂-ŋal₂-la bal <unk> ba {id₂}keše₂-kug mu-še
mu da-ri ka-ge₅ du-a-ba {id₂}pa₅-bi-luh-ha mu-še
ŋe₂₆ iri{ki}ŋa₂ a-ra₂-bi ku₆-ab te-li-bi mu-še-na
{id₂}keše₂-kug iri{ki}bi ku₆-ab te-li-bi mu-še-na
{id₂}pa₅-bi-luh a-ra₂-bi ku₆-ab te-li-bi mu-še-na
he₂-ŋal₂-bi ku₆ mušen ma-ra-ab-de₆ e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂-še₃
gu₂-gu₂-bi {u₂}munzer lu₂-a u₂-lal₃-e gu₇-e
a-gar₃ gal-bi še gu-nu mu₂-mu₂ {ŋiš}tir-gin₇ su-su-u₃-e
lugal an...še-ga {d}en-lil₂-la₂
ur{d}namma sipad u₂-a ki-en-gi ki-uri-e ki aŋ₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂
...<unk> niŋ₂ urim₂{ki}ma-ke₄...sila-am₃ ud mi-ni-in-za-e-en-za-e-le za-e-me-en
ur{d}namma lugal mu da-a-ri za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga