Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...LU₂ ŠE BA DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 APIN KI DU ME 
 4(AŠ) RI HU DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) |URU×MIN| SI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) AN |AB×HA| DA NU ME A 
 PA KI SIK₂ KA ME 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) LUGAL PA |UD.DU| 
 |PA.LU| DUN 
 U 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
...LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 NIGIDAMIN UR SAG 
 ŠE BI 8(AŠ) DIŠ NIGIDAMIN GUR SAG IG 
 <COLUMN> 
 UR SAG 
 |U.U| 5(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA 
 ŠE BI 6(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) UR AN EŠ₂ |NUN&NUN| DA 
 U 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 6(AŠ) NIGIDAEŠ LAL 1(BAN₂) ŠEŠ LU₂ HI 
 |U.U| LAL 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 6(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 1(BAN₂) KA MA NI ZI 
 <COLUMN> 
 U 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 4(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) DAM AN MU 
 <unk> LUGAL ME 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) E₂ KA SI DI 
 ŠU HA A HI GA 
 4(AŠ) UMUM DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) NAGAR DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) AŠGAB DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 6(AŠ) AD KID DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 AŠ TUG₂ DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(AŠ) TUG₂ DUH DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 DIŠ 1(BAN₂) GAN KEŠ₂ 
 U 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA 
 MA₂ |DU.DU| ME 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ |ŠE.NUN&NUN| DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI U AŠ NIGIDAEŠ GIŠ KIN TI 
 AŠ DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) 2(BAN₂) DIŠ 2(BAN₂) GIR₂ NUN 
 KAB DU@s 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) ZAG MU 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) LUGAL MU DA SAG@g 
 <COLUMN> 
 |PA.LU| ANŠE ERIN₂ KA ME 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 ŠE BI AŠ |PA.LU| |GA₂×AN| GAN ŠA ME 
 DIŠ 1(BAN₂) A₂ NI KUR RA 
 DIŠ KAB RA NI 
 DIŠ 1(BAN₂) KA KA 
 DIŠ 1(BAN₂) KAB RA KA MA NI ZI 
 SAG APIN ME 
 DIŠ |U.UD.KID| |HU.HI| 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 KAB RA NI ME 
 DIŠ EN <unk> 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 <COLUMN> 
 KAB RA NI ME 
 DIŠ LUGAL DA NU ME A 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 KAB RA NI ME 
 |PA.LU| LU SIK₂ KA ME 
...2(BAN₂) <unk> 
 KAB RA LU GAR |KA×GAR| A 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA IL₂ ME 
 6(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 NIGIDAMIN PA 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN NU SAR ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 AN A MU 
 6(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) LAL 4(BAN₂) UR DUN 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA 
 ŠE BI AŠ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) UR AN AB U₂ 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) PA 
 ŠE BI AŠ 2(BAN₂) E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI.TE.A.DU| ME 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI...TUG₂...
 NIGIDAMIN UR₂ |HU.HI| 
 |IGI.DUB| 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) U₂ NE LA NI 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
...PA 
...BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 NIGIDAMIN NI NI PI NI 
 LU₂ |BI×GAR| ME 
 NIGIDAMIN EN IG GAL 
 <COLUMN> 
 NU TUR 
 NIGIDAMIN GI NIM 
 KA |U.GAN| 
 NIGIDAMIN UŠ ZI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| 
 NIGIDAMIN AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 MU 
 NIGIDAMIN EN |LAL₂.LAGAB| URU 
 LU₂ E₂ GAR KA 
 NIGIDAMIN IGI ZI 
 ŠU I 
 DIŠ...HA MA TI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) ŠEŠ KUR RA 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) LUGAL ŠU MAH 
 <COLUMN> 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) LUGAL MU DA SAG@g 
 MU ME 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU LU₂ MU 
 LUH 
 DIŠ UR LAGAR@g 
 NI DUH 
 NIGIDAMIN GU U₂ 
 LU₂ EŠ₂ BU 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| SAR 
 LU₂ ZI GA 
 NIGIDAMIN A BA DI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) EN BI 
 <COLUMN> 
 DUB SAR ME 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) EN NA UD MU 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) ŠEŠ TUR 
 LU₂ IGI LAGAB ME 
 7(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) LAL DIŠ BAHAR₂ ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB U 3(DIŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 1(GEŠ₂) |U.U.U| 5(AŠ) 7(DIŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 1(GEŠ₂) LAL 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 
 1(GEŠ₂) U 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 ŠE BI 1(GEŠ₂) 6(AŠ) DIŠ 1(BAN₂) 8(DIŠ) NIGIDAEŠ 2(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE BA LU₂ PAD KU BA 
 E₂ AN BA U₂ 
 ŠA₆ ŠA₆ 
 DAM <unk> <unk>...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...A TA 
 EN ŠU GI₄ GI₄ 
 |IGI.DUB| GI₄ 
 E NE BA <unk> 
 6(DIŠ) BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
...lu₂ še-ba 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
engar ki-gub-me
4(aš) dal-mušen 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) gišgal-si
1(barig) 2(ban₂) {d}nanše-da-nu-me-a
ugula ki-siki-ka-me
1(barig) 2(ban₂) lugal-pa-e₃
sipa šah₂
1(u) 3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
...lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
2(barig) ur-sag
še-bi 8(aš) 1(barig) 2(barig) gur sag gal₂
<COLUMN>
ur-sag
2(u) 5(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula
še-bi 6(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) ur{d}{še₃}šer₇-da
1(u) 4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
7(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
še-bi 6(aš) 3(barig) la₂ 1(ban₂) šeš-lu₂-du₁₀
2(u) la₂ 3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
še-bi 6(aš) 2(barig) 1(ban₂) inim-ma-ni-zi
<COLUMN>
1(u) 2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
še-bi 4(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) dam-dingir-mu
<unk> lugal-me
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
še-bi 2(aš) e₂-inim-si-sa₂
šu-ku₆ a du₁₀-ga
4(aš) simug 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
3(aš) nagar 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
7(aš) ašgab 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
6(aš) ad-kup₄ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
1(aš) tug₂-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
3(aš) tug₂-du₈ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
1(barig) 1(ban₂) he₂-keš₂
1(u) 2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula
ma₂-lah₅-me
2(aš) {lu₂}tir 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
še-bi 1(u) 1(aš) 3(barig) geš-kin-ti
1(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
7(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
še-bi 2(aš) 2(ban₂) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) gir₂-nun
gab₂-kas₄
1(barig) 2(ban₂) za₃-mu
1(barig) 2(ban₂) lugal-mu-da-kuš₂
<COLUMN>
sipa anše surₓ(ERIN₂)-ka-me
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
še-bi 1(aš) sipa ama-gan{ša}me
1(barig) 1(ban₂) a₂-ne₂-kur-ra
1(barig) gab₂-ra-ni
1(barig) 1(ban₂) inim-du₁₁
1(barig) 1(ban₂) gab₂-ra inim-ma-ni-zi
sag-apin-me
1(barig) nigar-mud
2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
gab₂-ra-ni-me
1(barig) en <unk>
2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
<COLUMN>
gab₂-ra-ni-me
1(barig) lugal-da-nu-me-a
2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
gab₂-ra-ni-me
sipa udu siki-ka-me
...2(ban₂) <unk>
gab₂-ra udu nig₂-gu₇-a
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula il₂-me
6(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
2(barig) ugula
še-bi 2(aš) 2(barig) nu-kiri₆-me
<COLUMN>
dingir-a-mu
6(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula
še-bi 2(aš) la₂ 4(ban₂) ur-šul
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula
še-bi 1(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) ur{d}ab-u₂
3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ugula
še-bi 1(aš) 2(ban₂) e-ta-e₁₁
azlag₃-me
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
še-bi...tug₂...
2(barig) ur₂-mud
agrig
1(barig) 2(ban₂) u₂-bil-la-ni
3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
...ugula
...bi 1(aš) 2(barig) amar-giri₁₆{ki}
2(barig) i₃-li₂-be₆-li₂
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)-me
2(barig) en-ig-gal
<COLUMN>
nu-banda₃
2(barig) ki₂-num
ka-šagan
2(barig) nita-zi
sagi
2(barig) amar-giri₁₆{ki}
muhaldim
2(barig) en-ušur₃-re₂
lu₂ e₂-nig₂-ka
2(barig) igi-zi
šu-i
1(barig)...ha-ma-ti
1(barig) 2(ban₂) šeš-kur-ra
1(barig) 2(ban₂) lugal-šu-mah
<COLUMN>
1(barig) 2(ban₂) lugal-mu-da-kuš₂
muhaldim-me
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su-lu₂-mu
sukkal
1(barig) ur-du₆
i₃-du₈
2(barig) gu-u₂
lu₂-eš₂-gid₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ur{d}nin-mu₂
lu₂ zi-ga
2(barig) a-ba-sa₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) amar-giri₁₆{ki}
1(barig) 2(ban₂) en-bi
<COLUMN>
dub-sar-me
1(barig) 2(ban₂) en-na-u₄-mu
1(barig) 2(ban₂) šeš-tur
lu₂-igi-nigin₂-me
7(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
še-bi 2(aš) la₂ 1(barig) bahar₂-me
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 1(u) 3(diš) lu₂ 2(barig)
1(geš₂) 3(u) 5(aš) 7(diš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(geš₂) la₂ 3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 1(ban₂)
1(geš₂) 1(u) 2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
<COLUMN>
...
še-bi 1(geš₂) 6(aš) 1(barig) 1(ban₂) 8(diš) 3(barig) 2(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
še-ba lu₂ šuku dab₅-ba
e₂ {d}ba-ba₆
sa₆-sa₆
dam <unk> <unk>...
<COLUMN>
...
...a-ta
en-šu-gi₄-gi₄
agrig-ge₄
e-ne-ba <unk>
6(diš) ba-am₆