Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...LU₂ ŠE BA NIGIDAMIN 
 APIN KI DU ME 
 6(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 RI HU ME 
 DIŠ UR AN EN KI 
 DIŠ ZAG MU 
 DIŠ UR LAGAR@g 
 DIŠ LUGAL |LAL₂.LAGAB| RA 
 LU₂ |AŠ.AŠ| ME 
 NIGIDAMIN UR SAG 
 GAL KALAM@g 
 ŠE BI 7(AŠ) GUR SAG IG 
 UR SAG 
 U 6(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 <COLUMN> 
...BI 8(AŠ) UR AN EŠ₂ |NUN&NUN| DA 
 |U.U| LAL 3(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 ŠE BI 8(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 
 DIŠ KAB RA NI 
 KA KA 
 U LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 ŠE BI 5(AŠ) 
 E₂ NAM 
 U 4(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
...7(AŠ) 
 ŠEŠ LU₂ HI 
 6(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
...3(AŠ) 
...SUD 
 U 2(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 ŠE BI 6(AŠ) DIŠ 
 KA MA NI ZI 
 <unk> LUGAL ME 
 |U.U| LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 ŠE BI U AMAR KI 
 U 4(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 ŠE BI 7(AŠ) DAM AN MU 
 DUN₃@g UŠ ME 
 5(AŠ) LU₂...
 2(AŠ) LU₂...
...3(AŠ) 
 KAB...
 NIGIDAMIN...
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL MU 
...ME 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 AŠ NAGAR DIŠ 
 2(AŠ) AŠGAB NIGIDAMIN 
 3(AŠ) AD KID NIGIDAMIN 
 2(AŠ) TUG₂ DUH NIGIDAMIN 
 AŠ MUG@g DIŠ 
 DIŠ ZAG MU 
 |U.GAN| KEŠ₂ 
 U 3(AŠ)...LU₂ DIŠ 
 NIGIDAMIN...
...BI 4(AŠ)...
...
 3(AŠ) LU₂...DIŠ 
 AŠ LU₂...ŠINIG DIŠ 
 NIGIDAMIN <unk> <unk> 
 ŠID E₂ GAL 
 ŠE BI U AŠ NIGIDAMIN GIŠ KIN...ME 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 |PA.LU| AN ŠE |GA₂×AN| GAN ŠA ME 
 DIŠ LUGAL UŠ MUŠ 
 DIŠ UR AN TUR ZI 
 |PA.LU| GUD ME 
 NIGIDAMIN A₂ NI KUR RA 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) KAB RA NI 
 NIGIDAMIN SAG MU AB TUK 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) KAB...
 U LU₂...
 NIGIDAMIN...
...BI 3(AŠ) E₂ NI GA@g SUD 
 U LAL AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 NIGIDAMIN PA 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) LAL DIŠ U₂...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...AMAR |HA.A|...
 DIŠ GIR₂ SU...HI 
 ŠU HA A HI GA ME 
 NIGIDAMIN |U.UD.KID| |HU.HI| 
 AŠ KAB RA NI 
 NIGIDAMIN EN <unk> 
 NIGIDAMIN KAB RA NI 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL DA NU ME A 
 |PA.LU| SIK₂ KA ME 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) PA IL₂ ME 
 AŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 5(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
...2(AŠ) DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 4(AŠ)...
...BI...UR DUN 
 2(AŠ) LU₂...
 AŠ LU₂...
 ŠE BI AŠ...AMAR EZEN 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 ŠE BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI.TE.A.DU| 
 NIGIDAMIN |URU×MIN| SI 
 NIGIDAMIN AN |AB×HA| DA NU ME A 
 PA KI SIK₂ KA ME 
 NIGIDAMIN NI NI PI NI 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) 
 AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 LU₂ |BI×GAR| ME 
 NIGIDAMIN UR₂ |HU.HI| 
 NIGIDAMIN BARA₂ ZI ŠA₃ IG 
 |IGI.DUB|...
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL PA |UD.DU| 
 |PA.LU| DUN 
 NIGIDAMIN EN IG...
 NU TUR 
 NIGIDAMIN GI NIM 
 KA |U.GAN| 
 NIGIDAMIN UŠ ZI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| 
...
 <COLUMN> 
 MU 
 NIGIDAMIN EN |LAL₂.LAGAB| URU 
 LU₂ E₂ GAR KA 
 NIGIDAMIN HA MA TI 
 NIGIDAMIN SAG AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU DA 
 NIGIDAMIN ŠEŠ KUR RA 
 DIŠ LUGAL MU DA SAG@g 
 MU ME 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU LU₂ MU 
 LUH 
 DIŠ UR LAGAR@g 
 NI DUH 
 3(AŠ) KAB |UŠ×TAK₄| NIGIDAMIN 
...
 <COLUMN> 
 NIGIDAMIN ŠEŠ TUR 
 NIGIDAMIN EN <unk> 
 LU₂ IGI LAGAB |AŠ.AŠ| 
 NIGIDAMIN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| SAR 
 LU₂ ZI GA 
 NIGIDAMIN UR DAM 
 LU₂ EŠ₂ BU 
 NIGIDAMIN A BA DI 
 NIGIDAMIN EN BI 
 NIGIDAMIN AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 DUB SAR ME 
 7(AŠ) BAHAR₂ DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) LAL DIŠ |A.LAGAB×HAL| |HU.HI| 
 NIGIDAMIN <unk> 
 KAB RA LU GAR |KA×GAR| A 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB 3(GEŠ₂) |U.U| LAL AŠ DIŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 7(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 1(GEŠ₂) AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂ 4(GEŠ₂) |U.U.U| LAL 3(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ ŠE BA TUR MAH BA 
 ŠE BI 2(GEŠ₂) LAL 3(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE LU₂ PAD KU BA 
 AN BA U₂ 
 ŠA₆ ŠA₆ 
 DAM <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 LUGAL 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA|...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 AN |AB×HA| KA 
 EN IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 |GA₂×NUN| SAR TA 
 E NE BA <unk> 
 DIŠ BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
...lu₂ še-ba 2(barig)
engar ki-gub-me
6(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
dal-mušen-me
1(barig) ur{d}en-ki
1(barig) za₃-mu
1(barig) ur-du₆
1(barig) lugal-ušur₃-ra
lu₂ didli-me
2(barig) ur-sag
gal-UN
še-bi 7(aš) gur sag gal₂
ur-sag
1(u) 6(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
<COLUMN>
...bi 8(aš) ur{d}{še₃}šer₇-da
2(u) la₂ 3(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
še-bi 8(aš) 2(barig)
1(barig) gab₂-ra-ni
inim-du₁₁
1(u) lu₂ 2(barig)
še-bi 5(aš)
e₂-nam
1(u) 4(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
...7(aš)
šeš-lu₂-du₁₀
6(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
...3(aš)
...su₃
1(u) 2(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
<COLUMN>
...
še-bi 6(aš) 1(barig)
inim-ma-ni-zi
<unk> lugal-me
2(u) lu₂ 2(barig)
še-bi 1(u) amar-ki
1(u) 4(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
še-bi 7(aš) dam-dingir-mu
aga₃-us₂-me
5(aš) lu₂...
2(aš) lu₂...
...3(aš)
gab₂...
2(barig)...
2(barig) lugal-mu
...me
<COLUMN>
...
1(aš) nagar 1(barig)
2(aš) ašgab 2(barig)
3(aš) ad-kup₄ 2(barig)
2(aš) tug₂-du₈ 2(barig)
1(aš) zadim 1(barig)
1(barig) za₃-mu
šagan-keš₂
1(u) 3(aš)...lu₂ 1(barig)
2(barig)...
...bi 4(aš)...
...
3(aš) {lu₂}...1(barig)
1(aš) lu₂...šinig 1(barig)
2(barig) <unk> <unk>
sanga e₂-gal
še-bi 1(u) 1(aš) 2(barig) geš-kin...me
<COLUMN>
...
sipa an-še ama-gan{ša}me
1(barig) lugal-uš-suₓ
1(barig) ur{d}dumu-zi
sipa gu₄-me
2(barig) a₂-ne₂-kur-ra
1(barig) 2(ban₂) gab₂-ra-ni
2(barig) sag-mu-ab-tuku
1(barig) 2(ban₂) gab₂...
1(u) lu₂...
2(barig)...
...bi 3(aš) e₂-i₃-gara₂-su₃
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
2(barig) ugula
še-bi 3(aš) la₂ 1(barig) u₂...
<COLUMN>
...
...amar-kuara...
1(barig) gir₂-su...du₁₀
šu-ku₆ a du₁₀-ga-me
2(barig) nigar-mud
1(aš) gab₂-ra-ni
2(barig) en <unk>
2(barig) gab₂-ra-ni
2(barig) lugal-da-nu-me-a
sipa siki-ka-me
4(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
še-bi 2(aš) ugula il₂-me
1(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
5(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
...2(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
4(aš)...
...bi...ur-šul
2(aš) lu₂...
1(aš) lu₂...
še-bi 1(aš)...amar-ezem
3(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
še-bi 1(aš) 2(barig) e-ta-e₁₁
azlag₃
2(barig) gišgal-si
2(barig) {d}nanše-da-nu-me-a
ugula ki-siki-ka-me
2(barig) i₃-li₂-be₆-li₂
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
4(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
še-bi 2(aš)
amar-giri₁₆{ki}
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)-me
2(barig) ur₂-mud
2(barig) bara₂-zi-ša₃-gal₂
agrig...
2(barig) lugal-pa-e₃
sipa šah₂
2(barig) en-ig...
nu-banda₃
2(barig) ki₂-num
ka-šagan
2(barig) nita-zi
sagi
...
<COLUMN>
muhaldim
2(barig) en-ušur₃-re₂
lu₂ e₂ ninda-ka
2(barig) ha-ma-ti
2(barig) sag{d}nin-gir₂-su-da
2(barig) šeš-kur-ra
1(barig) lugal-mu-da-kuš₂
muhaldim-me
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su-lu₂-mu
sukkal
1(barig) ur-du₆
i₃-du₈
3(aš) gab₂-dan₆ 2(barig)
...
<COLUMN>
2(barig) šeš-tur
2(barig) en <unk>
lu₂-igi-nigin₂ didli
2(barig) ur{d}nin-mu₂
lu₂ zi-ga
2(barig) ur-dam
lu₂-eš₂-gid₂
2(barig) a-ba-sa₂
2(barig) en-bi
2(barig) amar-giri₁₆{ki}
dub-sar-me
7(aš) bahar₂ 1(barig)
še-bi 2(aš) la₂ 1(barig) i₇-mud
2(barig) <unk>
gab₂-ra udu nig₂-gu₇-a
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 3(geš₂) 2(u) la₂ 1(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 2(barig)
7(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(geš₂) 1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃ 4(geš₂) 3(u) la₂ 3(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ še-ba tur mah-ba
še-bi 2(geš₂) la₂ 3(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
še lu₂ šuku dab₅-ba
{d}ba-ba₆
sa₆-sa₆
dam <unk> <unk> gi-na
lugal
lagaš...
...
<COLUMN>
{d}nanše-ka
en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
ganun kiri₆-ta
e-ne-ba <unk>
1(diš) ba-am₆