Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 UD URU A UD URU EŠ₂ 
 NA NAM 
 MI URU A MI URU EŠ₂ 
 NA NAM 
 MU URU A MU URU EŠ₂ 
 NA NAM 
 UD NA |U.GUD| |U.GUD| 
 |SAL.TUG₂| NA GIR₂ GIR₂ 
 AB |EN.KID| KI 
 UD NA |U.GUD| |U.GUD| 
 NIM NA GIR₂ GIR₂ 
 AN NI KI DA 
 KA AN URUDA E 
 KI AN DA KA AN URUDA E 
...
 <COLUMN> 
 IGI ZI GAL AN NA 
 |SAL.TUG₂| GAL AN EN KID 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| |HI×AŠ₂| SAG 
 IGI ZI GAL AN NA 
 |SAL.TUG₂| GAL AN EN KID 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| |HI×AŠ₂| SAG RA 
 UŠ MU NI KA 
 NE MU NI MUNSUB 
 A MAŠ IMIN 
 ŠA₃ MU NA NI RU 
 KI MUŠ GIR₂ DA 
 BAL BAL AN DA ZA 
 AN |A.LAGAB×HAL| MAH 
 GAR TUR ZU A MU DA DU 
 |PAP.E| RA AN |A.LAGAB×HAL| DA KID 
...MU...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 AN SAR...NI DIM₂ MA 
 <unk>...AN NI BA UŠ 
 PI GIŠ |URU×IGI| AN LAGAB LAGAB 
 IGI GEŠTIN A ŠA₃ BA MU GAR GAR 
 IGI UD UD NU₁₁ GAL...
 AN DA URUDA E 
 |HI×NUN.ME| GI ZI AN <unk> LAL 
 NU KA MAH |TA×HI| KU₃ ZU 
 AN DA RA TA BAR E 
 |KA×LI| GABA NUNUZ <unk> <unk> <unk> 
 GU₂ |HI×AŠ₂| <unk> KID 
 |HI×NUN.ME| LU₂ |LAM×(KUR.RU)| DIM₂ 
 SI AN DI DI E 
 ZAG ZAG PIRIG AN DU DU 
 ŠU SI GIŠ <unk> AN GI₄ 
...
 <COLUMN> 
 <unk>...AN EN KID 
 |EN.KID| KI EŠ₂ 
 GIG EŠ₂ MU GAR GAR 
 AN MUŠ₃ RA KI |ZA.MUŠ₃@g.AB@g| EŠ₂ 
 GIG EŠ₂ MU GAR GAR 
 AN EN KI RA |ZU.AB| EŠ₂ 
 GIG EŠ₂ MU GAR GAR 
 <unk>...<unk> AN EN KID 
 |EN.KID| KI U₂ NU EŠ₂ |KA×GAR| E 
 A NU EŠ₂ |KA×A| |KA×A| 
 <unk> GAR NE NA 
 GAR NE NU MU IG 
 <unk> GAR TE NA 
 GAR TE...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 AN EN KID...EŠ₂ MU KA 
 A ŠEŠ A NE BA DI SAG 
 A ŠEŠ A NE BA LAL LAL 
 AN EN KID A ŠEŠ A NE BA DI SAG 
 A ŠEŠ A NE BA LAL LAL 
 <unk> GAR NE ZA 
 GAR NE NU MU IG 
 <unk> GAR TE ZA 
 GAR TE...
 GIR₂ MAH GA₂ GUD |KA×GAR| |KA×GAR| ZU 
 AB |EN.KID| 
 <unk> BI A NE BA NA₂ 
 |UD.KA.BAR| MAH ZU MU <unk> 
 <unk> NU MU GI NE...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 GIG EŠ₂ MU GAR GAR 
 AN EN KI RA |ZU.AB| EŠ₂ 
 GIG EŠ₂ MU GAR GAR 
 NAM TA |UD.DU| 
 NAM TA |UD.DU| 
 UD MI TA |UD.DU| A 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB 
 NAM TA |UD.DU| 
 UD MI TA |UD.DU| A 
 SU PIRIG BAR NAM MI TUG₂ 
 SU PIRIG PIRIG 
 ZAG MU NI KEŠ₂ 
 SI SI MA TA ZA 
 LAL LAL MA...ZA 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...<unk> GIG 
...NA ZA 
 GURUŠ ZI...|NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ 
 GURUŠ...AN MA |TE.A| 
 DUG DIN DUG <unk> RA 
 UMUM MU NA NI ZA...
 |GA₂×AN| MU...<unk> A NA <unk> 
 GURUŠ ZU <unk> NA URUDA...
 |GA₂×AN| MU NU...ME A 
 <unk> GIG A NE BA E 
 |NUN.LAGAR| TU NU ME A RA 
 A GIG A NE BA E 
 <unk>...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...NA...
 IGI <unk>...
...
 IM NAM...NI TAR 
 <unk>...MAH 
...NA...
 ZAG...
 TUR...
 GUD MU URUDA BI 
 KI KU₄ RA BI 
 A <unk> KI A...TUM PI 
 <unk> UB <unk>...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 TUR...
 KI MU...BAD 
...<unk>...
 ŠA₃ BI GUD...BAR 
 GAR HI...<unk> <unk> 
...
...|SAL.TUG₂|...SAG 
 TUR NE NE 
 NAM MU NE TAR 
 IM SI DI RA 
 NAM MU NI TAR 
 DU NA A ZU₅ LUGAL 
 ZI ZU GAN MI <unk> 
 |PA.LU|...TI...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 LU₂...LU₂...TI...
...
 SI...
 LU₂...<unk> A ZU 
 LU₂...KI...
...
...GAN 
 IM <unk> <unk> <unk> 
 NAM MU NI TAR 
 DU NA AN EN KI DU 
 KU LI ZU GAN AN 
 KI |LAGAR×ŠE| AN EN KID <unk>...
 LU₂ LU₂ RA 
 <unk>...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...|UD.DU| DA 
 |ŠU₂.AN.HI×GAD| TA BA TA |UD.DU| 
...GAR |KA×GAR|...EN KID 
...DA...TI 
 AN |MUŠ.IR.HA.DIN.BALAG| 
 LU₂ ŠA₆ GA 
...TI 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...AN EŠ₂...
 |GU₂.GAR₃| KU₃ |UD.GIŠ%GIŠ.NUN| KU₃ GI 
 PA KU₃ AN EN KID 
 |HI×AŠ₂| SAG MU <unk> 
 UR₂ BI GAN...
 PA BI URI₃...
 BAR BA...AMAR...
 NUNUZ KI...TAG 
...LU₂...ZA 
...
...E₂ 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 KUR RA AL LU₂ 
 |GUD×KUR| MI AL LU₂ 
 |GUD×KUR| UD AL LU₂ 
 |GUD×KUR| SI@g AL LU₂ 
 |GUD×KUR| DARA₄ AL LU₂ 
 ANŠE PIRIG SU <unk> 
 AN GA LU₂ 
 ANŠE ZI ZI |HI×AŠ₂| SAG 
 AN EŠ₂ AL |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 |GA₂×AN| LUL AL KU 
 SIK₂ SIK₂ AL IL₂ 
 DARA₃ GI ZA...|SAL.TUG₂| |HI×AŠ₂| SAG 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...GI 
 |ŠU₂.AN.HI×GAD| EŠ₂ MU GI₄ GI₄ 
 <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> 
 URU DA BA LA 
 E₂ E <unk> 
 HU A BA RU BI 
 SU <unk> KID ZI₃ A BA TA SI GI 
 SU |EDIN.LAL.A| KID A A BA TA |UMUM×KASKAL| 
 DA BA LA E GAL NI GA MU ZU 
 E₂ MU <unk> 
 HU A BA RU BI 
 SU <unk> KID ZI₃ A BA TA SI GI 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...AN |SAL.TUG₂| |HI×AŠ₂| SAG KID AB DA ME 
 KU₃ ME ŠU NA MU KU 
 <unk> BA DA GA₂ E MU NA NI GI₄ GI₄ 
 GA₂ KU₃ GA ME GA₂ ŠEN GA ME 
 LU₂ <unk> KU₃ <unk> <unk> ME 
 NU KA PA KU₃ GI 
 NE TAG ME 
 ŠU NI NAM MA KU...
 DUG MIN...MU NA |UMUM×KASKAL| 
 MIN <unk>...<unk> MU NA |UMUM×KASKAL| 
 ŠA₃ DU KI |NINDA₂×NE| A BI 
 DUG MU DA NI RU 
 AN |MUŠ.IR.HA.DIN.BALAG| 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...|HI×AŠ| <unk> |HI×AŠ| 
 |GU₂.GAR₃| KU₃ |UD.GIŠ%GIŠ.NUN| KU₃ GI 
 PA KU₃ ŠEŠ MU 
 AN EN KID 
 LU₂ NAM <unk> AN...
 TUR MU...
...<unk>...
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| |HI×AŠ₂| SAG KID 
 |ŠIM×IGI@g| ZI <unk> IGI DUH NI LI 
 IGI NA BA NI GAR 
 ZAG |UD.DU| |ŠU₂.AN.HI×GAD| NAM MI DU 
 SIG EŠ₂ BA NI IL₂ 
 SIG EŠ₂ LU₂ NU...
 PA...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 E₂ MU NA U₂ 
 UD BI A <unk> NI LA 
 MI BI...<unk> ŠU₂ AN 
 AN |MUŠ.IR.HA.DIN.BALAG| 
...<unk>...
 E₂...
 TUR MU <unk>...
 A NA...A MU...
 <unk>...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...<unk> AN |U.U.U| HA@g 
 GAL NI GA MU ZU 
 |KA₂.GAL| SI GAR BA GAR 
 IG...ŠU A MU NI KEŠ₂ 
 AB TA E...NI MA ŠU₂ ŠU₂ 
 AN |MUŠ.IR.HA.DIN.BALAG| 
...
...MU TA...
 IGI AN EŠ₂ NI IL₂ DA 
 ŠUBUR GIŠ GI DIM₂ 
...NA MU...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...NAM ŠA₆ GA 
...RA NI ME NAM 
...<unk> KU...MA DA 
 MAH BI ŠA₆ GA 
 BA RA NI ME NAM 
...<unk> DIM₂ 
 <unk> GI GAN DUB E 
 KI NAM UŠ NI 
 MUŠ DAM TE EŠ₂ MU DIM₂ 
 DA GIŠ <unk> <unk> <unk> 
 KI <unk> TI <unk> <unk> 
...

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
ud ri₂-a ud ri₂-še₃
na-nam
ŋi₆ ri₂-a ŋi₆ ri₂-še₃
na-nam
mu ri₂-a mu ri₂-še₃
na-nam
ud na-du₇-du₇
nin na-ŋir₂-ŋir₂
eš₃ nibru{ki}
ud na-du₇-du₇
nim na-ŋir₂-ŋir₂
an-ne₂ ki-da
inim an-dab₆-e
ki an-da inim an-dab₆-e
...
<COLUMN>
igi-zi gal an-na
nin gal {d}en-lil₂
{d}nin-hur-saŋ
igi-zi gal an-na
nin gal {d}en-lil₂
{d}nin-hur-saŋ-ra
ŋeš₃ mu-ni-dug₄
ne mu-ni-sub₅
a maš imin
šag₄ mu-na-ni-ru
ki muš-ŋiri₂-da
bal-bal an-da-za
{d}id₂-mah
niŋ₂-tur-zu a mu-da-de₆
pa₅-ra diŋir id₂-da-ke₄
...mu...
...
<COLUMN>
an sig₁₉...i₃-dim₂-ma
<unk>...an-ne₂ ba-us₂
ŋeštug {ŋeš}asal an-gur₄-gur₄
igi ŋeštin duru₅ šag₄-ba mu-ŋar-ŋar
igi bar₆-bar₆ ŋešnu-gal...
an-da-dab₆-e
gudug-ge zi an <unk> la₂
nu-kiri₃ mah lal₃ kug zu
an-da-ra-ta-bar-e
meli₂ gaba nunuz <unk> <unk> <unk>
gu₂-mur <unk> ke₄
gudug lu₂ aratta-gin₇
si an-sa₂-sa₂-e
zag zag piriŋ an-gub-gub
šu-si {ŋeš}<unk> an-gi₄
...
<COLUMN>
<unk>...{d}en-lil₂
nibru{ki}še₃
gig-še₃ mu-ŋar-ŋar
{d}inana-ra ki zabala-še₃
gig-še₃ mu-ŋar-ŋar
{d}en-ki-ra abzu-še₃
gig-še₃ mu-ŋar-ŋar
<unk>...<unk> {d}en-lil₂
nibru{ki} u₂ nu-še₃-gu₇-e
a nu-še₃-na₈-na₈
<unk> ninda kum₂-na
ninda kum₂ nu-mu-ŋal₂
<unk> ninda ten-na
ninda ten...
...
<COLUMN>
...
{d}en-lil₂...še₃ mu-dug₄
a mun₄ a-ne ba-sa₂-sag
a mun₄ a-ne ba-la₂-la₂
{d}en-lil₂ a mun₄ a-ne ba-sa₂-sag
a mun₄ a-ne ba-la₂-la₂
<unk> ninda kum₂-za
ninda kum₂ nu-mu-ŋal₂
<unk> ninda ten-za
ninda ten...
gir₂ mah ŋa₂ gud gu₇-gu₇-zu
eš₃ nibru
<unk> bi a-ne ba-nud
zabar mah-zu mu <unk>
<unk> nu-mu-gi-ne...
...
<COLUMN>
...
gig-še₃ mu-ŋar-ŋar
{d}en-ki-ra abzu-še₃
gig-še₃ mu-ŋar-ŋar
nam-ta-e₃
nam-ta-e₃
ud ŋi₆-ta e₃-a
{d}nin-urta
nam-ta-e₃
ud ŋi₆-ta e₃-a
kuš piriŋ bar nam-mi-mur₁₀
kuš piriŋ-piriŋ
zag mu-ni-keš₂
si-si ma-ta-za
lal-lal ma...za
...
<COLUMN>
...<unk> gig
...na-za
ŋuruš zid...aŋ₂-ŋa₂
ŋuruš...am₆-ma-kar
dug-din dug <unk> ra
umun₂ mu-na-ni-za...
ama-ŋu₁₀...<unk> a-na <unk>
ŋuruš-zu <unk> na-dab₆...
ama-ŋu₁₀ nu...me-a
<unk> gig a-ne ba-e
tur₃ tu nu-me-a-ra
a gig a-ne ba-e
<unk>...
...
<COLUMN>
...
...na...
igi <unk>...
...
im nam...ni-tar
<unk>...mah
...na...
zag...
dumu...
gud mu-dab₆-be₂
ki kur₉-ra-bi
a <unk>{ki}a...ib₂-tal₂
<unk> ub <unk>...
...
<COLUMN>
dumu...
ki mu...bad
...<unk>...
šag₄-bi gud...bar
niŋ₂-dug₃...<unk> <unk>
...
...nin...saŋ
dumu-ne-ne
nam mu-ne-tar
{tumu}si-sa₂-ra
nam mu-ni-tar
ŋen-na a-zu₅ lugal
zi-zu he₂-mi <unk>
sipad...ti...
...
<COLUMN>
...
lu₂...lu₂...ti...
...
si...
lu₂...<unk> a-zu
lu₂...ki...
...
...he₂
im <unk> <unk> <unk>
nam mu-ni-tar
ŋen-na {d}en-ki-du
gu₅-li-zu he₂-am₆
ki-su₇ {d}en-lil₂ <unk>...
lu₂ lu₂-ra
<unk>...
...
<COLUMN>
...
<COLUMN>
...
...e₃-da
keš₃-ta ba-ta-e₃
...ninda gu₇...en-lil₂
...da...ti
{d}irhanₓ(|MUŠ.IR.HA.DIN.BALAG|)
lu₂ sag₉-ga
...ti
...
<COLUMN>
...
...an-še₃...
idigna kug buranun kug-ge
ŋidru kug {d}en-lil₂
hur-saŋ mu <unk>
ur₂-bi he₂...
pa-bi uri₃...
bar-ba...zur...
nunuz ki...tag
...lu₂...za
...
...e₂
...
<COLUMN>
...
kur-ra al-lu₂
am giggi al-lu₂
am babbar al-lu₂
am si₄ al-lu₂
am dara₄ al-lu₂
anše nisku kuš <unk>
an-ga-lu₂
{anše}si₂-si₂ hur-saŋ
an-še₃ al-e₁₁
ama-lu₅ al-dab₅
siki siki al-il₂
dara₃ gi za...nin-hur-saŋ
...
<COLUMN>
...
...gi
keš₃-še₃ mu-gi₄-gi₄
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
iri da-ba-la
e₂-e <unk>
mušen a-ba-šub-be₂
{kuš}<unk> ke₄ zid₂ a-ba-ta-si-ge
{kuš}ummuₓ-ke₄ a a-ba-ta-de₂
da-ba-la-e gal i₃-ga-mu-zu
e₂-ŋu₁₀ <unk>
mušen a-ba-šub-be₂
{kuš}<unk> ke₄ zid₂ a-ba-ta-si-ge
...
<COLUMN>
...
...{d}nin-hur-saŋ-ke₄ ab-da-me
kug-me šu-na mu-dab₅
<unk> ba-da ŋa₂-e mu-na-ni-gi₄-gi₄
pisaŋ kug-ga-me pisaŋ šen-ga-me
lu₂ <unk> kug <unk> <unk> me
nu-zuh ŋidru kug-ge
ne sub₆-me
šu-ni nam-ma-dab₅...
dug min...mu-na-de₂
2(diš) <unk>...<unk> mu-na-de₂
šag₄-gub ki-aŋ₂-a-bi
dug mu-da-ni-ru
{d}irhanₓ(|MUŠ.IR.HA.DIN.BALAG|)
...
<COLUMN>
...sur₃ <unk> sur₃
idigna kug buranun kug-ge
ŋidru kug šeš-ŋu₁₀
{d}en-lil₂
lu₂ nam <unk> an...
dumu-ŋu₁₀...
...<unk>...
{d}nin-hur-saŋ-ke₄
šembi-zi <unk> igi duh i₃ li
igi-na ba-ni-ŋar
zag-e₃ keš₃ nam-mi-gub
sig-še₃ ba-ni-il₂
sig-še₃ lu₂ nu...
ŋidru...
...
<COLUMN>
...
e₂ mu-na-kuš₃
ud-bi a <unk> zal-la
ŋi₆-bi...<unk> šuš₂-am₆
{d}irhanₓ(|MUŠ.IR.HA.DIN.BALAG|)
...<unk>...
e₂...
dumu-ŋu₁₀ <unk>...
a-na...a mu...
<unk>...
...
<COLUMN>
...
...<unk> {d}eš-peš
gal i₃-ga-mu-zu
abul si-ŋar ba-ŋar
ig...šu-a mu-ni-keš₂
eš₃-ta e...i₃-ma-šu₂-šu₂
{d}irhanₓ(|MUŠ.IR.HA.DIN.BALAG|)
...
...mu ta...
igi an-še₃ i₃-il₂-da
šah ŋeš-gi-gin₇
...na mu...
...
<COLUMN>
...
...nam-sag₉-ga
...ra-ni me-nam
...<unk> dab₅...ma-da
mah-bi sag₉-ga
ba-ra-ni me-nam
...<unk> gin₇
<unk> gi he₂-dub-e
ki nam-nita-ni
muš-dam temen-še₃ mu-dim₂
da {ŋeš}<unk> <unk> <unk>
ki <unk> ti <unk> <unk>
...