Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 UR SAG BUR₂ NI₂ RI NI₂ |HI.GIR₃| |SI.A|...
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB MAR TE@g ŠU ZI GA <unk> <unk>...
 KAL GA |A₂.KAL| MAH TUK KUR...
 A₂ NAM UR SAG GA₂ ŠA₃ TA DU A GABA GI₄...
 BAR SUD |A.AN| 
 URU KI A₂ DAM NU IG LA KI BAL |IGI.UR| IG AK 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB PIRIG |HI.GIR₃| HU LUH HA DIM₂ 
 <unk> ZU NE UD |UD.DU| TA UD ŠU₂ UŠ AN KI IGI IM |LAGAB×(U.U.U)| E 
 DI TAR |NUN&NUN| IG |A₂.KAL| MAH TUK DIM₂ KI BAL |U.GUD| |U.GUD| ZU 
 UD NI |U.GUD| MI |IGI.DIB| NA IGI IM MA ZI KI BAL E IGI IM NA₂ E 
 IGI IL₂ I ZU |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GAL UR BA IGI IM DA TU KU 
 ŠA₃ BA TUK |A.AN| 
 EN URU NAM AN NU NAM |NUN&NUN| RA |IGI.DUB| TI A A NA 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB A₂ ZI DA KUR GAL LA AŠ ŠA MU KALAM@g TI LA NI ME EN 
 |U.U.U| BAR KA GA NI KI BI EŠ₂ GA₂ GA₂ DI DI BI MU E ZU 
 BAR SUD MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 EN BARA₂ BARA₂ NI₂ GIR₃ BI NE GIR₃ KIN...
 |IGI.UR| DU |NE.RU| IG NU MU KALAM@g |UD.DU|...NE TUM...
 KUR MA DA |GA₂×AN| IGI ZI BAR RA ZU NAM GAN A MA RA AN DUH 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB DUN ZA EŠ₂ IG |PA.LU| ZI GIŠ TUK ZU UM 
 UB DA AN KI KALAM@g KI GAR RA BA SAG E |U.U.U| MU NI |PA.HUB₂.DU| 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI| SUM MA AN EN KI GA <unk> DU DU MU BI MU E ZU 
 SAG MI LU DIM₂ LU A BI HU MU IG E UŠ ZU GAN NE TUM KU BI 
 SA BU DA |A.AN| 
 UR SAG GAL AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB RA NU ŠE GA NI |LAGAB×SUM| RI |U.U.U| SAL MU NA AB 
 GIŠ GI₄ IG SA BU DA BI IM 
 UD TA |URU×MIN| LU EN TUR AN EN KID LAL |HI×AŠ₂| SAG TA |UD.DU| A 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB NAM MAH DUGUD DA ZU A RI |U.U.U| KA GI EŠ₂ 
 NAM |NUN&NUN| IG NAM MAH KAL GA ZU ŠA₃ KUR KUR RA KA 
 |URU×MIN| LU ME NE BA UD |UD.DU| UD ŠU₂ UŠ KALAM@g ŠAR₂ RA...
 A A |U.KA| ZU |PA.LU| AN RI NE EN AN NU NAM |NUN&NUN| RI 
 ME GAL GAL AN KI A SAG KEŠ₂ BI ŠU ZA MA RA NI IN GI EN 
 NAM |NUN&NUN| NAM ZAG DIB MU RA AN SUM GABA GI₄ NU MU RI IN TUK 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| KID LAL HI LI ŠA₃ GA NA ME EN KI IG GAL IM MA RA AN |NINDA₂×NE| 
 A DU GAR AK ZU HUL₂ LA DA NI₂ |A.AN| IL₂ IL₂ I 
 A BA ZA DIM₂ AN PA |UD.DU| A E MU NI AN ZAG EŠ₂ 
 DUN SI DI KALAM@g |GA₂×AN| LA...KA GA KUR GAL LA 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB...LA LA KA ZI |UMUM×KASKAL| A ZU 
 IGI...<unk>...
 BARA₂...<unk> ZA KUR...MU NI IN |PA.HUB₂.DU| 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB RA BAL MU KA NI LA MU KALAM@g NE |MU&MU| 
 URU KI MAŠ GAN₂ A₂ DAM KI IG LA NI GAN IG LA ŠA MU KALAM@g KAK 
 SAG MI GI AN UD...IGI BI GAN ME IGI IG 
 GIŠ KU KUR GU₂ |NE.RU| IG...KI |LAGAB×(U.U.U)| |LAGAB×(U.U.U)| DA...KID 
 |IGI.DIB| MU KALAM@g SUM A₂ DAM NU ŠE GA NI |LAGAB×A| ZAG GI₄ NE IB |KA×GAR| E 
 UD TA |URU×MIN| LU UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB RA ŠU GAN ME NE NI IG IG 
 SA GAR RA |A.AN| 
 UR SAG GAL AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB RA SAG TAB <unk> <unk> <unk> GAN E ME EN 
 GIŠ GI₄ IG SA GAR RA BI IM 
 EN NAM TAR RA ZU |PA.GAN| NU DI KA KU₃ ZU |URU×UD| <unk> 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB EN NAM TAR RA ZU |PA.GAN| NU DI KA KU₃ ZU |URU×UD| <unk> 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB NAM HI MU NAM TI LA 
 DU URU EŠ₂...NAM E |U.U.U| TAR MU NI IB 
 |URU×UD| RU BI IM 
 A DA AB AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB KA |HI×BAD|

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
ur-saŋ ušum ni₂ ri ni₂ huš dirig...
{d}nin-urta mar-uru₅ šu zig₃-ga <unk> <unk>...
kalag-ga usu mah tuku kur...
a₂ nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂ šag₄-ta tum₂-a gaba gi₄...
bar-sud-am₃
iri ki a₂-dam nu-ŋal₂-la ki-bal hul-ŋal₂ ak
{d}nin-urta piriŋ huš hu-luh-ha-gin₇
<unk> zu-ne ud e₃-ta ud šu₂-uš an ki ši-im-tuku₄-e
di-kud nir-ŋal₂ usu mah tuku-gin₇ ki-bal du₇-du₇-zu
ud i₃-du₇ ŋi₆ u₃-na ši-im-ma-zig₃ ki-bal-e ši-im-nu₂-e
igi il₂-i-zu hur-saŋ gal teš₂-ba ši-im-da-tu-ku
šag₄-ba-tuku-am₃
en iri nam {d}nu-nam-nir-ra ŋiškim-til₃ a-a-na
{d}nin-urta a₂ zid-da kur gal-la-aš ša-mu-un-til₃-la-ni-me-en
eš-bar dug₄-ga-ni ki-bi-še₃ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ di-di-bi mu-e-zu
bar-sud 2(diš)-kam-ma
en barag-barag ni₂ er₉-be₂-ne ŋiri₃ saga₁₁...
hul-du erim₂-ŋal₂ nu-mu-un-e₃...bi₂-ib₂...
kur ma-da daŋal igi zid bar-ra-zu nam-he₂-a ma-ra-an-du₈
{d}ur{d}nin-urta šul za-še₃ ŋal₂ sipad zid ŋiš tuku-zu-um
ub-da an ki uŋ₃ ki ŋar-ra-ba saŋ-e-eš mu-ni-rig₇
ŋeštug₂ šum₂-ma {d}en-ki-ka₃ <unk> tum₂-tum₂-mu-bi mu-e-zu
saŋ gig₂ udu-gin₇ lu-a-bi hu-mu-ŋal₂-e us₂-zu he₂-bi₂-ib₂-dab₅-be₂
sa-gid₂-da-am₃
ur-saŋ gal {d}ur{d}nin-urta-ra nu-še-ga-ni zar-re-eš sal-mu-na-ab
ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂ sa-gid₂-da-bi-im
u₄-ta-u₁₈-lu en dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂ hur-saŋ-ta e₃-a
{d}nin-urta nam-mah dugud-da-zu a-re-eš dug₄-ge-eš₂
nam-nir-ŋal₂ nam-mah kalag-ga-zu šag₄ kur-kur-ra-ka
u₁₈-lu me-lem₄-ba ud e₃ ud šu₂-uš uŋ₃ šar₂-ra...
a-a ugu-zu sipad diŋir-re-ne en {d}nu-nam-nir-re
me gal-gal an ki-a saŋ keše₂-bi šu-za ma-ra-ni-in-ge-en
nam-nir nam-zag-dib mu-ra-an-šum₂ gaba gi₄ nu-mu-ri-in-tuku
{d}nin-lil₂-la₂ hi-li šag₄-ga-na-me-en ki-ig gal im-ma-ra-an-aŋ₂
a-ra₂ niŋ₂ ak-zu hul₂-la-da ni₂ am₃-il₂-il₂-i
a-ba za-gin₇ diŋir pa e₃-a-e mu-ni an-zag-še₃
šul si sa₂ uŋ₃ daŋal-la...dug₄-ga kur gal-la
{d}ur{d}nin-urta...la-la gu₃ zid de₂-a-zu
igi...<unk>...
barag...<unk> za-gin₃...mu-ni-in-rig₇
{d}ur{d}nin-urta-ra bal mu giri₁₇-zal-la mu-un-ne-tah
iri{ki} maš-gana₂ a₂-dam ki ŋal₂-la-ni he₂-ŋal₂-la ša-mu-un-du₃
saŋ gig₂-ge {d}utu...igi-bi he₂-me-ši-ŋal₂
{ŋiš}tukul kur gu₂-erim₂-ŋal₂...ki tuku₄-tuku₄-da...ke₄
u₃-mu-un-šum₂ a₂-dam nu-še-ga-ni sug-zag-ge₄ bi₂-ib-gu₇-e
u₄-ta-u₁₈-lu ur{d}nin-urta-ra šu he₂-me-de₃-ni-ŋal₂-ŋal₂
sa-ŋar-ra-am₃
ur-saŋ gal {d}ur{d}nin-urta-ra saŋ-tab <unk> <unk> <unk> he₂-e-me-en
ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂ sa-ŋar-ra-bi-im
en nam tar-ra-zu sag₂ nu-di inim kug-zu uru₂ <unk>
{d}nin-urta en nam tar-ra-zu sag₂ nu-di inim kug-zu uru₂ <unk>
{d}ur{d}nin-urta nam dug₃ mu nam-til₃-la
du-ri₂-še₃...nam-e-eš tar-mu-ni-ib
uru₂{ru}bi-im
a-da-ab {d}nin-urta-ka-kam