Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...TA UR SAG...EN 
...ME EN BA TU DA NA TA...
...|GAL.BUR₂| E TU DA...
 LUGAL...UB DA |AŠ&AŠ&AŠ.AŠ| BA ME EN 
 NA GAD |PA.LU| SAG MI GA ME EN 
 |NUN&NUN| IG AN KUR KUR RA ME EN 
 TUR |IGI.DIB| TU AN |SAL.TUG₂| GUL |HI×BAD| ME EN 
 ŠA₃ GI |IGI.RU| DA AN KU₃ GA ME EN 
 LU₂ NAM TAR RI AN EN KID LAL ME EN 
 AN DUN GI KI |NINDA₂×NE| AN |SAL.TUG₂| KID LAL ME EN 
 SAL ZI KA GA AN |SAL.TUG₂| TU RA ME EN 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI| SUM MA AN EN KI |HI×BAD| ME EN 
...KAL GA AN |ŠEŠ.KI| ME EN 
...DUH A AN UD ME EN 
...GI HI LI |IGI.RU| DA AN MUŠ₃...
...GIR₂ NUN NA...EN 
 <unk> |HI×AŠ₂| RA AN NA...EN 
 |ANŠE.ARAD| |GA₂×NUN&NUN|...ME EN 
 DUB SAR...
 NAM UR...
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI|...
 KA...
 GAR...
 GAR...
 KA...|IGI.UR|...GA 
...|UD.DU| ME EN 
...AK |U.U.U| 
...EŠ₂ ŠU GAN IM...
...EN E₂ GAL LA GAN NE...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...EŠ₂ NI₂ GAN IB IGI TE EN TE EN 
...|HI×AŠ₂| RA AN NA...KASKAL E MI BA DA DI A 
...A NI DIM₂ ZI NI HA BA IGI IN |NIM×GAN₂@t| 
 MU MU UD |U.GUD| NI A AŠ GA₂ GA₂ NE KA TA NU RU BU NE 
 A UB MU KALAM@g MA AK AK NE 
 HI TUK ME EN |A₂.KAL| MU IM ZI GI EN <unk>...GA₂ ME EN 
 |EN.KID| KI TA SIG₄ |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA EŠ₂ 
 |KASKAL.BU| AŠ DIM₂ ŠU LAGAB LAGAB...ŠA₃ MU HA MA AB KA 
 PIRIG NAM DUN BI TA NU...PIRIG BA DU BA ME EN 
 TUG₂ GAR NE TUR DA MU TUM GA₂ BA AB KA 
 TU HU <unk> <unk>...RI A DIM₂ A₂ MU HU MU KALAM@g BU BU 
 AN |AN.IM.DUGUD| HU KUR BI EŠ₂ IGI IL₂...HI MU HU MU...
 |URU×UD| MA DA KI GAR GAR...|DU&DU| GI |U.U.U| |A.AN| 
 KALAM@g SAG MI GA |LAGAB×(GUD&GUD)|...HA MA AB HI 
 MAŠ₂ |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GA₂ KI...BI EŠ₂ HUB₂ SAR SAR RI NE 
 AN UD A₂ DAM MA UD |GA₂×AN| LA 
...KIŠ NU IG LA HA BA AN KU₄ RI 
 <unk> AN |EN.ZU| NA |NUN.LAGAR| NI GAL GAL LA GAN IG LA GAN NE TUM KAK 
 GUD HA BA NI |GUM×ŠE| LU HA BA NI TAG 
 |AB₂×GAN₂@t| SU A₂ LAL E...HA BA GI₄ 
 |BALAG.LUL| GAR HI E...DI 
 AN DUN GI LU₂ <unk>...
 PIRIG...
...
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 UD TE |U.U.U|...
 AN IM RI...
 |IM.A| AN NA KID A KI TA...
 |NI.UD| TUR TUR BI |NI.UD| GAL GAL...
 MURGU₂ GA₂ DUB DIB GAN IM MI TUM...
 LUGAL ME EN NI₂ BA RA BA DA TE SU BA RA BA DA ZI 
 PIRIG TUR DA DIM₂ |URU×GU| UŠ HU MU BUR₂ BUR₂ 
 ANŠE EDIN NA KID HUB₂ GA₂ HU MU KALAM@g ŠU₂ ŠU₂ 
 ŠA₃ LA LA IG LA MU DU@s HU MU NI DAR DAR NU 
 |ANŠE.ARAD| |GA₂×NUN&NUN| AŠ...DU@s MA MU NE 
 AN UD E₂ A NI EŠ₂ IGI NI GA₂ GA₂ NE 
 KASKAL U 5(DIŠ) |KASKAL.BU| |A.AN| ŠU HU MU LAGAB 
 SAG UR SAG MU NE IGI HU MU KALAM@g DUH A 
 UD AŠ |A.AN| |EN.KID| KI |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA AB AB BI HU MU KALAM@g LAGAB 
 ŠEŠ KU LI MU DUN AN UD |A.AN| 
 E₂ GAL AN NI KI GAR RA |A.AN| BI HU MU DI NI |KA×A| 
 LUL MU |BALAG.LUL| IMIN E EZEN GA₂ HA MA AB KA 
 |SAL.UŠ.DAM| MU KI EL AN MUŠ₃ |SAL.TUG₂| HI LI AN KI A 
 |KA×GAR| |KA×A| BI A HA MA DA AN KU E 
 NI₂ MU DI EŠ₂ |A.AN| BA RA AB...
 IGI IL₂ LA MU GAN IM MI IN DU 
 ŠA₃ GAN₂@t GAN₂@t A MU AN TA GAN TUM GI₄ 
 KA KA MA IM SAR RA MU 
 ZI A A MU KU₃ AN LUGAL TUR 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| LUGAL AN KI KID 
 <COLUMN> 
...
...UD |U.GUD| NI A EŠ₂ 
...E A |LAGAR@g.DU| NE 
 LUGAL...GA₂ DIM₂ NAM KALAM@g E BA RA IG LA 
 AN...KU₃ IGI@g SAG GA₂ MU NI GI EN 
 E₂ KUR ZA KUR NA PA HA BA AB KU BI 
 BARA₂ UD GIŠ GU ZA DU@g GI NA SAG...
 NAM LUGAL LA...MAH 
 KUR HU MU GUL GUL...GI EN 
 AN UB DA LIMMU₂ KALAM@g SAG SUM GA A BA MU MU GAN IM MI |HU.NA₂| 
 EZEN KU₃ GA₂ HU MU KALAM@g |UD.DU| NE 
 NAM MAH MU HU MU NI IN |IGI.RU| NE E A 
 A₂ MAH LUGAL LA KA SAL KA GA 
 AN |EN.ZU| E E₂ KIŠ NU IG LA TA 
...SAG NAM KAL GA NAM TI GAR HI SAG E |U.U.U| |PA.HUB₂.DU|...
...MAH SUM MA AN NU NAM |NUN&NUN| RA 
...DUN GI KUR GUL GUL KALAM@g...EN 
 ME AN KI A GABA RI NU TUK 
 AN DUN GI TUR |NUN&NUN| IG AN NA KID SAL KA GA 
 AN |ŠE.NAGA| ZAG SAL 
 <RULING> 
 ŠU |LAGAB.LAGAB| |U&U.U&U.U|

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
...ta ur-saŋ...en
...me-en ba-tud-da-na-ta...
...ušumgal-e tud-da...
lugal...ub-da limmu₄-ba me-en
na-gada sipad saŋ-gig₂-ga me-en
nir-ŋal₂ diŋir kur-kur-ra me-en
dumu u₃-tud {d}nin-sumun₂-kam me-en
šag₄-ge pad₃-da an kug-ga me-en
lu₂ nam tar-re {d}en-lil₂-la₂ me-en
{d}šul-gi ki aŋ₂ {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ me-en
mi₂ zid dug₄-ga {d}nin-tur₅-ra me-en
ŋeštug₂ šum₂-ma {d}en-ki-kam me-en
...kalag-ga {d}nanna me-en
...duh-a {d}utu me-en
...gi hi-li pad₃-da {d}inana...
...ŋir₂-nun-na...en
<unk> har-ra-an-na...en
dur₃{ur₃}...me-en
dub-sar...
nam-ur...
ŋeštug₂...
inim...
niŋ₂...
niŋ₂...
inim...hul...ga
...e₃ me-en
...ke₃-eš
...še₃ šu he₂-em...
...en e₂-gal-la he₂-bi₂...
...
<COLUMN>
...še₃ ni₂ he₂-eb-ši-te-en-te-en
...har-ra-an-na...kaskal-e ŋi₆ ba-da-sa₂-a
...a-ni-gin₇ zi-ni ha-ba-ši-in-tum₃
mu-ŋu₁₀ ud ul-li₂-a-aš ŋa₂-ŋa₂-de₃ ka-ta nu-šub-bu-de₃
a-ar₂-ŋu₁₀ kalam-ma ak-ak-de₃
dub₃-tuku me-en usu-ŋu₁₀ im-zig₃-ge-en <unk>...ŋa₂ me-en
nibru{ki}ta šeg₁₂ urim₂{ki}ma-še₃
danna aš-gin₇ šu niŋin₂-niŋin₂...šag₄-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-ab-dug₄
piriŋ nam-šul-bi-ta nu...ne₃-ba gub-ba me-en
{tug₂}niŋ₂-lam₂ banda₃{da}ŋu₁₀ ib₂-ŋa₂ ba-ab-du₁₁
tum₁₂{mušen} <unk> <unk>...dal-a-gin₇ a₂-ŋu₁₀ hu-mu-un-su₁₃-su₁₃
{d}anzu{mušen} kur-bi-še₃ igi il₂...dub₃-ŋu₁₀ hu-mu...
uru₂ ma-da ki ŋar-ŋar...sug₂-ge-eš-am₃
uŋ₃ saŋ-gig₂-ga u₈...ha-ma-ab-du₁₀
maš₂ hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ ki...bi-še₃ hub₂ sar-sar-re-de₃
{d}utu a₂-dam-ma ud daŋal-la
...kiš-nu-ŋal₂-la ha-ba-an-kur₉-re
<unk> {d}suen-na tur₃ i₃ gal-gal-la he₂-ŋal₂-la he₂-bi₂-ib₂-du₃
gud ha-ba-ni-gaz udu ha-ba-ni-šum
šem₅ {kuš}a₂-la₂-e...ha-ba-gi₄
tigi niŋ₂-dug₃-e...sa₂
{d}šul-gi lu₂ <unk>...
piriŋ...
...
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
ud te-eš...
{d}iškur-re...
šeŋₓ(|IM.A|) an-na-ke₄ a ki-ta...
na₄ tur-tur-bi na₄ gal-gal...
murgu₂-ŋa₂ dub-dab he₂-em-mi-ib₂...
lugal me-en ni₂ ba-ra-ba-da-teŋ₃ su ba-ra-ba-da-zig₃
piriŋ banda₃{da}gin₇ guru₅-uš hu-mu-bur₂-bur₂
anše-eden-na-ke₄ hub₂-ŋa₂ hu-mu-un-šu₂-šu₂
šag₄ la-la ŋal₂-la-ŋu₁₀ kaš₄ hu-mu-ni-gun₃-gun₃-nu
dur₃{ur₃} aš...im₂-ma-ŋu₁₀-ne
{d}utu e₂-a-ni-še₃ igi i₃-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-de₃
kaskal u-ia₂ danna-am₃ šu hu-mu-niŋin₂
saŋ-ur-saŋ-ŋu₁₀-ne igi hu-mu-un-duh-a
ud aš-am₃ nibru{ki} urim₂{ki}ma eš₃-eš₃-bi hu-mu-un-niŋin₂
šeš gu₅-li-ŋu₁₀ šul {d}utu-am₃
e₂-gal an-ne₂ ki ŋar-ra-am₃ kaš hu-mu-di-ni-naŋ
nar-ŋu₁₀ tigi imin-e šir₃-ŋa₂ ha-ma-ab-dug₄
ŋidlam-ŋu₁₀ ki-sikil {d}inana nin hi-li an-ki-a
gu₇ naŋ-bi-a ha-ma-da-an-tuš-e
ni₂-ŋu₁₀ silim-še₃-am₃ ba-ra-ab...
igi il₂-la-ŋu₁₀ he₂-em-mi-in-ŋen
šag₄ gur₆-gur₆-a-ŋu₁₀ an-ta he₂-ib₂-gi₄
inim-inim-ma im-sar-ra-ŋu₁₀
zi a-a-ŋu₁₀ kug {d}lugal-banda₃
{d}nanna lugal an-ki-ke₄
<COLUMN>
...
...ud ul-li₂-a-še₃
...e-a ed₃-de₃
lugal...ŋa₂-gin₇-nam uŋ₃-e ba-ra-ŋal₂-la
an...kug-sig₇ saŋ-ŋa₂ mu-ni-ge-en
e₂-kur za-gin₃-na ŋidru ha-ba-ab-dab₅-be₂
barag babbar {ŋeš}gu-za suhuš gin₆-na saŋ...
nam-lugal-la...mah
kur hu-mu-gul-gul...ge-en
an-ub-da limmu₂ uŋ₃ saŋ sig₁₀-ga-a-ba mu-ŋu₁₀ he₂-em-mi-še₂₁
šir₃ kug-ŋa₂ hu-mu-un-e₃-de₃
nam-mah-ŋu₁₀ hu-mu-ni-in-pad₃-de₃-e-a
a₂ mah lugal-la-ka mi₂ dug₄-ga
{d}suen-e e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂-la-ta
...saŋ nam-kalag-ga nam-til₃ niŋ₂-dug₃ saŋ-e-eš rig₇...
...mah šum₂-ma {d}nu-nam-nir-ra
...šul-gi kur gul-gul kalam...en
išib an-ki-a gaba-ri nu-tuku
{d}šul-gi dumu nir-ŋal₂ an-na-ke₄ mi₂ dug₄-ga
{d}nisaba za₃-mi₂
<RULING>
šu-niŋin ninnu