Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
...<unk> MAH A NI ZAG NU DI 
...MI |IGI.DIB| NA GAN₂@t GAN₂@t 
...NI₂ ME NE...
...AN GAL GAL E NE HU LUH HA IM DUH DUH 
...KA GA NI AN DIM₂ MAH AN EN KID DIM₂ |URU×MIN| RU 
 AN MUŠ₃ SAG KAL ME GAR NAM MA ZAG DIB |SAL.TUG₂| E NE 
 GIŠ |HI×AŠ₂| NAM LUGAL LA ŠU |U.GUD| |U.GUD| KI BI GI₄ GI₄ NE 
...MI SI DI DI E NE UŠ GI NA KU BI NE 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI| GA NI NAM DU ŠA₃ GA NI ZI NE |U.U.U| E NAM DU 
...NAM |PA.LU| ZI IG LA EŠ₂ KALAM@g ŠAR₂ RA MI NI IN |IGI.RU| 
...NAM TAR RA ME ZI HAL HA AN GAL GAL E NE EŠ₂ 
 E₂ KUR KI KU KU₃ AN AN EN KID LAL NI₂ SU ZI IL₂ RU EŠ₂ 
 LUGAL RA ŠU NI IM MA AN KU BUR₂ NA BI MI NI IN KU₄ 
 IN |SAL.TUG₂| E NE DA NU AN KI A NAM NU TAR RI NE 
 AN AN EN KID DA BARA₂ GI₄ SI A NA AD MU KALAM@g NA NI IB GI₄ GI₄ 
 KI RU GU₂ DIŠ A |HI×BAD| 
 AN GAL KA GA ZU GAR MAH |A.AN| A BA A ŠU MI NI IB BAL E 
 A A AN EN KID NAM GAL TAR RA ZU |PA.GAN| DI NU ZU A 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB DUN A₂ |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ ZU NE NE <unk> <unk> MU KALAM@g ZU A |IGI.RI| 
 NAM |PA.LU| ZI IG KALAM@g ŠAR₂ RA DU URU EŠ₂ SAG E |U.U.U| |PA.HUB₂.DU| GA NA AB ZE₂ EN 
 E₂ URU KI KAK KAK KALAM@g GI NI ŠA₃ KU₃ TA MU |LAGAB×(GUD&GUD)| DU 
 KUR KUR RI A₂ |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ BI MU KALAM@g ZU A₂ GAL GAN |NINDA₂×NE| E 
 |U.EN×GAN₂@t| A NI KI BAL GAN EN GAM E UŠ GI GAN NE IB KU BI 
 SIG TA IGI NIM EŠ₂ KALAM@g MA LUGAL DIM₂ ŠU GAN IM RI RI E 
 KA TA |UD.DU| A NI...
 LU DIM₂ KA U₂ |KA×GAR| HA BA KIN KIN <unk> A |KA×A| HA BA GA₂ GA₂ 
 KI RU GU₂ MIN |HI×BAD| MA |A.AN| 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB MU SUD DU EŠ₂ KALAM@g GA₂ AN UD DIM₂ |MAŠ.GU₂.GAR₃| GAN NI IN |UD.DU| 
 GIŠ GI IG BI IM 
 AN KUL |UD.DU| A A GAR NAM ŠAR₂ RA KID 
 LUGAL RA KA ZI MU NA AN |UMUM×KASKAL| NAM MU NI IB TAR RI 
 GIŠ EREN MUŠ₃@g ME TE KISAL E₂ KUR RA 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB KALAM@g MA |GIŠ.MI| ZU NI₂ GAN IB IGI TE EN TE EN 
 KUR KUR RI |PA.LU| ZI BI GAN ME EN 
 AN UD DIM₂ DI SI DI TAR RU ZU UŠ IGI BI GAN IM IGI IG E 
 BARA₂ NAM LUGAL LA DU@g GI NA BA 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB DUR₂ GAR RA ZU NE SAG AN EŠ₂ GAN NI IN IL₂ 
 DUN₃@g@g ZI NE ME TE GAN IM MI IN IG 
 NI₂ SU ZI UR MAH NAM LUGAL LA TUG₂ ME EŠ₂ GAN IM TUG₂ 
 KI RU GU₂ 3(DIŠ) |HI×BAD| MA |A.AN| 
 E₂ AN KA ME BI HA BA DU BI 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB |EZEN×BAD| GAL ZU GA₂ E ME EN UD |U.GUD| DU URU EŠ₂ 
 GIŠ GI₄ IG BI IM 
 |NE.RU| IG ZA UD DIM₂ KA NE RA 
 ME NE ZU |IM.DUGUD| DUGUD DA DIM₂ KUR NU ŠE GA ZU GAN IM |U.TUG₂| 
 BARA₂ BARA₂ GAL GAL NI₂ GIR₃ E NE 
...GI AŠ KAK A DIM₂ |LAGAB.LAGAB| BA BI SAG GAN IM DA PA GI NE 
...<unk> <unk> <unk>...
...ZI ZI DA ZU NE 
 KUR KI BAL ZU SUM GI |IGI.DIB| MU E AK 
 KALAM@g BI |LU₂×GAN₂@t| A UM MU |DU.DU| 
 NI SI IN KI URU ME GAL GAL LA ZA 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB GIŠ |ŠU₂.DUN₃| GU₂ BA GAR NI 
 AN GAL...AN RI E NE KID 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB |PA.LU| GIŠ TUK NI IR NAM |U.GUD| EŠ₂ NU PAP RU MU NI IN TAR 
 KI RU GU₂ 4(DIŠ) |HI×BAD| MA |A.AN| 
 EN |U.U.U| BAR AN KI ŠU NA IG KUR GAL AN EN KID LI 
 LUGAL RA MU NI AN ZAG EŠ₂ PA |UD.DU| IM MA AN AK 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB NAM |NUN&NUN| NAM DUN LA |GUD×KUR| DIM₂ GU₂ GAN NI HA@g 
 AN GIR₃ RA UR SAG DIM₂ ME...
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB EN UD |HI.GIR₃| |NE.RU| MA TUR ŠU GAR GI₄ MU 
 KI |AK×ERIN₂| KA KA TAB ZU GAN A |IGI.DUB| GAN MU E TI LI 
 KUR GU₂ |NE.RU| GU₂ BI DA...|LAGAB×SUM| RI |U.U.U| HA MA AB SAL E 
 ŠU LUH KU₃ E₂ KUR RA...UD ŠU₂ UŠ E DU BA 
 |PAD.AN.MUŠ₃| ZU |URU×URUDA| MAH |TE.AB@g| GAL GA₂ SUD DU EŠ₂ GAN IM MI IN IG 
 SAG GAN E IL₂ GU₂ AN EŠ₂ GAN E ZI TI NU PAP RU ZA A |A.AN| 
 KI RU GU₂ 5(DIŠ) |HI×BAD| MA |A.AN| 
 NAM TAR RA AN GAL...EN GAR ZI IG LA EŠ₂ 
 AN A NUN NA AN GAL GAL E NE GAN |A.AN| BA NI IN NE |U.U.U| 
 SAG MI KI KU BA GI EN GI NI KUR KUR UŠ A SUM KI 
 KALAM@g...KA UR GA₂ GA₂ GIR₃ NI EŠ₂ GAM E 
 AN MUŠ₃ TUR GAL AN |EN.ZU| NA |SAL.UŠ.DAM| KI |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ NI 
 SAG KEŠ₂ ME GAR NAM MA MU KALAM@g UR₄ UR₄ ŠU NI EŠ₂ MU |LAGAB×(GUD&GUD)| GAR 
 MIN NA NE NE KI AN EN KID LAL TA HUL₂ LA...
 E₂ GAL KI KU |TA×HI| GAR HI BA DUR₂ KI BA NI IN IG LI |U.U.U| 
...E LUGAL LA NI NU TIL E ZI NE |U.U.U| NA MU KALAM@g E 
 KI RU GU₂...
 DUN ME DIM₂ ŠA₆ IGI@g...SAG IL₂ E NE 
 HI LI |U.GUD| IL₂ RU ME TE NA |NINDA₂×NE| |IGI.DIB| MU KALAM@g NA BARA₂ KU₃ GI |U.GUD| DU 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB ME KAL KAL LA ZU ŠA₃ AB MU IM MI IR 
 I NE ZI IL₂ LA ZA MI NI IN |IGI.RU| NE MU |IGI.RU| DA MU ME EN 
 AN GAL E KUR ZAG TIL LA BA SUD UD EŠ₂ NE IN |SI.A| GI 
 UR₂ KU₃ NAM TI LA <unk> MU UD ZU SUD SUD NE 
 DUN AN EN KID LI E₂ KUR TA A₂ BI MU KALAM@g DA AN |NINDA₂×NE| 
...BARA₂ SAL ZI NE |U.U.U| KA GA MU MUŠ₃ NAM NE GA GA AN 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| AN KU₃ GA PA |UD.DU| A KA NA |NINDA₂×NE| E |IGI.E₂| DI DIM₂ 
...KUR KUR RI HI LI HU MU |LAGAB×(GUD&GUD)| IGI AK E 
 KI RU GU₂ 7(DIŠ) |HI×BAD| MA |A.AN| 
 AN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB MU AN MU |U.GUD| KID LI NAM |PA.LU| KA NA |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ |HI×BAD| ZI NE |U.U.U| MU KALAM@g |IGI.RU| NE EN 
 GIŠ GI₄ IG BI IM 
...<unk> KU₃ |U.U.U| BAR ZI KA GA NU PAP RU MU UŠ 
...A₂ NUN GAN IM TE IG 
...
...AN MUŠ₃ |HI×BAD|

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
...<unk> mah-a-ni zag nu-sa₂
...ŋi₆ u₃-na kar₂-kar₂
...ni₂ me-lem₄...
...diŋir gal-gal-e-ne hu-luh-ha im-du₈-du₈
...dug₄-ga-ni an-gin₇ mah {d}en-lil₂-gin₇ u₁₈-ru
{d}inana saŋ-kal me niŋ₂-nam-ma zag dib nin-e-ne
ŋiš-hur nam-lugal-la šu du₇-du₇ ki-bi gi₄-gi₄-de₃
...gig₂ si sa₂-sa₂-e-de₃ us₂ gen₆-na dab₅-be₂-de₃
ŋeštug₂-ga-ni nam-gub šag₄-ga-ni zid-de₃-eš-e nam-de₆
...nam-sipad zi-ŋal₂-la-še₃ uŋ₃ šar₂-ra mi-ni-in-pad₃
...nam tar-ra me zid hal-ha diŋir gal-gal-e-ne-še₃
e₂-kur ki-tuš kug an {d}en-lil₂-la₂ ni₂ su zig₃ gur₃-ru-še₃
lugal-ra šu-ni im-ma-an-dab₅ sun₅-na-bi mi-ni-in-kur₉
in-nin e-ne-da nu an ki-a nam nu-tar-re-de₃
an {d}en-lil₂-da barag-ge₄ si-a-na ad mu-un-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄
ki-ru-gu₂ 1(diš)-a-kam
an gal dug₄-ga-zu niŋ₂ mah-am₃ a-ba-a šu mi-ni-ib-bal-e
a-a {d}en-lil₂ nam gal tar-ra-zu sag₂ di nu-zu-a
{d}ur{d}nin-urta šul a₂ aŋ₂-ŋa₂-zu-ne-ne <unk> <unk> mu-un-zu-a-ar
nam-sipad zi-ŋal₂ uŋ₃ šar₂-ra du-ri₂-še₃ saŋ-e-eš rig₇-ga-na-ab-ze₂-en
e₂ iri{ki} du₃-du₃ kalam gen₆-ne₂ šag₄ kug-ta mu-u₈-de₆
kur-kur-re a₂ aŋ₂-ŋa₂-bi mu-un-zu a₂ gal he₂-aŋ₂-e
šibir-a-ni ki-bal he₂-en-gam-e us₂ gen₆ he₂-bi₂-ib-dab₅-be₂
sig-ta igi-nim-še₃ kalam-ma rab₃-gin₇ šu he₂-em-ri-ri-e
ka-ta e₃-a-ni...
udu-gin₇ ka u₂-gu₇ ha-ba-kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂ <unk> a naŋ ha-ba-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
ki-ru-gu₂ 2(diš)-kam-ma-am₃
{d}ur{d}nin-urta mu su₃-ra₂-še₃ uŋ₃-ŋa₂ {d}utu-gin₇ dalla he₂-ni-in-e₃
ŋiš-gi-ŋal₂-bi-im
diŋir numun e₃ a-a niŋ₂-nam šar₂-ra-ke₄
lugal-ra gu₃ zid mu-na-an-de₂ nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re
{ŋiš}erin suh me-te kisal e₂-kur-ra
{d}ur{d}nin-urta kalam-ma ŋissu-zu ni₂ he₂-eb-ši-te-en-te-en
kur-kur-re sipad zid-bi he₂-me-en
{d}utu-gin₇ di si sa₂ ku₅-ru-zu-uš igi-bi he₂-em-ši-ŋal₂-e
barag nam-lugal-la suhuš gen₆-na-ba
{d}ur{d}nin-urta dur₂ ŋar-ra-zu-ne saŋ an-še₃ he₂-ni-in-il₂
aga zid-de₃ me-te he₂-em-mi-in-ŋal₂
ni₂ su zig₃ ur-mah nam-lugal-la tug₂-ba₁₃-še₃ he₂-em-mur₁₀
ki-ru-gu₂ 3(diš)-kam-ma-am₃
e₂-an-ka me-bi ha-ba-gub-be₂
{d}ur{d}nin-urta bad₃ gal-zu ŋe₂₆-e-me-en ud ul du-ri₂-še₃
ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im
erim₂-ŋal₂-za ud-gin₇ gu₃ bi₂-ra
me-lem₄-zu muru₉ dugud-da-gin₇ kur nu-še-ga-zu he₂-em-dul
barag-barag gal-gal ni₂ er₉-e-ne
...gi dili du₃-a-gin₇ kilib₃-ba-bi saŋ he₂-em-da-sag₃-ge-ne
...<unk> <unk> <unk>...
...zi-zi-da-zu-ne
kur ki-bal-zu sig₁₀-ge u₃-mu-e-ak
uŋ₃-bi šaŋa-a um-mu-lah₅
i₃-si-in{ki} iri me gal-gal-la-za
{d}ur{d}nin-urta {ŋiš}šudul gu₂-ba ŋar-ni
an gal...diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄
{d}ur{d}nin-urta sipad ŋiš tuku-ni-ir nam ul-še₃ nu-kur₂-ru mu-ni-in-tar
ki-ru-gu₂ 4(diš)-kam-ma-am₃
en eš-bar an ki šu-na ŋal₂ kur gal {d}en-lil₂-le
lugal-ra mu-ni an-zag-še₃ pa e₃ im-ma-an-ak
{d}ur{d}nin-urta nam-nir nam-šul-la am-gin₇ gu₂ he₂-ni-peš
{d}er₉-ra ur-saŋ-gin₇ me...
{d}nin-urta en ud huš erim₂-ma dumu šu ŋar gi₄-ŋu₁₀
ki me₃-ka ka-tab-zu he₂-a ŋiškim he₂-mu-e-til₃-le
kur gu₂-erim₂ gu₂-bi-da...zar-re-eš ha-ma-ab-sal-e
šu-luh kug e₂-kur-ra...ud šu₂-uš-e gub-ba
nidba-zu banšur mah unu₂ gal-ŋa₂ su₃-ra₂-še₃ he₂-em-mi-in-ŋal₂
saŋ he₂-e-il₂ gu₂ an-še₃ he₂-e-zig₃ til₃ nu-kur₂-ru za-a-am₃
ki-ru-gu₂ 5(diš)-kam-ma-am₃
nam tar-ra an gal...en niŋ₂-zi-ŋal₂-la-še₃
{d}a-nun-na diŋir gal-gal-e-ne he₂-am₃ ba-ni-in-ne-eš
saŋ gig₂ ki-tuš-ba ge-en-gen₆-ne₂ kur-kur us₂-a sig₁₀-ge₅
uŋ₃...ka teš₂ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ ŋiri₃-ni-še₃ gam-e
{d}inana dumu gal {d}suen-na nitalam ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni
saŋ keše₂ me niŋ₂-nam-ma mu-un-ur₄-ur₄ šu-ni-še₃ mu-u₈-ŋar
2(diš)-na-ne-ne ki {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ta hul₂-la...
e₂-gal ki-tuš lal₃ niŋ₂ dug₃-ba dur₂ ki ba-ni-in-ŋal₂-le-eš
...e lugal-la-ni nu-til-e zid-de₃-eš na-mu-un-e
ki-ru-gu₂...
šul me-dim₂ sag₉ sig₇...saŋ il₂-e-de₃
hi-li ul gur₃-ru me-te na-aŋ₂-u₃-mu-un-na barag kug-ge du₇-re₆
{d}ur{d}nin-urta me kal-kal-la-zu ša₃-ab-ŋu₁₀ im-mi-ir
i-bi₂ zid il₂-la-za mi-ni-in-pad₃-de₃ mu pad₃-da-ŋu₁₀-me-en
an gal-e kur-zag til-la-ba su₃-ud-še₃ bi₂-in-dirig-ge
ur₂ kug nam-til₃-la <unk> ŋu₁₀ ud-zu sud-sud-de₃
šul {d}en-lil₂-le e₂-kur-ta a₂-bi mu-un-da-an-aŋ₂
...barag mi₂ zid-de₃-eš dug₄-ga-ŋu₁₀ muš₃ nam-bi₂-ga-ga-an
{d}nanna an kug-ga pa e₃-a ka-na-aŋ₂-e u₆ di-gin₇
...kur-kur-re hi-li hu-mu-u₈-ši-ak-e
ki-ru-gu₂ 7(diš)-kam-ma-am₃
{d}ur{d}nin-urta-ŋu₁₀ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-le nam-sipad ka-na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-kam zid-de₃-eš mu-un-pad₃-de₃-en
ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im
...<unk> kug eš-bar zid dug₄-ga nu-kur₂-ru-ŋu₁₀-uš
...a₂ nun he₂-em-te-ŋal₂
...
...{d}inana-kam