Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 GI ZI MUŠ₃@g KU₃ GI SAR A ŠU BA E LAL LAL 
 GU₂ KALAM@g GAL GAL E MI...IN GAR RI |U.U.U| PAP RI NI <unk> <unk> 
 E₂ E GIŠ BUR₂ BI BA E RU |EZEN×BAD| SI BA A GUL 
 ANŠE E ZI DA KAB BU BA GU₂ DA LAL BI 
 UR SAG UR SAG |GUM×ŠE| A DIM₂ IGI BI TA BA E ŠU₂ 
 UD GAL KA DUH A IGI PIRIG GA₂ NI₂ IL₂ IL₂ RU BI 
 |GUD×KUR| KU BA DIM₂ |EŠ₂.SUD.EŠ₂.TU| BA AN RU RU BU KI |NE.RU| BA AB KA 
 KI KU KU₃ AN |ŠEŠ.KI| |ŠE.NUN&NUN| ŠIM GIŠ EREN NA DIM₂ IR SI IM BI A BA AN GUL 
 A SAL BAR BI KU₃ GI |NI.UD| ZA KUR NA |IGI.DIB| DAR KA GA A BI 
 E₂ |IGI.E₂| DI BI NI HI GA RI |IGI.E₂| DI BA A GUL 
 UD DIM₂ KUR KUR RA I IM SI A AN |GU₂×NUN| AN NA DIM₂ BA E KAK 
 GIŠ IG BI UD |3×AN| AN NA IGI@g GA A DIM₂...<unk> KA GA A BI 
 URUDA <unk> GAL GAL E...MU...GI₄ GI₄ BA RA AN <unk> <unk> NE |U.U.U| 
 A₂ SI BI A BA LUL LUL BI |U.U.U| ŠU PI EL LAL BA AB KA 
 GIŠ NU SAG@g |IGI.DIB| BI DA LU₂ |TE.A| RA DIM₂ |A.IGI| GIG MU KALAM@g EREN EREN 
 GIŠ SAG KUL GIŠ |ŠU.DI.U.U.U| KU₃ GA GIŠ IG GAL GU₂ BU NU MU KALAM@g NA AK E 
 GIŠ IG GU₂ BU DA ZA PA |NINDA₂×NE| BI BA RU LU₂ GU₂ BU NE LA BA AB TUK 
...KU₃...ŠU BA E LAL LAL TAR |GA₂×AN| LA <unk>...
 <unk> <unk> <unk> E <unk> <unk> <unk> BU BA GAR |PAD.AN.MUŠ₃| BI...
...KU₃ BA |LUL.BALAG| |AB₂×GAN₂@t| |UD.KA.BAR| SU A₂ LAL E KA NUN...IB BI 
 <unk> MAH...A |IGI.DIB| A EZEN KU₃ NU MU NI IB...
 DUB LAL KI NAM TAR RI NE KA KA MA NU IG 
 GIŠ GU ZA DI TAR RU BI NU MU KALAM@g DU DI SI NU MU...
 AN |TA×HI| A GIŠ PA BA DA AN RU ŠU NI GUD UD GUD...
 A₂ NA₂ DA <unk> AN |ŠEŠ.KI| KA GIR₃ NA NAM KALAM@g...
 DUB ŠEN KU₃ LU₂ IGI BAR RI DAM |NE.RU| E IM MI...IN BAR 
 GIŠ NA₂ GI₄ LAGAB NA NU KALAM@g DU U₂ ZA KUR NU MU KALAM@g BUR₂ 
 URUDA AN ZAG GI₄ SI A BI GU₂ |URU×GU|...|U.U.U| 
 |EN.ME.LI| <unk> MES IG...ŠU LI NE IN |U.GUD| 
 |ŠE.HU| GA...ŠU LUH |UD.UD| GA ŠA₃ GAD LAL BI E NE 
 GU₂ KI IG BI BA E |DU&DU| |DU&DU| GI |U.U.U| PAP RI BA AB |DU.DU| E |U.U.U| 
 <SURFACE> 
...|EN.ZU| E...IG LA A NI A A IR BA IGI IN DU 
...EN KID LAL EŠ₂ HI KI BA NI IB UŠ 
...KI MU IGI |NE.RU| MA NE DUH LI |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| EŠ₂...
 SIK₂ PA...KEŠ₂ DA GA₂ 
 UD EL MAH...MU BU RA MI NI IN KU₄ 
 ŠA₃ ZU MU PIRIG GA I ZI DIM₂ HU LUH HA HA ZA IGI ZI BAR MU KALAM@g IGI IB 
 AN EN KID LI TUR NI AN |EN.ZU| RA KA ZI MU KALAM@g NA AB BI 
 URU GUL |EZEN×BAD| GAL |EZEN×BAD| SI BI UD SUM GI |IGI.DIB| |HI×AŠ₂| RI BAL AN...|A.AN| 
 <unk> MI RI IB KA GA BAL UD MI MI DA...IG LU ŠA RA KA 
 KU KI KU E₂ TE NI₂ IL₂ RU ZA ZI NE |U.U.U| KAK KAK |A.AN| 
 |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA...GAN EN KAK KALAM@g GAN EN IGI GAM E 
 UR₂ BI A <unk> GAN EN IG AN |ŠE.ŠE.NUN&NUN| GAN TUM DA KU 
 PA BI A KA NI GAN IG AN UD GAN EN DA HUL₂ 
...BA <unk> <unk> GAN IG AN |ŠE.ŠE.NUN&NUN| MA KA GU₂ DA GAN IM MI IN LAL 
 |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI URU AN NI NAM TAR RA KI BI HA RA AB GI₄ GI₄ 
 AN EN KID LI KA ZI |UMUM×KASKAL| A DIM₂...ZI 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| RA SIG...IGI NIM MA...GAN EN NA SI A 
 AN |EN.ZU| RA KASKAL KUR RA KID SI GAN EN NA DI E 
 AN |IM.DUGUD| E KI UŠ SA A |NI.UD| ŠU MU KALAM@g NA GA₂ GA₂ 
 KA KA GA AN AN EN KID LAL |HI×BAD| ŠU <unk> GAN GA₂ GA₂ 
 A A AN |ŠEŠ.KI| URU KI NI |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA SAG IL₂ LA MU KALAM@g DU 
 DUN AN |EN.ZU| E₂ KIŠ NU IG LA NA IM MA DA AN KU₄ KU₄ 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| GAL E |E₂.NUN| KU₃ GA NA NI₂ MU NI IB TE EN TE EN 
 |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA E₂ KIŠ NU IG LA NA IM MA DA AN KU₄ KU₄ 
 KI RU GU₂ 4(DIŠ) |HI×BAD| MA 
 URU KI KID LAL |A.AN| ŠA₃ BI A ŠE RA GI |A.IGI| RA BA AN SAR 
 ŠA₃ BI A ŠE RA GI |A.IGI| RA BA AN SAR 
 KALAM@g BI A ŠE RA UD MI NI IB NI NI 
 GIŠ GI₄ IG BI IM 
 UD GIG GA UD GABA ZU ZI GA AB E₂ ZA GI₄ BI 
 |UD×(U.U.U)| ŠE KIN TAR UD U USSU |HI×BAD|

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
gi-zi muš₂ kug-ge mu₂-a šu ba-e-lal-lal
gu₂-un gal-gal-e mi...in-gar-re-eš kur₂-re i₃ <unk> <unk>
e₂-e ŋeš-bur₂-bi ba-e-šub bad₃-si ba-a-gul
anše-e zid-da gab₂-bu-ba gu₂-da la₂-bi
ur-saŋ-ur-saŋ gaz-a-gin₇ igi-bi-ta ba-e-šuš₂
ud gal ka duh-a igi piriŋ-ŋa₂ ni₂ gur₃-gur₃-ru-bi
am dab₅-ba-gin₇ samanₓ(|EŠ₂.SUD.EŠ₂.TU|) ba-an-šub-šub-bu ki-erim₂ ba-ab-dug₄
ki-tuš kug {d}nanna tir šim {ŋeš}eren-na-gin₇ ir-si-im-bi-a ba-an-gul
a-sal bar-bi kug-sig₁₇ {na₄}za-gin₃-na u₃-gun₃ dug₄-ga-a-bi
e₂ u₆-di-bi i₃-dug₃-ga re u₆-di ba-a-gul
ud-gin₇ kur-kur-ra i-im-si-a an-usan an-na-gin₇ ba-e-du₃
{ŋeš}ig-bi ud mul an-na sag₁₂-ga-a-gin₇...<unk> dug₄-ga-a-bi
{urud}<unk> gal-gal-e...mu...gi₄-gi₄ ba-ra-an <unk> <unk> de₃-eš
a₂-si-bi a-ba lib-lib-be₂-eš šu pe-el-la₂ ba-ab-dug₄
{ŋeš}nu-kuš₂-u₃-bi-da lu₂-kar-ra-gin₇ er₂ gig mu-un-šeš₄-šeš₄
{ŋeš}saŋ-kul {ŋeš}suhub₄ kug-ga {ŋeš}ig gal gu₂ gid₂ nu-mu-un-na-ak-e
{ŋeš}ig gu₂ gid₂-da za-pa-aŋ₂-bi ba-šub lu₂ gu₂ gid₂-de₃ la-ba-ab-tuku
...kug...šu ba-e-lal-lal sila daŋal-la <unk>...
<unk> <unk> <unk> e <unk> <unk> <unk> bu-ba {ninda}nindaba-bi...
...kug-ba tigi₂ šem₅{zabar} {kuš}a₂-la₂-e gu₃ nun...ib-be₂
<unk> mah...a-u₃-a šir₃ kug nu-mu-ni-ib...
dub-la₂ ki nam tar-re-de₃ ka-inim-ma nu-ŋal₂
{ŋeš}gu-za di kud-ru-bi nu-mu-un-gub di si nu-mu...
{d}alamuš-a {ŋeš}ŋidru ba-da-an-šub šu-ni gu₄-ud-gu₄...
a₂-nud-da <unk> {d}nanna-ka ŋiri₃-na nam-un...
dub-šen kug lu₂ igi bar-re-dam erim₂-e im-mi...in-bar
ŋeš-nud gi₄-rin-na nu-un-gub u₂ za-gin₃ nu-mu-un-bur₂
urud an-zag-ge₄ si-a-bi gu₂-guru₅...eš
ensi <unk> kišib-ŋal₂...šu li-bi₂-in-du₇
uz-ga...šu-luh dadag-ga šag₄-gada-la₂-bi-e-ne
gu₂ ki ŋal₂-bi ba-e-sug₂-sug₂-ge-eš kur₂-re ba-ab-lah₅-e-eš
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...suen-e...ŋal₂-la-a-ni a-a-ir ba-ši-in-de₆
...en-lil₂-la₂-še₃ dub₃ ki ba-ni-ib-us₂
...ki-ŋu₁₀ igi erim₂-ma bi₂-duh en₃-tukum-še₃...
siki-pa...keš₂-da-ŋa₂
ud sikil mah...mu-dur₇-ra mi-ni-in-kur₉
šag₄ su₂-mu-ug₂-ga i-zi-gin₇ hu-luh-ha-ha-za igi zid bar-mu-un-ši-ib
{d}en-lil₂-le dumu-ni {d}suen-ra inim zi mu-un-na-ab-be₂
iri gul bad₃ gal bad₃-si-bi ud sig₁₀-ge u₃ ur₅-re bal an...am₃
<unk> mi-ri-ib-dug₄-ga bal ud ku₁₀-ku₁₀-da...ŋal₂-lu ša-ra-dug₄
tuš ki-tuš e₂-temen-ni₂-gur₃-ru-za zid-de₃-eš du₃-du₃-am₃
urim₂{ki}ma...he₂-en-du₃ uŋ₃ he₂-en-ši-gurum-e
ur₂-bi-a <unk> he₂-en-ŋal₂ {d}ašnan he₂-eb₂-da-tuš
pa-bi-a kiri₃-zal he₂-ŋal₂ {d}utu he₂-en-da-hul₂
...ba <unk> <unk> he₂-ŋal₂ {d}ašnan-ma-ka gu₂-da he₂-em-mi-in-la₂
urim₂{ki} iri an-ne₂ nam tar-ra ki-bi ha-ra-ab-gi₄-gi₄
{d}en-lil₂-le gu₃ zid de₂-a-gin₇...zig₃
{d}nanna-ra sig...igi-nim-ma...he₂-en-na-si-a
{d}suen-ra kaskal kur-ra-ke₄ si he₂-en-na-sa₂-e
{d}muru₉-e ki us₂-sa-a {na₄}šu mu-un-na-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
inim dug₄-ga an {d}en-lil₂-la₂-kam šu <unk> he₂-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
a-a {d}nanna iri{ki}ni urim₂{ki}ma saŋ il₂-la mu-un-gub
šul {d}suen e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂-la-na im-ma-da-an-kur₉-kur₉
{d}nin-gal-e agrun kug-ga-na ni₂ mu-ni-ib-te-en-te-en
urim₂{ki}ma e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂-la-na im-ma-da-an-kur₉-kur₉
ki-ru-gu₂ limmu₅-kam-ma
iri{ki} lil₂-la₂-am₃ šag₄-bi a-še-ra gi er₂-ra ba-an-mu₂
šag₄-bi a-še-ra gi er₂-ra ba-an-mu₂
uŋ₃-bi a-še-ra ud mi-ni-ib-zal-zal
ŋeš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im
ud gig-ga ud gaba-zu zig₃-ga-ab e₂-za gi₄-bi
{iti}še-kiŋ₂-kud ud u-ussu-kam