Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 |SAL.TUG₂| NUN GAL E NE SAG IL₂ |SI.A|...
 AN MUŠ₃ KUR KUR KALAM@g ŠAR₂ RA |A.AN| |URU×MIN| LU ZA PA...
 NU |LAGAB×(GUD&GUD)| GIG AN DUB₂ DUB₂ KI PA PA GAR ZU A BA...
 NE NE RA KI ŠAR₂ RA |A.AN| GA₂ KUR RA NIM DIM₂...
 UD TA |URU×MIN| LU TE |U.U.U| KA GA ZU |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GAL DAR DAR...
 NU ŠE GA |GUD×KUR| DIM₂ SI |3×AN| DI ŠIM ME GAR KALAM@g MA 
 IG KA GA ZU AN KI BI UŠ SA |HI×AŠ₂| DU ZU EŠ₂ GUL GUL 
 A AB BA KID ŠU KI IN DAR DI AN NE GAN₂@t GAN IGI EŠ₂ IG 
 |MI.MI| GI AN DIB BA UŠ...KALAM@g <unk> A KID E 
 ŠA₃ TUM BA I ZI HU LUH HA ZU |KI.A| GAL KUR KU KU 
 A₂ DAM |LAGAB×SUM| RI |U.U.U| E SAL SAL E KALAM@g |LAGAB×SUM| RI |U.U.U| DUH DUH 
 A MA RU UD KI BAL EŠ₂ |NIM×GAN₂@t| A₂ PA ZI GA DIM₂ 
 |KA×ŠID| GI₄ A ZU EŠ₂...BU RI AN UR₂ BA AN...
 |URU×IGI| BI DU ZU...<unk> DIM₂ |NE.RU| RA...
 NI₂ ZU AN KI A...A TA MU |LAGAB×(GUD&GUD)| DA UR₄ RI 
 |SAL.TUG₂| MU NAM...SAG IM DA PA GI 
 AN MUŠ₃ UR...DIB BA ME...
 |AB₂×ŠA₃| TUK <unk>...
 A₂ BAD DU...
 AN MUŠ₃ <unk>...
 |GA₂×AN| NU |LAGAB×(GUD&GUD)|...
 GIŠ GUD SI...
 SU |E.TUM|...
 ZE₂ NA...
 AN |SAL.TUG₂|...
 <unk> ZA...
 AN MUŠ₃...
 TUR AN...
 <unk>...
...
 AN MUŠ₃ KALAM@g ZI...
...BA AN KI...
 |SAL.TUG₂| AN GAL GAL...
 E₂ AN NA...
 KI AB@g KI...
 AN NI |SAL.TUG₂|...
 DAM KI |NINDA₂×NE|...
 LAGAR@g KU₃ GA...
 |GA₂×AN| KALAM@g...
 |AK×ERIN₂|...
 NAM...
 AN |SAL.TUG₂|...
 NUN KI...
 AN EN KI...
 ME |ZU.AB|...
 NAM ME NAM...
 |LAGAB×(GUD&GUD)| MI UZ₃...
 AB₂ KU₃ AB₂ |NUN.LAGAR×SAL|...
 MA₂ AN NA <unk>...DAM 
 KI EL AN MUŠ₃...MU |LAGAB×(GUD&GUD)| GAR 
 |LAM×(KUR.RU)| KI |GUD×KUR| DIM₂ SI NE HUB₂...A MI NI BAL 
 KI AB@g KI GA KI GAL ZU BA E DUB |NUN&NUN| DA MAH NE GAR 
 |EN.TI| KI A KA KI SU UB NU MU RA AB AK NI₂ BI NU MU IGI IB ZI 
 KA NE RA ŠA₃ BA NE MI NI RI NI₂ BI A MI NI DUB 
 GIŠ MAH GURUN BA ŠU NE TUM BAL U₂ A |NUN&NUN| NE SAR 
 |GA₂×AN| NAM TAG KI EL MI KISAL ZU HI LI MU E IGI IN TI A 
 SU DIN HU DIM₂ HI NE IM MI IN TAG <unk>...NI DUB 
 AN MUŠ₃ UR SAG KU BA ZU GAR ZU A BA...
 <SURFACE> 
 AN A NUN NA KID NE DUN₃@g GAN₂@t NE SUM ŠID BI A BA A MU...
 GIŠ GI₄ IG BI IM 
 UD 7(DIŠ) UD SAR ŠU |U.GUD| A |UD×(U.U.U)| DI KA GA A BA 
 A MU KALAM@g |ŠU.NAGA| A <unk> LI MUŠ₃ KU₃ ZA SI UM MI IN DI 
 TUG₂ |SIK₂.SUD| TUG₂ |NAM.SAL.TUG₂| NAM |SAL.TUG₂| BAR RA NAM MI IN |U.TUG₂| 
 |AK×ERIN₂| ŠEN ŠEN NA ZAG MI NI IN KEŠ₂ DA DA RA EŠ₂ BA E KA 
 BARA₂ MAH E DUR₂ AN EŠ₂ MI NI IN IG UB |GA₂×AN| MU NI ZU 
 AN MUŠ₃ |UŠ.DAM| KI |NINDA₂×NE| ZU ZAG GI₄ MU KALAM@g DI NI IB SI 
 AN KALAM@g MA ŠA MU RA |DU&DU| GI |U.U.U| DI BI IGI TAR NE 
 AN A NUN NA AN ŠAR₂ KI ŠAR₂ BA IGI ZU EŠ₂ I IM DUR₂ RU UŠ 
 ZI IG KALAM@g SAG MI KALAM@g LU A IN NA |DU&DU| GI |U.U.U| A 
 AN BI DIM₂ IGI IM MAH EN GIŠ ŠU₂ DUN₄ KU₃ ZU NE IN IL₂ RU UŠ 
 ŠA MU RA |DU&DU| <unk> URU MU SAG KEŠ₂ BI IGI ZU EŠ₂ NE IB...
 LU₂ AŠ DU DIM₂ IGI ZU EŠ₂ I IM IG <unk> RU BI ŠA...
 UM MA BUR ŠU MA |SAL.EŠ₂| ZI DA KI EL SAG...
 LU₂ TUR DA AB BA GURUŠ ŠA ŠU MU KALAM@g NE GAR 
 |UŠ.KU| SAG UR SAG KUR GAR RA BA DA RA ŠU DUH...
 HI LI MA |PIRIG×ZA| ZA KAL NA <unk> <unk> <unk> DUN LA...
 KI NA₂ UD SAR ZU SAG LI NE IN UŠ SA ZU...
 A ŠA₃ ZU |HU.HI| A DUN₃@g@g NU SAG@g ŠU NI LA BA...
 LU₂ |URU×MIN| BA |SAL.TUG₂| AN RI E NE DIN DIM₂ MU KALAM@g |UMUM×KASKAL| 
 |GA₂×AN| AN MUŠ₃ |GI%GI| |GI%GI| MA AN RI E NE |IGI.UR|...
 ŠA₃ |NUN.LAGAR| RA NA GIR₃ MU NE ZE₂ IR ZI IR...
 TUG₂ A NI |LAGAB×A| GI₄ IM MI |KA×GAR| |GA₂×GAR| NI...
 ŠA₃ PA A |NUN&NUN| RA |IGI.DIB| MU KALAM@g LAGAB LAGAB NAM TAR |IGI.DIB|...
 ŠA₃ NI₂ TI IGI@g IGI@g |A.IGI| GIG GA ŠE DU MU KALAM@g...
 DAM MU KALAM@g NE PAP TUR MU KALAM@g NE BAL SU...
 LU₂ BA KA GA NI...|IGI.DUB| MA...
 |A.IGI| A |NUN&NUN|...
...<unk> DUN₃@g@g DUN₃@g@g RI...
 TU HU DIM₂ AB |TA×HI| TA BA E RI RI BALAG GA₂...
 SU |NUNUZ.AB₂×AŠGAB| BAR UŠ GIG UM MU E TAG UR DA IM...
 ŠE DIM₂ IŠ ŠEŠ A LA BA AN SUM MU EN NU KALAM@g MU KALAM@g...
 |SAL.TUG₂| MU NAM DUN ZU TUK A BI A RI A SUD GA |A.AN| 
 <RULING> 
 AN LU₂ |URU×MIN| KID |GA₂×SAL| |AMAR×ŠE.AMAR×ŠE| RA ŠA RA AN...
 NAM ŠITA BI KA ŠU ŠA RA AB IG ŠA₃ ZU IGI IM EŠ₂...
 A |NUN&NUN| RA IG NI ŠA RA NI ZA NI₂ ŠA RA AB TUR TUR...
 |A.IGI| ŠA₃ NE DU ŠA MU RA AN TUK A <unk> ZU ŠA RA AB...
 KUR KUR RI LU₂ GAR NU ŠE BI NE |GA₂×AN| NI NU UM TU UD 
 NI₂ ME NE NAM TAG GURUŠ A 7(DIŠ) A DU 7(DIŠ) |A.AN| 
 |SAL.TUG₂| MU NAM MAH ZU BA E NI ZU ŠU ZU ZI BA AN TA...
 NAM TAG DUGUD BI MU E NI IL₂ LA KI |NE.RU| E SUM MA 
 |SAL.TUG₂| MU AN LU₂ |URU×MIN| KID IGI ZI |IGI.DIB| MU KALAM@g IGI IN BAR 
 KA |GA₂×SAL| A MI NI IB |UMUM×KASKAL| A NI ŠU BA AN IGI IN TE 
 |SAL.TUG₂| IGI IG LA MAŠ SU KALAM@g MA |HI×BAD| ŠA₃ ŠU LAGAB SUD GA |A.AN| 
 BAR UŠ SUM <unk> MU NI IN TAG A LU₂ BI IR BA AN...
 A₂ PA |URU×UD| GIG MU NA GUL E LU₂ BI IR BA AN TA...
 SU |NUNUZ.AB₂×AŠGAB| SAG@g BI MU NI IN TAG A TUG₂ GAR LAL BA AN AK 
 KU₃ ŠA₆ GA DIM₂ IŠ KU₃ MU KALAM@g TA UD GAR SU UB MU NI AK 
 IGI HUL₂ HUL₂ LA NA MU KALAM@g IGI IN BAR NAM TI LA MI NI IN ZI 
 ŠU ŠA₆ AN RA NA EŠ₂ IM MA IGI IN GI₄ GI₄ 
 AN UDUG ŠA₆ GA AN KAL GA₂ LA NU DAG GI SAG GA₂ NA NE IN TUK 
 AN KAL GAR GI NA MU KALAM@g NA AN |MU&MU| UR MAH MU NI TUG₂ 
 ŠA₃ |NUN.LAGAR| RA NA NAM IM MI IN TAR |TUR.UŠ| MU NA AN SUM GA 
 DAM MU KALAM@g NE SUM TUR MU KALAM@g IGI TU UD HUL₂ HUL₂ LA NE IN DU 
 |SAL.KUR| TUR NI GIR₃ NI EŠ₂ IM SI |NUN.LAGAR| |DAG.KISIM₅×(LU.MAŠ₂)| MU NI |GA₂×AN| 
 AB NAM IG TAK₄ A MU KALAM@g NA AN SUM NAM HI MU NI IN TAR 
 IGI |IGI.UR| IG KA GAR |IGI.UR| DIM₂ MA A GA BI EŠ₂ MU E GI₄ GI₄ 
 KA HI GA GAR |TA×HI| DIM₂ KAL BA SAG E |U.U.U| MU NI |PA.HUB₂.DU| 
 E₂ GAL LA GU₂ MU NA ZI GABA GI₄ NU MU NI IN TUK 
 KA GA NI AN IŠ ME AN DA GAN NA <unk> LI |U.U.U| MU...
 A BA ZA DIM₂ LU₂ TI LU₂ |IGI.DIB| TU NAM TAG...
 ŠU AK |UŠ.DAM| KI |NINDA₂×NE| ZU NUN AN IŠ ME...
 AN KI ŠU₂ A EŠ₂ GAN IM MAH |PA.LU| ŠA₃...
 |SAL.TUG₂| MU IGI DUH A BAR RA ZU ŠA₃ ŠU LAGAB SUD GA 
 |GA₂×AN| NU |LAGAB×(GUD&GUD)| GIG IGI DUH A BAR RA ZU ŠA₃ ŠU LAGAB SUD GA 
 KI ŠU₂ BI IM ZAG SAL HI GA AN MUŠ₃ |HI×BAD|

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
nin nun gal-e-ne saŋ il₂ dirig...
{d}inana kur-kur uŋ₃ šar₂-ra šeŋ₃ ulu₃{lu} za-pa...
nu-u₈-gig an dub₂-dub₂ ki sag₃-sag₃ niŋ₂-zu a-ba...
izi bar₇-ra ki šar₂-ra šeŋ₃-ŋa₂ kur-ra nim-gin₇...
u₄-ta-u₁₈-lu te-eš dug₄-ga-zu hur-saŋ gal dar-dar...
nu-še-ga am-gin₇ si mul di mud₅-me-ŋar kalam-ma
ŋal₂ dug₄-ga-zu an ki-bi us₂-sa mur ša₄-zu-še₃ gul-gul
a ab-ba-ke₄ šu ki-in-dar di an-bar₇-kar₂ he₂-ši-še₃ ŋal₂
kukku₂-ge an-dib-ba us₂...kalam <unk> a ke₄-e
šag₄ ib₂-ba i-zi hu-luh-ha-zu peš₁₀ gal kur-ku-ku
a₂-dam zar-re-eš-e sal-sal-e uŋ₃ zar-re-eš du₈-du₈
a-ma-ru ud ki-bala-še₃ tum₃ a₂-sag₃ zi-ga-gin₇
šeg₁₀-gi₄-a-zu-še₃...bu-re an-ur₂ ba-an...
silig-bi gub-zu...<unk> gin₇ erim₂-ra...
ni₂-zu an ki-a...a-ta mu-u₈-da-ur₄-re
nin-ŋu₁₀ nam...saŋ im-da-sag₃-ge
{d}inana ur...dib-ba-me...
lipiš tuku <unk>...
a₂ bad-ra₂...
{d}inana <unk>...
ama nu-u₈...
{ŋeš}gud-si...
{kuš}gur₂₁...
ze₂-na...
{d}nin...
<unk> za...
{d}inana...
dumu an...
<unk>...
...
{d}inana kalam zi...
...ba an ki...
nin diŋir gal-gal...
e₂-an-na...
ki unug{ki}...
an-ne₂ nin...
dam ki-aŋ₂...
du₆ kug-ga...
ama kalam...
me₃...
nam...
{d}nin...
eridug{ki}...
{d}en-ki...
me abzu...
nam-išib nam...
u₈ giggi uzud...
ab₂ kug ab₂-šilam...
ma₂ an-na <unk>...dam
ki-sikil {d}inana...mu-u₈-ŋar
aratta{ki} am-gin₇ si bi₂-tu₁₁...a mi-ni-bala
ki unug{ki}ga ki-gal-zu ba-e-dub šer₇-da mah bi₂-ŋar
ebih{ki}a kiri₃ ki su-ub nu-mu-ra-ab-ak ni₂-bi nu-mu-ši-ib-zig₃
ka bar₇-ra šag₄-ba izi mi-ni-ri ni₂-bi-a mi-ni-dub
ŋeš mah gurun-ba šu bi₂-ib₂-bala {u₂}a-nir bi₂-mu₂
ama-nam-tag ki-sikil ŋi₆-par₄-zu hi-li mu-e-ši-in-ti-a
su-din{mušen}gin₇ du₁₀-de₃ im-mi-in-tag <unk>...ni-dub
{d}inana ur-saŋ dab₅-ba-zu niŋ₂-zu a-ba...
<SURFACE>
{d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne aga₃-kar₂ bi₂-sig₁₀ šid-bi a-ba-a mu...
ŋeš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im
ud 7(diš) u₄-sakar šu du₇-a itud sa₂ dug₄-ga-a-ba
a mu-un-tu₅ a <unk> le muš₃ kug-za si um-mi-in-sa₂
{tug₂}zulumhi {tug₂}pala₃ nam-nin bar-ra nam-mi-in-dul
me₃ šen-šen-na zag mi-ni-in-keš₂ da-da-ra-še₃ ba-e-dug₄
barag mah-e dur₂ an-še₃ mi-ni-in-ŋal₂ ar₂ daŋal mu-ni-zu
{d}inana ŋidlam₂ ki-aŋ₂-zu zag-ge₄ mu-un-di-ni-ib-sig₉
diŋir kalam-ma ša-mu-ra-sug₂-ge-eš di-bi ši-kud-de₃
{d}a-nun-na an-šar₂ ki-šar₂-ba igi-zu-še₃ i-im-dur₂-ru-uš
zi-ŋal₂ kalam saŋ giggi uŋ₃ lu-a in-na-sug₂-ge-eš-a
diŋir-bi-gin₇ ši-im-mah-en {ŋeš}šu₂-dul₄ kug-zu bi₂-in-gur₃-ru-uš
ša-mu-ra-sug₂ <unk> iri-ŋu₁₀ saŋ keše₂-bi igi-zu-še₃ bi₂-ib...
lu₂ aš-ša₄-gin₇ igi-zu-še₃ i-im-ŋal₂ <unk> šub-bi ša...
um-ma bur-šu-ma egi₂-zid-da ki-sikil saŋ...
{lu₂}banda₃{da} ab-ba ŋuruš-ša šu mu-un-ne-ŋar
gala saŋ-ur-saŋ kur-ŋar-ra ba-da-ra šu du₈...
hi-li ma-az-za sun₇-na <unk> <unk> <unk> sul-la...
ki-nud u₄-sakar-zu saŋ li-bi₂-in-us₂-sa-zu...
a šag₄-zu mud-a mir nu-kuš₂ šu-ni la-ba...
lu₂-lu₇-ba nin diŋir-re-e-ne kurun₂-gin₇ mu-un-de₂
ama {d}inana gilim-gilim-ma diŋir-re-e-ne hul...
šag₄-tur₃-ra-na ŋiri₃ mu-ne-ze₂-er-ze-er...
umuš-a-ni sug-ge₄ im-mi-gu₇ ŋalga-ni...
šag₄ sag₃ a-nir-ra u₃-mu-un-gur₄-gur₄ nam-tar u₃...
šag₄ ni₂ teŋ₄ sig₇-sig₇ er₂ gig-ga še-ša₄ mu-un...
dam mu-un-de₃-kur₂ dumu mu-un-de₃-bala su...
lu₂-ba dug₄-ga-ni...ŋeškim-ma...
er₂ a-nir...
...<unk> mir-mir-re...
tum₁₂{mušen}gin₇ ab-lal₃-ta ba-e-dal-dal balaŋ-ŋa₂...
{kuš}usan₃ bar-us₂ gig um-mu-e-tag ur-da im...
še-gin₇ sahar ses-a la-ba-an-šum₂-mu en-nu-uŋ₃ mu-un...
nin-ŋu₁₀ nam-šul-zu du₁₂-a-bi a-ri-a sug₄-ga-am₃
<RULING>
diŋir lu₂-lu₇-ke₄ arhuš siškur₂-ra ša-ra-an...
nam-šita-bi kiri₃ šu ša-ra-ab-ŋal₂ šag₄-zu ši-im-huŋ...
a-nir-ra ig-ni ša-ra-ni-za ni₂ ša-ra-ab-tur-tur...
er₂-ša₃-ne-ša₄ ša-mu-ra-an-du₁₂-a <unk> zu ša-ra-ab...
kur-kur-re lu₂ niŋ₂ nu-še-bi-de₃ ama-ni nu-um-tu-ud
ni₂ me-lim₄ nam-tag ŋuruš-a 7(diš) a-ra₂ 7(diš)-am₃
nin-ŋu₁₀ nam-mah-zu ba-e-ni-zu šu-zu zig₃-ba-an-ta...
nam-tag dugud-bi mu-e-ni-il₂-la ki erim₂-e šum₂-ma
nin-ŋu₁₀ diŋir lu₂-lu₇-ke₄ igi zid u₃-mu-un-ši-in-bar
gu₃ arhuš-a mi-ni-ib-de₂-a-ni šu ba-an-ši-in-teŋ₃
nin igi-ŋal₂-la mas-su kalam-ma-kam šag₄ šu-niŋin₂ sug₄-ga-am₃
bar-us₂ si₃ <unk> mu-ni-in-tag-a lu₂-bi-ir ba-an...
a₂-sag₃ uru₂ gig mu-na-gul-e lu₂-bi-ir ba-an-ta...
{kuš}usan₃ sur₂-bi mu-ni-in-tag-a {tug₂}niŋ₂-la₂ ba-an-ak
kug sag₉-ga-gin₇ sahar kug mu-un-ta-zalag niŋ₂ su-ub mu-ni-ak
igi hul₂-hul₂-la-na mu-un-ši-in-bar nam-til₃-la mi-ni-in-zig₃
šu sag₉ diŋir-ra-na-še₃ im-ma-ši-in-gi₄-gi₄
{d}udug sag₉-ga {d}lamma ŋa₂-la nu-dag-ge saŋ-ŋa₂-na bi₂-in-tuku
{d}lamma niŋ₂ gi-na mu-un-na-an-tah ur-mah mu-ni-mur₁₀
šag₄-tur₃-ra-na nam im-mi-in-tar ibila mu-na-an-sig₁₀-ga
dam mu-un-ne-šum₂ dumu mu-un-ši-tu-ud hul₂-hul₂-la bi₂-in-gub
geme₂ dumu-ni ŋiri₃-ni-še₃ im-sig₉ tur₃ amaš mu-ni-daŋal
ab-sin₂ ŋal₂ tak₄-a mu-un-na-an-šum₂ nam dug₃ mu-ni-in-tar
igi hul ŋal₂ inim ŋar hul dim₂-ma a-ga-bi-še₃ mu-e-gi₄-gi₄
inim dug₃-ga niŋ₂ lal₃-gin₇ rib-ba saŋ-e-eš mu-ni-rig₇
e₂-gal-la gu₂ mu-na-zig₃ gaba-gi₄ nu-mu-ni-in-tuku
dug₄-ga-ni {d}iš-me{d}da-gan-na <unk> le-eš mu...
a-ba za-gin₇ lu₂ til₃ lu₂ u₃-tu nam-tag...
šu ak ŋidlam₂ ki-aŋ₂-zu nun {d}iš-me...
an ki šu₂-a-še₃ he₂-em-mah sipad šag₄...
nin-ŋu₁₀ igi du₈-a bar-ra-zu šag₄ šu niŋin₂ sug₄-ga
ama nu-u₈-gig igi du₈-a bar-ra-zu šag₄ šu niŋin₂ sug₄-ga
ki-šuš₂-bi-im zag-mi₂ dug₃-ga {d}inana-kam