Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 NIGIDAMIN ŠE BA 
 AN UD A MU 
 NIGIDAMIN |GIŠ.MI| NA NI HI 
 NIGIDAMIN AN |AB×HA| LU₂ ŠA₆ GA 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) A AN |AB×HA| KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 DIŠ UR GA₂ DA 
 SAG APIN ME 
 DIŠ LUGAL GEŠTIN 
 NAGAR 
 DIŠ ZAG MU 
 MA₂ |DU.DU| 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |GA₂×AN| MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| DA NU ME A 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| DA NU ME A 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 |SAL.KUR| DUN GAR |KA×GAR| A |HI×BAD| 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL AB BA MU 
 NU SIK₂ UŠ AN 
 NIGIDAMIN DI UD 
 E DA IGI@g 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL AN MU 
 |PA.LU| ANŠE ERIN₂ KA 
 EN RA 
 KAB DU@s DA 
 E DA TI 
 2(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 E₂ KU₄ 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...|SAL.TUG₂| KA GA₂ KA BI 
 2(AŠ) TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| ŠU GI₄ GI₄ 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| E KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 3(BAN₂) AN MUŠ₃ |GA₂×AN| MU 
 3(BAN₂) ZI MU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ MU 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
 DIŠ NI 
 DUB SAR 
 PA BI 
 DIŠ E₂ AN |AN.IM.MI| HU 
 MU 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU LU₂ MU 
 4(BAN₂) |PA.LU| AN EN KID LI 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...UR MU 
 4(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| UR MU 
 |HI×AŠ₂| TU SAL ME 
 DIŠ LUGAL AN EN KID LI 
 UŠ AN 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| SAG GA₂ TUK 
 SAL AN 
 ŠU I ME 
 DIŠ IGI SI@g 
 ŠU HA 
 E₂ EŠ₂ KA 
 NI TI 
 ŠU LAGAB 5(DIŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 2(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) 6(DIŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 8(AŠ) SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) DIŠ 4(AŠ) DIŠ 2(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 LU₂ |SAL.KUR| AN BA U₂ KA ME 
 NIGIDAMIN LUM BA 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) A LU₂ HI 
 DIŠ ŠA₃ <unk> 
 DIŠ UR UR 
 DIŠ MU NI 
 DIŠ NI LUM KAL 
 DIŠ |U.UD.KID| |HU.HI| 
 SAG APIN ME 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MA AL...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 |SAL.KUR| |HI×AŠ₂| ME 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL |ŠU₂.AN.HI×GAD| KI 
 DUB SAR 
 E DA IGI@g 
 3(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 LUGAL E₂ NI EŠ₂ 
 NU SAR DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 3(BAN₂) UD |GA₂×AN| MU 
 3(BAN₂) AN MUŠ₃ AN MU 
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ UD MU 
 3(BAN₂) |LAL₂.LAGAB| |GA₂×AN| MU 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
...|AB×HA| DA NU ME A 
 E DA IGI@g 
 DIŠ A...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MU DA SAG@g 
 |HI×AŠ₂| TU SAL AN 
 5(BAN₂) SAG MU AB TUK 
 ŠU I 
...|GI%GI| SA 
 |GA₂×AN| LAM SAG 
 |A.LAGAB×HAL| LU₂ 
 E DA TI 
 DIŠ UD IGI...
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI.TE.A.DU| 
 DIŠ AN...|EZEN×BAD|...
...
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ)...
...KA ME 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) SAG A DU BA SUM 
 <COLUMN> 
...DUH...
...
 3(AŠ) IGI...DUH...
 UR KI 
 NU SIK₂ DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 <COLUMN> 
 6(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
...
...3(BAN₂) 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...5(U) LAL 2(AŠ) |U.U| 6(DIŠ) LU₂ ŠE BA TUR MAH BA 
 ŠE BI 8(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN LAL 1(BAN₂) 8(DIŠ) NIGIDAEŠ GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE BA LU₂ TUR TUR LA NE 
 ŠA₆ ŠA₆ 
 DAM <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 LUGAL 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA|...
 <COLUMN> 
 EN IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 URU KU₃ TA 
 E NE BA <unk> 
 7(DIŠ) BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
2(barig) še-ba
{d}utu-a-mu
2(barig) gissu-na-ni-du₁₀
2(barig) {d}nanše-lu₂-sa₆-ga
1(barig) 2(ban₂) a{d}nanše-ki-ag₂
1(barig) ur-ga₂-da
sag-apin-me
1(barig) lugal-geštin
nagar
1(barig) za₃-mu
ma₂-lah₅
4(ban₂) nin-ama-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) nin-da-nu-me-a
...
<COLUMN>
...
3(ban₂) nin-da-nu-me-a
2(diš)-kam-ma
geme₂ šah₂ nig₂-gu₇-a-kam
4(ban₂) lugal-ab-ba-mu
nu-siki nita-am₆
2(barig) di-utu
e-da-se₁₂
2(barig) lugal-dingir-mu
sipa anše surₓ(ERIN₂)-ka
en-ra
gab₂-kas₄-da
e-da-ti
2(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
e₂-ku₄
...
<COLUMN>
...
...nin-ka-ga₂-inim-bi
2(aš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) nin-šu-gi₄-gi₄
3(ban₂) nin-e-ki-ag₂
3(ban₂) {d}inanna-ama-mu
3(ban₂) zi-mu
3(ban₂) nin-lu₂-mu
ki-siki-me
aš₁₀-ne₂
dub-sar
ugula-bi
1(barig) e₂{an}anzu₂{mušen}
muhaldim
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su-lu₂-mu
4(ban₂) sipa{d}en-lil₂-le
...
<COLUMN>
...teš₂-mu
4(ban₂) ama-teš₂-mu
ar₃-du₂ munus-me
1(barig) lugal{d}en-lil₂-le
nita-am₆
3(ban₂) nin-sag-ga₂-tuku
munus-am₆
šu-i-me
1(barig) igi-si₄
šu-ku₆
e₂ eš₂-ka
i₃-ti
šu-nigin₂ 5(diš) lu₂ 2(barig)
2(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
2(aš) 6(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
2(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
4(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
8(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) 1(barig) 4(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
lu₂ geme₂{d}ba-ba₆-ka-me
2(barig) lum-ba
1(barig) 2(ban₂) a-lu₂-du₁₀
1(barig) ša₃ <unk>
1(barig) ur-ur
1(barig) mu-ni
1(barig) i₃-lum-dan
1(barig) nigar-mud
sag-apin-me
4(ban₂) nin-ma-al...
...
<COLUMN>
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
geme₂ kikken-me
2(barig) lugal-keš₃{ki}
dub-sar
e-da-se₁₂
3(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
lugal-e₂-ni-še₃
nu-kiri₆-da
e-da-se₁₂
3(ban₂) utu-ama-mu
3(ban₂) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-utu-mu
3(ban₂) ušur₃-ama-mu
ki-siki-me
...nanše-da-nu-me-a
e-da-se₁₂
1(barig) a...
...
<COLUMN>
sagi-me
4(ban₂) nin-mu-da-kuš₂
ar₃-du₂ munus-am₆
5(ban₂) sag-mu-ab-tuku
šu-i
...gil-sa
ama lam-sag
i₇-lu₂
e-da-ti
1(barig) utu-igi...
azlag₃
1(barig) {d}...bad₃...
...
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš)...
...ka-me
1(barig) 2(ban₂) sag-a-ra₂-ba-šum₂
<COLUMN>
...du₈...
...
3(aš) igi...du₈...
ur-ki
nu-siki-da
e-da-se₁₂
<COLUMN>
6(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
3(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
nita-me
...
...3(ban₂)
...
<COLUMN>
...5(u) la₂ 2(aš) 2(u) 6(diš) lu₂ še-ba tur mah-ba
še-bi 8(aš) 2(barig) la₂ 1(ban₂) 8(diš) 3(barig) gur sag gal₂
še-ba lu₂ di₄-di₄-la-ne
sa₆-sa₆
dam <unk> <unk> gi-na
lugal
lagaš...
<COLUMN>
en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
iri ku₃-ta
e-ne-ba <unk>
7(diš) ba-am₆