Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 AN EN KID BA NI LUGAL UD DI NUN E NE 
 ŠU KA GA AN NA 
 AN EN KID LI IL₂ LA 
 AN UD DIM₂ 
 UD KUR KUR RA KID 
 NAM NUN EŠ₂ TU UD 
 ME ŠAR₂ GU₂ |UD.DU| 
 ZAG AN KI 
 KALAM@g |GA₂×AN| DUR₂ RU NA BI EŠ₂ 
 IGI DUH AN EN KID LAL 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| KID LI GIŠ TUK 
 <unk> A ŠA₆ 
 ME DIM₂ TA |NUN&NUN| |NUN&NUN| RA 
 |EN×GAN₂@t| |U.EN×GAN₂@t| 
 KALAM@g ŠAR₂ GAL NE KU 
 AN EN KID BA NI 
 TUR MAH AN EN KI KID 
 |PA.LU| MAŠ SU GAL ZU 
 GAR ZI IG DU DU MU 
 AN SAG@g |GA₂×AN| 
 KUR KUR RI SI A 
 NUN MAH DI 
 AN GAL E |IGI.RU| DA 
 |GA₂×AN| GAL AN |SAL.TUG₂| KID LI 
 |NUN&NUN| IG BA...
 AN EN KID BA NI 
 |NUN&NUN| HU MU KALAM@g IG E EN 
 KA HI GA 
 |KA×NUN| KA MA ŠA₆ 
...
 DAM KU₃ AN MUŠ₃ KA 
 AN |URU×IGI| LU₂ HI 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI| MU RA AN SUM 
 AN |ŠE.NAGA| 
 |SAL.TUG₂| AN |AN.ŠE.NAGA| E 
 BUR ŠU UM 
 |UR₂×NUN| BAR AN EN KID LAL 
 |SAL.TUG₂|...<unk>...
...ZI...
 SAG DUN₃...
 ŠU GI...
 SAL KU₃...
...|IGI.DUB| <unk> <unk> 
 IM NAM TI LA KA 
 MU NI NE IN DU 
 AD GI₄ GI₄ 
 BA AN GI₄ MA RA NI |IGI.RU| 
 NAM IGI IG 
 SAG E |U.U.U| MU RA |PA.HUB₂.DU| 
 E₂ ZA KUR 
 E₂ <unk> AN <unk> KA NI 
 DI |IGI.RU| NE 
 NAM EŠ₂ MU RI IN TAR 
 GAR SI DI 
 KALAM@g MA |MAŠ.GU₂.GAR₃| BA E |UD.DU| 
 ŠA₆ GA ZU 
 KUR KUR RA IM ME 
 AN EN KID BA NI 
 |GA₂×GAR| |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI| |SI.A| TUK 
 ŠA₃ SAG@g |IGI.DIB| 
 DI ZU <unk> EŠ₂ IG 
 KU₃ ZU GAR NAM MA 
...
 MAŠ SU...
 DI SAG MI GA 
 SI...
 KA AŠ BAR RA 
 BAR RI DA ZU NE 
 KA GA KA GA 
 ŠA₃ GI KA IG LA 
 NU GAR RA 
 UD MA BA E ZU 
...DI KU₃ GI DIM₂ 
 MU E UD E 
 SI NU DI 
 UD ZA HAL E AK E 
 GAR PAP DI 
 BI GIŠ BI MU E GUL 
 NAM TAG GA 
 DUH |IGI.DIB| TU RA BI MU E ZU 
 |NUN&NUN| DA A 
 SAG GIŠ NU UB RA RA AN 
 DU DU MU BA E ZU 
 KA MU E HI HI 
 ŠA₃ LAL SUD 
 LU₂ ZI KI |NINDA₂×NE| E 
 NE SAG SI GA 
 |LU₂×GAN₂@t| EŠ₂ NU DI 
 |GIR₃.ARAD| ZU 
 SAG DUN A LUM LA BA AK 
 ERIN₂ ZU ERIN₂ PAP RA 
 A₂ NE TUM GAR 
 GIŠ KU ZU 
 GIŠ KU GABA RI NU TUK |A.AN| 
 KU A ZU NE 
 KUR KUR 
 GAM E EN 
 BARA₂ BARA₂ GA NAM GI₄ ME AB A RA AK NE 
 |LU₂×NE| SAR SAR ZI BA NI TUM GI₄ GI₄ 
 GUD ŠAR₂ DA LU ŠAR₂ DA 
 KU₃ GI |NI.UD| |ZA.GUL| ZA KUR A TA 
 E₂ GAL ZU EŠ₂ 
 ŠA MU RA AB KU₄ KU₄ NE 
 |KA×NUN| BI A 
 KI SU UB MA RA AK NE 
 AN EN KID BA NI LUGAL 
 ŠA₃ URU NA HI HI 
 |EN.KID| KI EŠ₂ 
 NISAG DU@s |TE.A| RI ME EN 
 ŠE MAH |NIM×GAN₂@t| 
 E₂ KIŠ NU IG ME EN 
 UD ŠU₂ UŠ E 
 MUŠ₃ NU DU MU BI ME EN 
 AN EN KID E 
 MU |HU.NA₂| ME EN 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| KID LI 
 GAR UD AŠ NI ME EN 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB 
 UR SAG KAL GA AN EN KID LAL KID 
 |IGI.DIB| NA DU 
 KUR KI BAL ZU EŠ₂ 
 GU₂ |NE.RU| IG 
 ZA EŠ₂ NU IG LA 
 LAGAR@g DIM₂ MU RA AN DUH 
 |LAGAB×SUM| DIM₂ MU RA AN SAL 
 AN |PA.TUG₂| 
 EN E₂ KUR E SI 
 A₂ |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ GAR ŠA₆ GA 
...
 AN MAH...|IGI.DIB| KALAM@g MA 
 ŠA₃ |GA₂×AN| ZU EŠ₂ 
 NAM...
 GI LI |GU₂×KAK| TAR DA ZU 
 NAM EN MU RA AN AK 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| EN NUN LI 
 TUR AN EN KID LAL 
 DUN₃@g@g NAM TI LA 
 SAG ZA MA RA NI GI₄ EN 
 AN NU DIM₂ |HU.HI| 
 AN SAG KAK ZU 
 |ZU.AB| TA 
 GAN IG MA RA |MU&MU| 
 AN MUŠ₃ KID 
 E₂ AN NA KA TA 
 ŠA₃ HUL₂ LA 
 GIŠ RU BA ZA MI NI IN GAR 
 KI NA₂ KU₃ GA NI EŠ₂ 
 GAL BI MI RI IN DU MU 
 MI |IGI.DIB| NA 
 UD MI NI TUM NI NI E NE 
 |GA₂×AN| KALAM@g MA 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| NI SI IN NA KID 
 NI SI IN KI A 
 KI ŠU ZA MU E TAG 
 AN UD DI TAR 
 LUGAL AN KI KID 
 |IGI.DIB| LUH SAG MI GA 
 ZI NE |U.U.U| DU DU MU 
 ŠU ZA MA RA NI GI₄ EN 
...
...LUGAL 
...
...ŠA₆ MU GAN IG LA 
 UD KA NI LA 
 IL₂ LA LUGAL LA 
 AN TA IG BI ME EN 
 UB DA 4(DIŠ) BA KID 
 |AMAR×ŠE| NAM LUGAL LA 
 SAL I RI IN KA 
 DUB SAR UMUM AK 
...
 E₂ NA RI 
 KALAM@g MA KA 
 ZAG SAL ZU 
 GA₂ LA 
 NAM BA AN DAG GI

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
{d}en-lil₂-ba-ni lugal u₄ di nun-e-ne
šu dug₄-ga an-na
{d}en-lil₂-le il₂-la
{d}utu-gin₇
ud kur-kur-ra-ke₄
nam-nun-še₃ tu-ud
me šar₂ gu₂ e₃
zag an ki
uŋ₃ daŋal dur₂-ru-na-bi-še₃
igi du₈ {d}en-lil₂-la₂
{d}nin-lil₂-le ŋiš tuku
<unk> a sag₉
me-dim₂-ta nir-nir-ra
ešgiri₂ šibir
uŋ₃ šar₂ gal bi₂-tuš
{d}en-lil₂-ba-ni
dumu mah {d}en-ki-ke₄
sipad mas-su gal-zu
niŋ₂-zi-ŋal₂ tum₂-tum₂-mu
an-dul₃ daŋal
kur-kur-re si-a
nun mah-di
an gal-e pad₃-da
ama gal {d}nin-lil₂-le
nir-ŋal₂ ba...
{d}en-lil₂-ba-ni
nir hu-mu-un-ŋal₂-e-en
ka dug₃-ga
nundum inim-ma sag₉
...
dam kug {d}inana-ka
{d}asar-lu₂-hi
ŋeštug₂ mu-ra-an-šum₂
{d}nisaba
nin {d}nanibgal₂-e
bur-šu-um
ušbar{bar} {d}en-lil₂-la₂
nin...<unk>...
...zi...
saŋ-tun₃...
šu-gi...
munus kug...
...ŋiškim <unk> <unk>
im nam-til₃-la-ka
mu-ni bi₂-in-gub
ad gi₄-gi₄
ba-an-gi₄ ma-ra-ni-pad₃
nam-igi-ŋal₂
saŋ-e-eš mu-ra-rig₇
e₂-za-gin₃
e₂ <unk>{d}<unk> ka-ni
sa₂ pad₃-de₃
nam-še₃ mu-ri-in-tar
niŋ₂-si-sa₂
kalam-ma dalla ba-e-e₃
sag₉-ga-zu
kur-kur-ra im-me
{d}en-lil₂-ba-ni
ŋalga ŋeštug₂ dirig tuku
šag₄ kuš₂-u₃
di-zu <unk> še₃ ŋal₂
kug-zu niŋ₂-nam-ma
...
mas-su...
di saŋ gig₂-ga
si...
ka-aš bar-ra
bar-re-da-zu-ne
dug₄-ga-dug₄-ga
šag₄-ge inim ŋal₂-la
nu-ŋar-ra
tam-ma ba-e-zu
...sa₂ kug-sig₁₇-gin₇
mu-e-zalag-e
si nu-sa₂
ud za-hal-e ak-e
niŋ₂ kur₂ di
bi-iz-bi mu-e-gul
nam-tag-ga
du₈-u₃ tur₅-ra-bi mu-e-zu
šer₇-da-a
saŋ ŋiš nu-ub-ra-ra-an
tum₂-tum₂-mu ba-e-zu
inim mu-e-dug₃-dug₃
šag₄-la₂ sug₄
lu₂ zid ki aŋ₂-e
ne-saŋ sig₉-ga
še₂₉-eš₂ nu-di
šagina-zu
saŋ šul-a-lum la-ba-ak
erin₂-zu erin₂ kur₂-ra
a₂ bi₂-ib₂-ŋar
{ŋiš}tukul-zu
{ŋiš}tukul gaba-ri nu-tuku-am₃
tuš-a-zu-ne
kur-kur
gam-e-en
barag-barag-ga nam-gi₄-me-eš₃ a-ra-ak-ne
du₁₄ mu₂-mu₂ zi ba-ni-ib₂-gi₄-gi₄
gud šar₂-da udu šar₂-da
kug-sig₁₇ {na₄}gug za-gin₃-a-ta
e₂-gal-zu-še₃
ša-mu-ra-ab-ku₄-ku₄-ne
nundum-bi-a
ki su-ub ma-ra-ak-ne
{d}en-lil₂-ba-ni lugal
šag₄ iri-na dug₃-dug₃
nibru{ki}še₃
nesaŋ kaš₄ kar-re-me-en
še mah tum₃
e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂-me-en
ud šu₂-uš-e
muš₃ nu-tum₂-mu-bi-me-en
{d}en-lil₂-e
mu sa₄-me-en
{d}nin-lil₂-le
niŋ₂-u₄-rum-ni-me-en
{d}nin-urta
ur-saŋ kalag-ga {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ke₄
u₃-na gub
kur ki-bal-zu-še₃
gu₂-erim₂-ŋal₂
za-še₃ nu-ŋal₂-la
du₆-gin₇ mu-ra-an-du₈
zar-gin₇ mu-ra-an-sal
{d}nuska
en e₂-kur-e si
a₂ aŋ₂-ŋa₂ niŋ₂ sag₉-ga
...
diŋir-mah...u₃ kalam-ma
šag₄ daŋal-zu-še₃
nam...
gi-en₃-dur kud-da-zu
nam-en mu-ra-an-ak
{d}nanna en zil-le
dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂
aga nam-til₃-la
saŋ-za ma-ra-ni-ge₄-en
{d}nu-dim₂-mud
diŋir saŋ du₃-zu
abzu-ta
he₂-ŋal₂ ma-ra-tah
{d}inana-ke₄
e₂-an-na-ka-ta
šag₄ hul₂-la
ŋiš-šub-ba-za mi-ni-in-ŋar
ki-nu₂ kug-ga-ni-še₃
gal-bi mi-ri-in-tum₂-mu
ŋi₆ u₃-na
ud mi-ni-ib₂-zal-zal-e-de₃
ama kalam-ma
{d}nin-i₃-si-in-na-ke₄
i₃-si-in{ki}a
ki šu-za mu-e-tag
{d}utu di-kud
lugal an ki-ke₄
u₃-luh saŋ gig₂-ga
zid-de₃-eš tum₂-tum₂-mu
šu-za ma-ra-ni-ge₄-en
...
...lugal
...
...sag₉ mu he₂-ŋal₂-la
ud giri₁₇-zal-la
il₂-la lugal-la
an-ta-ŋal₂-bi-me-en
ub-da 4(diš)-ba-ke₄
sizkur nam-lugal-la
mi₂ i-ri-in-dug₄
dub-sar umun₂ ak
...
e₂ na degₓ(RI)
kalam-ma-ka
za₃-mi₂-zu
ŋa₂-la
nam-ba-an-dag-ge