Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...ŠE BA 
 <unk> 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |IGI.DIB| MA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MU SU DA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| AL ŠA₆ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| BI A DU NA₂ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| ŠA₆ GA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) GU |EZEN×BAD| 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) ZI ZI 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) <unk> ŠA₆ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| E₂ ZI DA 
 3(BAN₂) KIŠ A NE KU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| |GA₂×NUN| 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ NUN NI 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| E₂ DAM 
 3(BAN₂) AŠ₂ NI TUM 
 SAG DUB ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂ GI 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ TI TI 
 3(BAN₂) ŠEŠ AN EDIN NA 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) IGI BAR LU₂ TI 
 3(BAN₂) ŠEŠ UR MU 
 GU₂ BA ME 
 AŠ NU SIK₂ UŠ 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ NU SIK₂ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| LAL AŠ |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ NU SIK₂ UŠ 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ NU SIK₂ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 U LAL AŠ ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) NIGIDAEŠ 1(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 MA AL GA 
 4(BAN₂) BA BA E 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) NA NA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) MA MA TUM 
 4(BAN₂) AK GA GA 
 4(BAN₂) A AN MA 
 4(BAN₂) SI <unk> <unk> 
 4(BAN₂) AN MUŠ₃ AN MU 
 4(BAN₂) MA MA NI 
 4(BAN₂) <unk> NI TUM 
 4(BAN₂) PAP PAP AN MUŠ₃ RA <unk> 
 4(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ DIM₂ A BA ŠA₆ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 4(BAN₂) ME KISAL LI 
 4(BAN₂) ME ME 
 2(BAN₂)...SAL 
...|SAL.TUG₂| MAR |GA₂×AN| PAP PAP 
...
 <COLUMN> 
 SAG DUB ME 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR MU 
 4(BAN₂) GAN EZEN 
 GU₂ BA ME 
 ŠU LAGAB |U.U| LAL 3(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) 2(BAN₂) AN |AB×HA| DA NU ME A 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| TUR 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂ DA URU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) ŠEŠ E A NA AK 
 2(AŠ) TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |NUN&NUN| ZI 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
...|SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂...URU 
 <COLUMN> 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 ŠU LAGAB 5(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ LAL 1(BAN₂) KI GU ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| AB GU 
 3(BAN₂) ZI LA LA 
 3(BAN₂) MIN NA NI 
 3(BAN₂) SA AN SI NE 
 2(AŠ) TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂)...BA U₂ |GA₂×AN| MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR MU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MA DU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| AB GU 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ AN MU 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂|...NU ME...
 3(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| DA NU DI 
 3(BAN₂) AN |SAL.TUG₂| ŠUBUR |GA₂×AN| MU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| IGI TAB MU 
 ŠU...U 3(AŠ) |SAL.KUR|...
 3(AŠ) ŠA₃...
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) LAL 3(BAN₂) MAŠ KAK 
 DUB SAR 
 3(BAN₂) GUL |GA₂×AN| MU 
 3(BAN₂) SIG₄ GA₂ NA GI₄ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| URU EZEN ME GAN GAM GAM 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| DU@s IL₂ IL₂ 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 3(BAN₂)...DIM₂...
 SAL...
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂)...
...
 4(BAN₂)...
 |GIŠ.KUŠU₂| KI |HI×BAD| 
 UŠ ME 
 ŠU LAGAB 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 6(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) NI NI PI NI 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) ZA NA 
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ LU₂ TI 
 3(BAN₂) NAM URU NA EŠ₂ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂|...
 3(BAN₂) ZI...
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MU DA SAG@g 
 SAL...
 DIŠ 4(BAN₂)...
 |PAP.PAP| |GUM×ŠE| AN 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂...
 6(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...|SAL.TUG₂| |KID.BALAG| NI HI 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU LU₂ MU 
 E DA TI 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BA BA 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) SAL LA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 ŠE BI NIGIDAMIN 1(BAN₂) EN UD DA NA 
 |SAL.KUR| |HI×AŠ₂| ME 
 3(BAN₂) GA₂ KA NAM GAN TI 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 |SAL.KUR| <unk> |HI×BAD| 
 3(BAN₂) |A.LAGAB×HAL| LU₂ |UD.UD| 
 2(AŠ)...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| EŠ₂ DAM ME KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |IGI.DIB| MA 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| LUM MA KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 3(BAN₂) <unk> KU EŠ₂ 
 3(BAN₂) SAL ŠA₆ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| GAL LAM 
 3(AŠ) TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |KA×SA| SAR 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ KI BI GI₄ 
 2(AŠ) TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) DAM A MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ IG GAL 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 3(BAN₂) ZA NA 
 3(BAN₂) AN |ŠE.ŠE.NUN&NUN| |GA₂×AN| MU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR₂ NI 
 AŠ NU SIK₂ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 4(BAN₂) NE SAG 
...DUN 
 |GIŠ.KUŠU₂| KI |HI×BAD| 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 U 5(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 6(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 6(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) 5(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| DUN GAR |KA×GAR| A ME 
 3(BAN₂) ŠEŠ A MU 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 LUGAL PA |UD.DU| 
 |PA.LU| DUN 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 3(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| LAL 3(AŠ) LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 |U.U| LAL AŠ |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 1(GEŠ₂) U 4(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| 5(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂ 2(GEŠ₂) |U.U| AŠ LU₂ ŠE BA TUR MAH BA 
 ŠE BI |U.U| LAL 2(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 1(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE BA |SAL.KUR| TUR 
 AN BA U₂ 
 <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 |PA.TE.SI| 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KID 
 |UD×(U.U.U)| SIK₂ BA A 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 8(DIŠ) BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
...še-ba
<unk>
3(ban₂) nin-u₃-ma
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-mu-su-da
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-al-sa₆
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) ama-bi-a-ra₂-nu₂
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) ama-sa₆-ga
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) gu-u₉
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) zi-zi
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) <unk> sa₆
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) geme₂-e₂-zi-da
3(ban₂) kiš-a-bi₂-tuš
3(ban₂) geme₂-ganun
3(ban₂) e₂-nun-ne₂
3(ban₂) geme₂-e₂-dam
3(ban₂) taš₃-ni-tum
sag dub-me
3(ban₂) nin-bara₂-ge
3(ban₂) nin-lu₂-ti-ti
3(ban₂) šeš-an-edin-na
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) igi-bar-lu₂-ti
3(ban₂) šeš-teš₂-mu
gu₂-ba-me
1(aš) nu-siki nita 3(ban₂)
1(aš) nu-siki munus 3(ban₂)
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(u) la₂ 1(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
1(aš) nu-siki nita 3(ban₂)
1(aš) nu-siki munus 3(ban₂)
3(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) 3(barig) 1(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
ma-al-ga
4(ban₂) ba-ba-e
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) na-na
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) ma-ma-tum
4(ban₂) ag-ga-ga
4(ban₂) a-am₆-ma
4(ban₂) si <unk> <unk>
4(ban₂) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
4(ban₂) ma-ma-ni
4(ban₂) <unk> ni-tum
4(ban₂) pa₄-pa₄{d}inanna-ra <unk>
4(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-gin₇-a-ba-sa₆
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
4(ban₂) me-kisal-le
4(ban₂) me-me
2(ban₂)...munus
...nin-mar-ama-pa₄-pa₄
...
<COLUMN>
sag dub-me
4(ban₂) nin-teš₂-mu
4(ban₂) gan-ezem
gu₂-ba-me
šu-nigin₂ 2(u) la₂ 3(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) 2(ban₂) {d}nanše-da-nu-me-a
ki-siki-me
3(ban₂) nin-tur
3(ban₂) nin-bara₂-da-ri₂
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) šeš-e-a-na-ak
2(aš) dumu nita 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) nin-šer₇-zi
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
...nin-bara₂...ri₂
<COLUMN>
2(diš)-kam-ma
šu-nigin₂ 5(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) la₂ 1(ban₂) ki-gu-me
3(ban₂) nin-ab-gu
3(ban₂) zi-la-la
3(ban₂) min-na-ni
3(ban₂) sa{d}si-bi₂
2(aš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂)...ba-ba₆-ama-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) nin-teš₂-mu
3(ban₂) nin-ma-de₆
3(ban₂) nin-ab-gu
2(diš)-kam-ma
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-dingir-mu
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) nin...nu-me...
3(ban₂) ama-da-nu-sa₂
3(ban₂) {d}nin-šubur-ama-mu
3(ban₂) nin-igi-tab-mu
šu...1(u) 3(aš) geme₂...
3(aš) ša₃...
še-bi 2(aš) la₂ 3(ban₂) maš-da₃
dub-sar
3(ban₂) sun₂-ama-mu
3(ban₂) sig₄-ga₂-na-gi₄
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) nin-iri-ezem-me-he₂-gam-gam
3(ban₂) nin-kas₄-il₂-il₂
<COLUMN>
...
3(ban₂)...gin₇...
munus...
1(barig) 2(ban₂)...
...
4(ban₂)...
umma{ki}kam
nita-me
šu-nigin₂ 2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
6(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 2(barig) 4(ban₂) i₃-li₂-be₆-li₂
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) za-na
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-lu₂-ti
3(ban₂) nam-iri-na-še₃
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin...
3(ban₂) zi...
3(ban₂) nin-mu-da-kuš₂
munus...
1(barig) 4(ban₂)...
munu₄ gaz-am₆
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂...
6(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
...
<COLUMN>
...nin-tigiₓ(|KID.BALAG|)-ni-du₁₀
{d}nin-gir₂-su-lu₂-mu
e-da-ti
3(ban₂) nin-ba-ba
3(ban₂) nin-teš₂-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) sal-la
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
še-bi 2(barig) 1(ban₂) en-u₄-da-na
geme₂ kikken-me
3(ban₂) ga₂-ka-nam-he₂-ti
2(ban₂) dumu nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
geme₂ <unk> kam
3(ban₂) i₇-lu₂-dadag
2(aš)...
...
<COLUMN>
...
3(ban₂) nin-eš₂-dam-me-ki-ag₂
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-u₃-ma
3(ban₂) nin-lum-ma-ki-ag₂
3(ban₂) <unk> tuš-še₃
3(ban₂) munus-sa₆
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-gal-lam
3(aš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) su₆-mu₂
3(ban₂) e₂-ki-be₂-gi₄
2(aš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) dam-a-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-ig-gal
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
<COLUMN>
...
3(ban₂) za-na
3(ban₂) {d}ašnan-ama-mu
3(ban₂) nin-ur₂-ni
1(aš) nu-siki munus 4(ban₂)
4(ban₂) ne-sag
...dun
umma{ki}kam
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(u) 5(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
6(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
6(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) 5(ban₂) geme₂ šah₂ nig₂-gu₇-a-me
3(ban₂) šeš-a-mu
<COLUMN>
...
lugal-pa-e₃
sipa šah₂
<COLUMN>
...
2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
2(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 3(ban₂)
2(u) la₂ 3(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita-me
2(u) la₂ 1(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(geš₂) 1(u) 4(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
2(u) 5(aš) geme₂ 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃ 2(geš₂) 2(u) 1(aš) lu₂ še-ba tur mah-ba
še-bi 2(u) la₂ 2(aš) 2(barig) 1(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
še-ba geme₂ dumu
{d}ba-ba₆
<unk> <unk> gi-na
ensi₂
lagaš{ki}ke₄
iti siki-ba-a
...
<COLUMN>
...
8(diš) ba-am₆