Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 NIGIDAMIN ŠE BA 
 LUGAL DA NU ME A 
 NIGIDAMIN UD A MU 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL A MU 
 NIGIDAMIN A |EZEN×BAD| 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 AN KAL GA 
 E₂ EŠ₂ KA NI TI 
 DIŠ LUGAL GEŠTIN 
 NAGAR 
 DIŠ ZAG MU 
 MA₂ |DU.DU| 
 NIGIDAMIN DI UD 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL AN MU 
 <COLUMN> 
 |PA.LU| ANŠE ERIN₂ KA 
 3(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 E₂ KU₄ 
 NU SAR DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 3(BAN₂) |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 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |GA₂×AN| MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| DA NU ME A 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 DI UD DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| DA NU ME A 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 |SAL.KUR| |HI×AŠ₂| ME 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL AB BA MU 
 NU SIK₂ UŠ AN 
 UR₂ |HU.HI| 
 |IGI.DUB| DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 NIGIDAMIN E₂ |AN.IM.MI| HU 
 MU 
 DIŠ LUGAL AN EN KID LI 
 ŠU I 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU LU₂ MU 
 <COLUMN> 
...EN KID LI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
 4(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| UR MU 
 4(BAN₂) A UR MU 
 |HI×AŠ₂| TU SAL ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| SAG GA₂ TUK 
 ŠU I SAL 
 DIŠ IGI SI@g 
 ŠU HA 
 E₂ EŠ₂ KA 
 NI TI 
 ŠU LAGAB U LAL AŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) MIN LU₂ DIŠ 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 5(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 AŠ SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI U LAL AŠ NIGIDAMIN LAL 1(BAN₂) NIGIDAMIN 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 MU NI 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 DIŠ NI LUM KAL 
 DIŠ |U.UD.KID| |HU.HI| 
 DIŠ E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 SAG APIN ME 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU |EZEN×BAD| MU 
 E₂ EŠ₂ KA NI TI 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL |ŠU₂.AN.HI×GAD| KI 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MA AL GA SUD 
...<unk> NI TUM 
 |SAL.KUR| |HI×AŠ₂| ME 
 LUGAL |ŠU₂.AN.HI×GAD| KI DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 3(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 LUGAL E₂ NI EŠ₂ 
 E DA IGI@g 
 3(BAN₂) UD |GA₂×AN| MU 
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ UD MU 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
 AN |AB×HA| DA NU ME A 
 E DA IGI@g 
 4(BAN₂) BA BA E 
 |SAL.KUR| |HI×AŠ₂| |HI×BAD| 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 |IGI.DUB| DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 NIGIDAMIN IGI ZI 
 ŠU I 
 DIŠ A DA GAL DI 
 4(BAN₂) ŠEŠ LU₂ HI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MU DA SAG@g 
 |HI×AŠ₂| TU SAL AN 
 4(BAN₂) SAG MU AB TUK 
 ŠU I 
 DIŠ UD IGI DU 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI.TE.A.DU| 
 DIŠ A |GI%GI| SA 
 |GA₂×AN| LAM SAG 
 <COLUMN> 
...LU₂ 
 E DA TI 
 ŠU LAGAB 3(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 U LAL AŠ DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 5(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 7(AŠ) LAL DIŠ DIŠ 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 LU₂ |SAL.KUR| TAR BU BU KA ME 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) <unk> <unk> GI NA AN EN KID SU 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) <unk> <unk> GI NA AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU KID SU 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) <unk> <unk> GI NA AN |AB×HA| SU 
 SAG APIN ME 
 LUGAL |ŠU₂.AN.HI×GAD| KI 
 DUB SAR DA 
...
 <COLUMN> 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) SAG A DU BA SUM 
 EN IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 E DA TI 
 3(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 UR KI 
 NU SAR DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 4(BAN₂) A AN MU 
 DIŠ A |EZEN×BAD| MU 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
 4(BAN₂) GA₂ KA NAM GAN TI 
 |HI×AŠ₂| TU SAL AN 
 4(BAN₂)...
 <COLUMN> 
 AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 LU₂ |BI×GAR| DA 
 E DA TI 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| IGI GA₂ UR BI 
 ŠU...SAL AN 
 4(BAN₂) AN IGI DU 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI.TE.A.DU| 
 LUGAL APIN NI 
 E DA TI 
 3(BAN₂) AN |GA₂×AN| MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 UR₂ |HU.HI| 
 |IGI.DUB| DA 
 E...
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB 7(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 3(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) LU₂ A EN NI KI |NINDA₂×NE| ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB U 2(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 U 5(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 U 5(AŠ) 3(DIŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 7(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 U 3(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 U LAL AŠ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂ 1(GEŠ₂) |U.U| 3(DIŠ) LU₂ TUR MAH BA 
 ŠE BI |U.U| LAL 1(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE BA LU₂ TUR TUR LA NE 
 ŠA₆ ŠA₆ 
 DAM <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 LUGAL 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KA 
 |UD×(U.U.U)| EZEN |PAP.PAP| |KA×GAR| 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU KA KA 
 EN IG GAL 
 <COLUMN> 
 NU TUR 
 |GA₂×NUN| AN BA U₂ TA 
 E NE BA <unk> 
 U BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
2(barig) še-ba
lugal-da-nu-me-a
2(barig) utu-a-mu
2(barig) lugal-a-mu
2(barig) a-bad₃-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) dingir-kal-ga
e₂ eš₂-ka i₃-ti
1(barig) lugal-geštin
nagar
1(barig) za₃-mu
ma₂-lah₅
2(barig) di-utu
2(barig) lugal-dingir-mu
<COLUMN>
sipa anše surₓ(ERIN₂)-ka
3(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
e₂-ku₄
nu-kiri₆-da
e-da-se₁₂
3(ban₂) 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
4(ban₂) nin-ama-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) nin-da-nu-me-a
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
di-utu-da
e-da-se₁₂
4(ban₂) nin-da-nu-me-a
2(diš)-kam-ma
geme₂ kikken-me
4(ban₂) lugal-ab-ba-mu
nu-siki nita-am₆
ur₂-mud
agrig-da
e-da-se₁₂
2(barig) e₂-anzu₂{mušen}
muhaldim
1(barig) lugal{d}en-lil₂-le
šu-i
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su-lu₂-mu
<COLUMN>
...en-lil₂-le
sagi-me
4(ban₂) ama-teš₂-mu
4(ban₂) a-teš₂-mu
ar₃-du₂ munus-me
3(ban₂) nin-sag-ga₂-tuku
šu-i munus
1(barig) igi-si₄
šu-ku₆
e₂ eš₂-ka
i₃-ti
šu-nigin₂ 1(u) la₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
5(aš) 2(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
2(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
3(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita-me
5(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
1(aš) munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(u) la₂ 1(aš) 2(barig) la₂ 1(ban₂) 2(barig) 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) mu-ni
2(diš)-kam-ma
1(barig) i₃-lum-dan
1(barig) nigar-mud
1(barig) e-ta-e₁₁
sag-apin-me
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su-bad₃-mu
e₂ eš₂-ka i₃-ti
2(barig) lugal-keš₃{ki}
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) nin-ma-al-ga-su₃
...<unk> ni-tum
geme₂ kikken-me
lugal-keš₃{ki}da
e-da-se₁₂
3(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
lugal-e₂-ni-še₃
e-da-se₁₂
3(ban₂) utu-ama-mu
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-utu-mu
ki-siki-me
{d}nanše-da-nu-me-a
e-da-se₁₂
4(ban₂) ba-ba-e
geme₂ kikken-kam
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
agrig-da
e-da-se₁₂
2(barig) igi-zi
šu-i
1(barig) a-da-gal-di
4(ban₂) šeš-lu₂-du₁₀
sagi-me
4(ban₂) nin-mu-da-kuš₂
ar₃-du₂ munus-am₆
4(ban₂) sag-mu-ab-tuku
šu-i
1(barig) utu-igi-du
azlag₃
1(barig) a-gil-sa
ama lam-sag
<COLUMN>
...lu₂
e-da-ti
šu-nigin₂ 3(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
2(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita-me
5(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
2(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
2(aš) munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 7(aš) la₂ 1(barig) 1(barig)
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
lu₂ geme₂ tar-sir₂-sir₂-ka-me
1(barig) 2(ban₂) <unk> <unk> gi-na{d}en-lil₂-su
1(barig) 2(ban₂) <unk> <unk> gi-na{d}nin-gir₂-su-ke₄-su
1(barig) 2(ban₂) <unk> <unk> gi-na{d}nanše-su
sag-apin-me
lugal-keš₃{ki}
dub-sar-da
...
<COLUMN>
1(barig) 2(ban₂) sag-a-ra₂-ba-šum₂
en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
e-da-ti
3(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
ur-ki
nu-kiri₆-da
e-da-se₁₂
4(ban₂) a-dingir-mu
1(barig) a-bad₃-mu
sagi-me
4(ban₂) ga₂-ka-nam-he₂-ti
ar₃-du₂ munus-am₆
4(ban₂)...
<COLUMN>
amar-giri₁₆{ki}
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)-da
e-da-ti
4(ban₂) nin-igi-ga₂-teš₂-bi
šu...munus-am₆
4(ban₂) dingir-igi-du
azlag₃
lugal-apin-ne₂
e-da-ti
3(ban₂) dingir-ama-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
ur₂-mud
agrig-da
e...
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 7(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
4(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita-me
3(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(aš) munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) 2(barig) 4(ban₂) lu₂ a-en-ne₂-ki-ag₂-me
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 1(u) 2(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
1(u) 5(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(u) 5(aš) 3(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
7(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
5(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita-me
1(u) 3(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
4(aš) munus 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃ 1(geš₂) 2(u) 3(diš) lu₂ tur mah-ba
še-bi 2(u) la₂ 1(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
še-ba lu₂ di₄-di₄-la-ne
sa₆-sa₆
dam <unk> <unk> gi-na
lugal
lagaš{ki}ka
iti ezem munu₄ gu₇
{d}nin-gir₂-su-ka-ka
en-ig-gal
<COLUMN>
nu-banda₃
ganun {d}ba-ba₆-ta
e-ne-ba <unk>
1(u) ba-am₆