Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
...BALAG MU KALAM@g DA DI DI 
...MU KALAM@g DA DI DI 
 |EZEN×BAD| |DUB.NAGAR| KI MU KALAM@g DA DI DI 
 LAGAR@g |ZA.MUŠ₃@g| A MU KALAM@g DA DI DI 
 KI NAM |PA.LU| DA MU KALAM@g DA DI DI |DAG.KISIM₅×(LU.MAŠ₂)| AN TUR ZI DA KA...
 |PA.LU| LU₂...
...
...KA NI MU 
...GAR RA 
...<unk> 
...<unk> 
...
...I SI IŠ...<unk>...
...
...KA NI LA KID...
...<unk>...AD E |U.U.U|...GI₄ 
...KA KU₃ IGI ŠA₆ ŠA₆ I SI IŠ BI MU KALAM@g SAG@g |IGI.DIB| 
 KA KU₃ IGI ŠA₆ ŠA₆ I SI IŠ BI MU KALAM@g SAG@g |IGI.DIB| 
 GURUŠ |SAL.UŠ.DAM| |IGI.DIB| MU KALAM@g KA LUM <unk> 
...AN TUR ZI NE MU KALAM@g SAG@g |IGI.DIB|...MU KALAM@g SAG@g |IGI.DIB| 
 KU₃ AN MUŠ₃ KID...
 <unk> <unk> NAM <unk>...<unk>...<unk>...
 IN |SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ GAR RA...
 KI EL AN MUŠ₃ LU₂ GAR RA...
 |GA₂×SAL| |GA₂×AN| |U.KA| NA KA MU KALAM@g <unk> 
 E A RA ZU BUR₂ BUR₂ MU KALAM@g NA |DU&DU| |PIRIG×UD| 
 A...|GA₂×AN| MU...|DAG.KISIM₅×(LU.MAŠ₂)| EŠ₂ GA MA E DA DU <unk>...DA <unk> 
 |GA₂×AN| MU GA ŠA AN GAL E...|DAG.KISIM₅×(LU.MAŠ₂)| EŠ₂ GA MA E DA DU 
 A A MU MA RA KU BUR₂ NA...<unk>...
 AN |EN.ZU| MA RA KU BUR₂ NA...<unk>...
 TUR |GA₂×AN| |U.KA| NI KIN GI₄ A DIM₂ |GA₂×SAL| TA IM MA TA |UD.DU| 
 |GA₂×AN| GA ŠA AN GAL E KIN GI₄ A DIM₂ |GA₂×SAL| TA IM MA TA |UD.DU| 
 |SAL.TUG₂| MU GAL MU KALAM@g ZU GAL IN GA AN DU MU 
 KU₃ AN MUŠ₃ KID GAL MU KALAM@g ZU GAL IN GA AN DU MU 
 BI UD RI UD SUD DU DUR₂ RU NA BI A 
...
...|DAG.KISIM₅×(LU.MAŠ₂)| TA...
...
...AN BI LU LU EŠ₂...
 KI BI A |PA.LU| SAG A RA...
 AN TUR ZI SAG A RA 
 AN |GA₂×AN| |GAL.BUR₂| AN NA SAG A RA 
 LU LUGAL GA₂ AN TUR ZI DA KID EDIN NA...
 AN MUŠ₃ LU₂ |PA.LU| NU ME A 
 LU LUGAL GA₂ ZAG BA MU KALAM@g GI₄ GI₄ 
 |SAL.TUG₂| E |SAL.UŠ.DAM| NI IR EZEN MU KALAM@g IGI TUM |IGI.DIB| TU EZEN MU KALAM@g IGI IB DIM₂ E 
...AN TUR ZI RA EZEN MU KALAM@g IGI TUM |IGI.DIB| TU EZEN MU KALAM@g IGI IB DIM₂ E 
...NA₂ |DU&DU| BA MU LU NA₂ EN NU KALAM@g BA ME DU 
 AN TUR ZI MU LU NA₂ EN NU KALAM@g BA ME DU 
 AN |GA₂×AN| |GAL.BUR₂| AN NA MU LU NA₂ EN NU KALAM@g BA ME DU 
 AN UD DA DU BA <unk> GA₂ EN NU KALAM@g BA ME DU 
 MI DA NA₂ NA₂ <unk> GA₂ EN NU KALAM@g BA ME DU 
 UD BI A UM MA AN BI LU LU 
 BUR ŠU MA |SAL.TUG₂| NI₂ TE NA KA 
 TUR NI GIR₂ GIR₂ E LU₂ AŠ |A.AN| 
 GIR₂@g GIR₂@g E |A.AN| DU LU₂ NI ZU |A.AN| 
 GUD KU BA NI |NUN.LAGAR| |DAG.KISIM₅×(LU.MAŠ₂)| E |A.AN| SI 
 GUR₇ LAGAR@g RA NI GU₂ |A.AN| GUR GUR 
 GIR₂@g GIR₂@g LA |ŠITA.GIŠ| TAG GA NA |PA.GAN| MU KALAM@g NE KA 
 TUR NA KU LI NA EZEN RU EDIN KID LAL 
 IGI NI EŠ₂ NI KU KA MU KALAM@g DA AB BI 
 UD BI A |SAL.TUG₂| E ŠA₃ GA NI A NA |A.AN| DU 
 KU₃ AN MUŠ₃ KID ŠA₃ GA NI A NA |A.AN| DU 
 UM MA AN BI LU LU...ŠA₃ GA NI...
 |SAL.UŠ.DAM| KI |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ NI...
 KI NA₂ HI HI GI NE ŠA₃ GA NI...
 |SAL.TUG₂| MU AN BI LU LU EDIN KID LAL...
 TUR NI GIR₂ GIR₂ E KID LAL A BI...
 TUR NA KU LI NA EZEN RU EDIN KID LAL...
 KU₃ AN MUŠ₃ KID EŠ₂ DAM MA BA NI IN KU₄...
 KI KU A BA E DU NAM MU NI IB TAR RI 
 DU NA BA |EZEN×BAD| GI EN NA NAM MA |A.AN| MU ZU GA BA DA HA LAM E 
 SU |A.EDIN.LAL| A |MUŠ₃×(A.DI)| GAR EDIN NA GAN ME EN 
 TUR NI GIR₂ GIR₂ RI E NE BI DA 
 AN UDUG EDIN NA AN KAL EDIN NA GAN IM MA DA ME |U.U.U| |A.AN| 
 TUR NA KU LI NA EZEN RU EDIN KID LAL 
 EDIN NA HA MU NI TUM DU ZI₃ HU MU NI TUM <unk> E 
 GURUŠ EDIN NA DU A UB TA AN BAL BAL ZI₃ UB TA AN DUB DUB 
 AN UDUG EDIN NA AN KAL EDIN NA 
...|MUŠ₃×(A.DI)| A HU MU NI IB BI DUB A HU MU NI IB BI 
 KI SA HA A NA...HU MU KALAM@g IG 
 UM MA AN BI LU LU ŠA₃ GA NI HU MU HUL₂ LI 
 NI NE EŠ₂ AN UD UD NE |HI×AŠ₂| GAN EN NA NAM 
 SU |A.EDIN.LAL|...
 TUR NI...E NE BI DA 
...EDIN NA AN KAL EDIN NA IM MA AN DA AN ME |U.U.U| |A.AN| 
...NA KU LI NA EZEN RU EDIN KID LAL 
...MU NI TUM DU ZI₃ MU NI IB <unk> E 
...DU A UB TA AN BAL BAL ZI₃ UB TA AN DUB DUB 
 AN UDUG EDIN NA...EDIN NA 
...|MUŠ₃×(A.DI)| A MU NI IB BI...
 KI SA HA A NA EDIN NA...
 UM MA AN BI LU LU...
 AN MUŠ₃ KID GURUŠ KI E ŠU...
 AN TUR ZI...
 ŠU...
...
...<unk>...MU NA IL₂ 
...BURU₅ |KI×U| HU E NAM IL₂ 
 KI |IGI@g.ALAN| AN TUR ZI DA EŠ₂ BURU₅ |KI×U| HU E...
 TU HU DIM₂ AB |TA×HI| BA NI₂ BI A AD E |U.U.U| BA NI TUM GI₄ 
 BURU₅ |KI×U| HU E A₂ BUR₂ BA AD E |U.U.U| BA NI IB GI₄ 
 LUGAL MU |GA₂×AN| NI AN BU TUR RA |A.AN| NI HUL₂ LI 
 AN TUR ZI NE |GA₂×AN| NI AN BU TUR RA |A.AN| NI HUL₂ LI 
 IN |SAL.TUG₂| MU |IGI.DIB| TU DA |HA.A| KI 
 KI EL AMAR IGI@g GA |GA₂×(ME.EN)| BI 
 |IGI.E₂| DI GAR ME GAR SAG MI GA 
 E NE KA KA I LU |GAD.TAK₄.SI| KA KA 
 NAM ŠITA KA KA LUGAL LA...
 AN GEŠTIN AN NA KID |SAL.TUG₂|...
 <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>...
 KI EL |IGI.E₂| DI...
 AN GEŠTIN AN NA KID...
 NU GIG E ŠU...ŠU A MI NI <unk> 
...<unk>...UR BI BA RA GA₂ GA₂ 
...KA <unk>...BA AN TA GI₄ GI₄ 
...ZA RA I LU ZA RA...DUN₃ MU RI IB KA 
...ŠEŠ E GA₂ I LU ZA RA I LU DUN₃ MU RI IB KA 
...I LU ZA RA I LU DUN₃ MU RI IB KA 
...I LU ZA RA I LU DUN₃ MU RI IB KA 
...I LU ZA RA I LU DUN₃ MU RI IB KA 
...I LU ZA RA I LU DUN₃ MU RI IB KA 
...
...MU UD NA NI NE NAM...
...|DU&DU| BA...IB DA DI 
...ZE₂ ZE₂ BA...
...GAR GI₄ A GA ŠA AN AN NA RA...
...I LU ZA RA I LU...
...ZA RA I LU ZA RA I LU DUN₃ MU RI IB KA 
...I LU ZA RA I LU DUN₃ MU RI IB KA 
 EDIN NA AN TUR ZI I LU ZA RA I LU DUN₃ MU RI IB KA 
 E₂ A RA LI A I LU ZA RA I LU DUN₃ MU RI IB KA 
 LAGAR@g |ZA.MUŠ₃@g| A...ZA RA I LU DUN₃ MU RI IB KA 
 |EZEN×BAD| |DUB.NAGAR| KI A...I LU DUN₃ MU RI IB KA 
 KI NAM |PA.LU| DA I LU ZA RA I LU...
 AN TUR ZI NE NAM TUM DA DI E ŠU...
 AN BI LU LU...
 AN MUŠ₃ TUM DA DI 
 |IGI.DIB| KID LAL AN MUŠ₃ |HI×BAD|

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
...balaŋ mu-un-da-sa₂-sa₂
...mu-un-da-sa₂-sa₂
bad₃-tibira{ki} mu-un-da-sa₂-sa₂
du₆-šuba-a mu-un-da-sa₂-sa₂
ki nam-sipad-da mu-un-da-sa₂-sa₂ amaš {d}dumu-zid-da-ka...
sipad lu₂...
...
...giri₁₇-zal-ŋu₁₀
...ŋar-ra
...<unk>
...<unk>
...
...i-si-iš...<unk>...
...
...giri₁₇-zal-la-ke₄...
...<unk>...ad-e-eš...gi₄
...ka kug igi sag₉-sag₉ i-si-iš-bi mu-un-kuš₂-u₃
ka kug igi sag₉-sag₉ i-si-iš-bi mu-un-kuš₂-u₃
ŋuruš nitalam u₃-mu-un zu₂-lum <unk>
...{d}dumu-zid-de₃ mu-un-kuš₂-u₃...mu-un-kuš₂-u₃
kug {d}inana-ke₄...
<unk> <unk> nam <unk>...<unk>...<unk>...
in-nin lu₂ ŋar-ra...
ki-sikil {d}inana lu₂ ŋar-ra...
ama₅ ama ugu-na-ka mu-un <unk>
e a-ra-zu sun₅-sun₅ mu-un-na-su₈-ug
a...ama-ŋu₁₀...amaš-še₃ ga-ma-e-da-ŋen <unk>...da <unk>
ama-ŋu₁₀ ga-ša-an-gal-e...amaš-še₃ ga-ma-e-da-ŋen
a-a-ŋu₁₀ ma-ra-bu₇ sun₅-na...<unk>...
{d}suen ma-ra-bu₇ sun₅-na...<unk>...
dumu ama ugu-ni kiŋ₂-gi₄-a-gin₇ ama₅-ta im-ma-ta-e₃
ama ga-ša-an-gal-e kiŋ₂-gi₄-a-gin₇ ama₅-ta im-ma-ta-e₃
nin-ŋu₁₀ gal mu-un-zu gal in-ga-an-tum₂-mu
kug {d}inana-ke₄ gal mu-un-zu gal in-ga-an-tum₂-mu
kaš ud re ud su₃-ra₂ dur₂-ru-na-bi-a
...
...amaš-ta...
...
...{d}bi-lu-lu-še₃...
ki-bi-a sipad saŋ-a ra...
{d}dumu-zid saŋ-a ra
{d}ama-ušumgal-an-na saŋ-a ra
udu lugal-ŋa₂ {d}dumu-zid-da-ke₄ edin-na...
{d}inana {lu₂}sipad nu-me-a
udu lugal-ŋa₂ zag-ba mu-un-gi₄-gi₄
nin-e nitalam-ni-ir šir₃ mu-un-ši-ib₂-u₃-tud šir₃ mu-un-ši-ib-dim₂-e
...{d}dumu-zid-ra šir₃ mu-un-ši-ib₂-u₃-tud šir₃ mu-un-ši-ib-dim₂-e
...nu₂ su₈-ba mu-lu nu₂ en-nu-uŋ₃-ba me-gub
{d}dumu-zid mu-lu nu₂ en-nu-uŋ₃-ba me-gub
{d}ama-ušumgal-an-na mu-lu nu₂ en-nu-uŋ₃-ba me-gub
{d}utu-da gub-ba <unk> ŋa₂ en-nu-uŋ₃-ba me-gub
ŋi₆-da nu₂-nu₂ <unk> ŋa₂ en-nu-uŋ₃-ba me-gub
ud-bi-a um-ma {d}bi-lu-lu
bur-šu-ma nin ni₂-te-na-ka
dumu-ni ŋir₂-ŋir₂-e lu₂ dili-am₃
ul₄-ul₄-e am₃-tum₂ lu₂ i₃-zu-am₃
gud dab₅-ba-ni tur₃ amaš-e am₃-si
guru₇-du₆-ra-ni gu₂ am₃-gur-gur
ul₄-ul₄-la šita₂ tag-ga-na sag₂ mu-un-ne-dug₄
dumu na gu₅-li na šir₃-ru edin-lil₂-la₂
igi-ni-še₃ i₃-tuš inim mu-un-da-ab-be₂
ud-bi-a nin-e šag₄-ga-ni a-na am₃-de₆
kug {d}inana-ke₄ šag₄-ga-ni a-na am₃-de₆
um-ma {d}bi-lu-lu...šag₄-ga-ni...
nitalam ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni...
ki-nu₂ dug₃-dug₃-ge-de₃ šag₄-ga-ni...
nin-ŋu₁₀ {d}bi-lu-lu edin-lil₂-la₂...
dumu-ni ŋir₂-ŋir₂-e lil₂-la₂-a-bi...
dumu na gu₅-li na šir₃-ru edin-lil₂-la₂...
kug {d}inana-ke₄ eš₂-dam-ma ba-ni-in-kur₉...
ki-tuš-a ba-e-gub nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re
ŋen-na ba-ug₅-ge-en na-nam-ma-am₃ mu-zu ga-ba-da-ha-lam-e
{kuš}ummud a sed niŋ₂ edin-na he₂-me-en
dumu-ni ŋir₂-ŋir₂-re e-ne-bi-da
{d}udug edin-na {d}lamma edin-na he₂-em-ma-da-me-eš-am₃
dumu na gu₅-li na šir₃-ru edin-lil₂-la₂
edin-na ha-mu-ni-ib₂-du zid₂ hu-mu-ni-ib₂ <unk> e
ŋuruš edin-na du a ub-ta-an-bal-bal zid₂ ub-ta-an-dub-dub
{d}udug edin-na {d}lamma edin-na
...sed-a hu-mu-ni-ib-be₂ dub-a hu-mu-ni-ib-be₂
ki sa-ha-a-na...hu-mu-un-ŋal₂
um-ma {d}bi-lu-lu šag₄-ga-ni hu-mu-hul₂-le
i₃-ne-eš₂ {d}utu ud ne ur₅ he₂-en-na-nam
{kuš}ummud...
dumu-ni...e-ne-bi-da
...edin-na {d}lamma edin-na im-ma-an-da-an-me-eš-am₃
...na gu₅-li na šir₃-ru edin-lil₂-la₂
...mu-ni-ib₂-ŋen zid₂ mu-ni-ib <unk> e
...du a ub-ta-an-bal-bal zid₂ ub-ta-an-dub-dub
{d}udug edin-na...edin-na
...sed-a mu-ni-ib-be₂...
ki sa-ha-a-na edin-na...
um-ma {d}bi-lu-lu...
{d}inana-ke₄ ŋuruš ki-e šu...
{d}dumu-zid...
šu...
...
...<unk>...mu-na-il₂
...buru₅-habrud{mušen}e nam il₂
ki-ulutim₂ {d}dumu-zid-da-še₃ buru₅-habrud{mušen}e...
tum₁₂{mušen}gin₇ ab-lal₃-ba ni₂-bi-a ad-e-eš ba-ni-ib₂-gi₄
buru₅-habrud{mušen}e a₂-bur₂-ba ad-e-eš ba-ni-ib-gi₄
lugal-ŋu₁₀ ama-ni {d}dur₇-tur-ra-am₃ i₃-hul₂-le
{d}dumu-zid-de₃ ama-ni {d}dur₇-tur-ra-am₃ i₃-hul₂-le
in-nin-ŋu₁₀ u₃-tud-da kuara{ki}
ki-sikil amar sig₇-ga men-bi
u₆ di niŋ₂-me-ŋar saŋ gig₂-ga
e-ne dug₄-dug₄ i-lu akkil dug₄-dug₄
nam-šita dug₄-dug₄ lugal-la...
{d}ŋeštin-an-na-ke₄ nin...
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>...
ki-sikil u₆ di...
{d}ŋeštin-an-na-ke₄...
nu-gig-e šu...šu-a mi-ni <unk>
...<unk>...teš₂-bi ba-ra-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
...ka <unk>...ba-an-ta-gi₄-gi₄
...za-ra i-lu za-ra...du₅-mu-ri-ib-dug₄
...šeš-e ŋe₂₆ i-lu za-ra i-lu du₅-mu-ri-ib-dug₄
...i-lu za-ra i-lu du₅-mu-ri-ib-dug₄
...i-lu za-ra i-lu du₅-mu-ri-ib-dug₄
...i-lu za-ra i-lu du₅-mu-ri-ib-dug₄
...i-lu za-ra i-lu du₅-mu-ri-ib-dug₄
...
...mu-ud-na-ni ne-nam...
...su₈-ba...ib-da-sa₂
...ze₂-ze₂-ba...
...ŋar gi₄-a ga-ša-an-an-na-ra...
...i-lu za-ra i-lu...
...za-ra i-lu za-ra i-lu du₅-mu-ri-ib-dug₄
...i-lu za-ra i-lu du₅-mu-ri-ib-dug₄
edin-na {d}dumu-zid i-lu za-ra i-lu du₅-mu-ri-ib-dug₄
e₂ a-ra-li-a i-lu za-ra i-lu du₅-mu-ri-ib-dug₄
du₆-šuba-a...za-ra i-lu du₅-mu-ri-ib-dug₄
bad₃-tibira{ki}a...i-lu du₅-mu-ri-ib-dug₄
ki nam-sipad-da i-lu za-ra i-lu...
{d}dumu-zid ne-nam ib₂-da-sa₂-e šu...
{d}bi-lu-lu...
{d}inana ib₂-da-sa₂
u₃-lil₂-la₂ {d}inana-kam