Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
...IB BAL BAL KUL BA NI IB I...
...MA NI |A.IGI| GIG MU KALAM@g EREN EREN 
...GUL LA MU GIG GA BI IM ME 
...AB@g NA KU₃ GI ŠU KID LAL BA AB KA 
...MUŠ₃...DA GUR KI |NE.RU| E BA AB KA 
...MI KISAL KU₃...|NE.RU| E IGI MI NI IN BAR 
...NAM EN NA...ŠU BA E LAL LAL 
...MI KISAL TA BA...KI |NE.RU| E BA AB KA 
...KI SIG₄ |HI×AŠ₂| ŠA₃ GA...UD GIG GA BA E RI 
...MAH KI KU KI |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ NI GIR₃ PAP BA RA AN KU 
 |SAL.TUG₂| |3×AN| |3×AN| E |URU×MIN| KI |IGI.UR| LU A NA |A.IGI| GIG MU KALAM@g ŠEŠ₂ ŠEŠ₂ 
...LA LA BI LU₂ NU MU KALAM@g GI₄ A MU GIG GA BI IM ME 
 GIR₂ SU KI URU KI UR SAG GA₂ E NE KID <unk> <unk> E BA AB KA 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU KID E₂ |U&U.U&U.U| TA GIR₃ PAP BA RA AN KU 
 |GA₂×AN| AN BA U₂ E₂ |URU×MIN| KU₃ GA NA |A.IGI| GIG MU KALAM@g ŠEŠ₂ ŠEŠ₂ 
 A URU KI GUL LA E₂ GUL LA MU GIG GA BI IM ME 
 UD BA KA UD DAM AL |U.GUD| |U.GUD| ŠA₃ BI A BA A MU KALAM@g ZU 
 KA AN EN KID LAL ZI DA AŠ |GI%GI| GA₂ NE KAB BU SU SU NE 
 AN EN KID LU₂ NAM TAR TAR RI NE A NA NE IN AK A BA 
 AN EN KID LI NIM KI LU₂ KUR RA KUR TA IM TA AN |UD.DU| 
 AN |AB×HA| TUR EŠ₂ URU BAR RA MU KALAM@g NA KU |A.AN| 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| <unk> <unk> RA AB GU₂ A AB BA KA NE IM MA DA AN TE 
 KU₃ |NI.UD| ZA KUR BI MA₂ GAL GAL E BAL EŠ₂ NI AK E 
 |SAL.TUG₂| GAR <unk> RA NI |IGI.UR| LU TI LA |A.AN| KU₃ AN |SAL.TUG₂| <unk> <unk> KID 
 UD BA UD <unk> <unk> DIM₂ NE RA IM MA DA AB TAR RI 
 KI |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| AŠ KI E NIM KI ŠU NI A IM MA IGI IN GI₄ 
 UD BI A |SAL.TUG₂| GA₂ UD DA A NI DI NAM GA MU NI IB KA 
 AN BA U₂ LU₂ |URU×MIN| DIM₂ UD DA A NI DI NAM GA MU NI IB KA 
...LI E A UD NE ŠU NI A IM MA IGI IN GI₄ GI₄ 
...GUL GUL E ŠU NI A IM MA IGI IN GI₄ GI₄ 
...GUL GUL E ŠU NI A IM MA IGI IN GI₄ GI₄ 
...|ZU.AB| E₂ BI KI NU |NUN&NUN| ŠA₃ BA NI₂ IM MA DA AN TE 
...KI |URU×MIN| NAM TUR EŠ₂ NI DIM₂ |TE.A| |TE.A| RI NE BA...
...|URU×MIN| NI |AB×HA| KI A KUR RI BA...
...<unk> <unk> KI A KI KU KI |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ NI GIR₃ PAP BA RA...
...GUL LA E₂ GUL LA MU GIG GA BI IM...
...KU₃ NAM EN NA BA ŠU BA E LAL LAL 
...MI KISAL TA BA DA GUR KI |NE.RU| E BA AB KA 
 <SURFACE> 
...AN |ŠEŠ.KI| KA A₂ DUGUD BA IGI IN |UMUM×KASKAL| 
...GAN₂ E₂ |KASKAL.BU| AN |EN.ZU| NA |NUN.LAGAR| DUGUD DIM₂ BA AN GUL 
...RA BI MAŠ |TE.A| RA DIM₂ UR E IM ME E <unk> 
...GIŠ KI GA DIM₂ UR E BA AN |UMUM×KASKAL| NI GUL GUL LU NE 
...DIM₂ MA |IGI@g.ALAN| ŠA₆ GA BI ME ZI IR ZI RI NE 
...KISAL KU₃ NAM EN NA BA ŠU BA E LAL LAL 
 EN BI MI KISAL TA BA DA AN |TE.A| KI |NE.RU| E BA AB KA 
...BARA₂ AN NA DA BU DA BI A A |NUN&NUN| BA DA AB SI 
 GIŠ GU ZA AN NA BI NU UB...ME TE AŠ LI NE IB IG 
 GIŠ ŠA₆ DIM₂...|URU×GU| BA AB KA UR BI BA RA AN KAD₄ 
 AŠ ŠU₂ E₂ |A.LAGAB×HAL|...A RI...BA DA AN <unk> 
 GAR |NE.RU|...|ŠEŠ.KI| KA LU₂ |NE.RU| E BA E DIB 
 E₂ <unk> RI...AN BA E₂ BU |UD.KUŠU₂|...UM MA ŠA₃ SUD GA BA AB GAR 
 KI <unk>...<unk> <unk> GA KI AB₂ LU...RI |NUN.LAGAR| DUGUD DIM₂ BA AN GUL 
...|SAL.TUG₂|...GA₂ BUR TA GIR₃ PAP BA RA AN KU 
...GA@g KID NI₂ TE NA |A.IGI| GIG MU KALAM@g EREN EREN 
 A...LA E₂ GUL LA MU GIG GA BI IM ME 
 MI KISAL KU₃ NAM EN NA BA ŠU BA E LAL LAL 
 EN BI MI KISAL TA BA DA AN |TE.A| KI |NE.RU| E BA AB KA 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| A ZU E₂ KID DA GIŠ KU UB BA I NI DU 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| |HI×AŠ₂| SAG E₂ NU TUR RA KID UD |IGI.UR| BA AN DA RI 
 TU HU DIM₂ AB |TA×HI| TA BA DA AN RI EDIN NA BAR NE TUM DU 
 A URU KI GUL LA E₂ GUL LA MU GIG GA BI IM ME 
 GIŠ TUR DA E₂ |A.IGI| RA BA AN SAR 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIŠ ZI DA GIŠ TUR DA GIR₃ PAP BA RA AN KU 
 AN A₂ ZI SAR A |SAL.TUG₂| |URU×MIN| A KID |A.IGI| GIG MU KALAM@g EREN EREN 
 A URU KI GUL LA E₂ GUL LA MU GIG GA BI IM ME 
...LU LU₂ MI A BA AN DUR₂ RU NE |U.U.U| 
...|IGI.UR| LU NE LU₂ MI A BA AN DUR₂ RU NE |U.U.U| 
...MA KID |A.IGI| GIG MU KALAM@g EREN EREN 
...GUL LA E₂ GUL LA MU GIG GA BI IM ME 
...GIR₂@g E TUG₂ BA DA TUG₂ |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| LU MU KALAM@g <unk> 
...KI KU KI |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ NI GIR₃ KUR BA RA AN KU 
...LA E₂ GUL LA MU GIG GA BI IM ME 
...|SI.A| GA A |KA×A| E BA |A.AN| TIL

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
...ib-bal-bal numun ba-ni-ib-i...
...ma-ni er₂ gig mu-un-šeš₄-šeš₄
...gul-la-ŋu₁₀ gig-ga-bi im-me
...gun₄-na kug-ge šu lil₂-la₂ ba-ab-dug₄
...inana...da-gur ki-erim₂-e ba-ab-dug₄
...ŋi₆-par₄ kug...erim₂-e igi mi-ni-in-bar
...nam-en-na...šu ba-e-lal-lal
...ŋi₆-par₄-ta ba...ki-erim₂-e ba-ab-dug₄
...{ki} šeg₁₂-hur-šag₄-ga...ud gig-ga ba-e-ri
...mah ki-tuš ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ŋiri₃ kur₂ ba-ra-an-dab₅
nin mul-mul-e uru₁₇{ki} hul-lu-a-na er₂ gig mu-un-šeš₂-šeš₂
...la-la-bi lu₂ nu-mu-un-gi₄-a-ŋu₁₀ gig-ga-bi im-me
ŋir₂-su{ki} iri{ki} ur-saŋ-ŋa₂-e-ne-ke₄ <unk> <unk> e ba-ab-dug₄
{d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ke₄ e₂-ninnu-ta ŋiri₃ kur₂ ba-ra-an-dab₅
ama {d}ba-ba₆ e₂-uru₁₇-kug-ga-na er₂ gig mu-un-šeš₂-šeš₂
a iri{ki} gul-la e₂ gul-la-ŋu₁₀ gig-ga-bi im-me
ud-ba inim ud-dam al-du₇-du₇ šag₄-bi a-ba-a mu-un-zu
inim {d}en-lil₂-la₂ zid-da-aš geleŋ-ŋe₂₆-de₃ gab₂-bu su-su-de₃
{d}en-lil₂ lu₂ nam tar-tar-re-de₃ a-na bi₂-in-ak-a-ba
{d}en-lil₂-le elam{ki} lu₂-kur-ra kur-ta im-ta-an-e₃
{d}nanše dumu-ŋir₁₅ iri bar-ra mu-un-na-tuš-am₃
{d}nin <unk> <unk> ra eš₃ gu₂-a-ab-ba-ka izi im-ma-da-an-ten
kug {na₄}za-gin₃-bi ma₂ gal-gal-e bala-še₃ i₃-ak-e
nin niŋ₂ <unk> ra-ni hul-lu til₃-la-am₃ kug {d}nin <unk> <unk> ke₄
ud-ba ud <unk> <unk> gin₇ bar₇-ra im-ma-da-ab-tar-re
ki lagaš{aš}{ki}e elam{ki} šu-ni-a im-ma-ši-in-gi₄
ud-bi-a nin-ŋa₂ ud-da-a-ni sa₂ nam-ga-mu-ni-ib-dug₄
{d}ba-ba₆ lu₂-lu₇-gin₇ ud-da-a-ni sa₂ nam-ga-mu-ni-ib-dug₄
...li-e-a ud-de₃ šu-ni-a im-ma-ši-in-gi₄-gi₄
...gul-gul-e šu-ni-a im-ma-ši-in-gi₄-gi₄
...gul-gul-e šu-ni-a im-ma-ši-in-gi₄-gi₄
...abzu e₂-bi ki-nu-nir-ša₃-ba ni₂ im-ma-da-an-teŋ₃
...{ki} uru₁₇ nam-dumu-ŋir₁₅-ni-gin₇ kar-kar-re-de₃ ba...
...uru₁₇-ni niŋin₆{ki}a kur-re ba...
...<unk> <unk>{ki}a ki-tuš ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ŋiri₃ kur₂ ba-ra...
...gul-la e₂ gul-la-ŋu₁₀ gig-ga-bi im...
...kug nam-en-na-ba šu ba-e-lal-lal
...ŋi₆-par₄-ta ba-da-gur ki-erim₂-e ba-ab-dug₄
<SURFACE>
...{d}nanna-ka a₂ dugud ba-ši-in-de₂
...gana₂ e₂ danna {d}suen-na tur₃ dugud-gin₇ ba-an-gul
...ra-bi maš kar-ra-gin₇ ur-e im-me-e <unk>
...es{ki} ga-gin₇ ur-e ba-an-de₂ i₃-gul-gul-lu-de₃
...dim₂-ma uludin₂ sag₉-ga-bi me-ze-er-ze-re-de₃
...par₄ kug nam-en-na-ba šu ba-e-lal-lal
en-bi ŋi₆-par₄-ta ba-da-an-kar ki-erim₂-e ba-ab-dug₄
...barag an-na-da gid₂-da-bi-a a-nir ba-da-ab-si
{ŋeš}gu-za an-na-bi nu-ub...me-te-aš li-bi₂-ib-ŋal₂
{ŋeš}ŋešnimbar-gin₇...gur₅ ba-ab-dug₄ teš₂-bi ba-ra-an-kad₄
aš-šu₂ e₂ id₂...a-ri...ba-da-an <unk>
niŋ₂-erim₂...nanna-ka lu₂-erim₂-e ba-e-dib
e₂ <unk> re...an-ba e₂ pu-uh₂...um-ma šag₄ sug₄-ga ba-ab-ŋar
ki <unk>...<unk> <unk> ga{ki} ab₂ lu...ri tur₃ dugud-gin₇ ba-an-gul
...nin...ŋa₂-bur-ta ŋiri₃ kur₂ ba-ra-an-dab₅
...gara₂-ke₄ ni₂-te-na er₂ gig mu-un-šeš₄-šeš₄
a...la e₂ gul-la-ŋu₁₀ gig-ga-bi im-me
ŋi₆-par₄ kug nam-en-na-ba šu ba-e-lal-lal
en-bi ŋi₆-par₄-ta ba-da-an-kar ki-erim₂-e ba-ab-dug₄
{d}nin-a-zu e₂-gid-da {ŋeš}tukul ub-ba i-ni-gub
{d}nin-hur-saŋ e₂-nu-tur-ra-ke₄ ud hul ba-an-da-dal
tum₁₂{mušen}gin₇ ab-lal₃-ta ba-da-an-dal eden-na bar bi₂-ib₂-gub
a iri{ki} gul-la e₂ gul-la-ŋu₁₀ gig-ga-bi im-me
ŋeš-banda₃{da} e₂ er₂-ra ba-an-mu₂
{d}nin-ŋeš-zid-da ŋeš-banda₃{da} ŋiri₃ kur₂ ba-ra-an-dab₅
{d}a₂-zid-mu₂-a nin uru₁₇-a-ke₄ er₂ gig mu-un-šeš₄-šeš₄
a iri{ki} gul-la e₂ gul-la-ŋu₁₀ gig-ga-bi im-me
...lu lu₂ kukku₅-a ba-an-dur₂-ru-ne-eš
...hul-lu-de₃ lu₂ kukku₅-a ba-an-dur₂-ru-ne-eš
...ma-ke₄ er₂ gig mu-un-šeš₄-šeš₄
...gul-la e₂ gul-la-ŋu₁₀ gig-ga-bi im-me
...ul₄-e tug₂ ba-da-mur₁₀ giri₁₆-lu mu-un <unk>
...ki-tuš ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ŋiri₃ kur ba-ra-an-dab₅
...la e₂ gul-la-ŋu₁₀ gig-ga-bi im-me
...diri-ga a naŋ-e ba-am₃-til