Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...E₂ AB@g KI GA |NUN&NUN| IG 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ HI LI SUD 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ KU₃ 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ KU₃ 
...
...|SAL.KUR| |GA₂×NUN| 
...E₂...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...3(BAN₂) 
...NU SIK₂ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 4(AŠ)...GUR SAG IG 
 |URU×MIN| SI 
 4(BAN₂) <unk> 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MU SU DA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR...
 4(BAN₂) GU...
 4(BAN₂)...
...
...TUR SAL 
...AL...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| E₂ ZI DA 
 3(BAN₂) KIŠ...NE KU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| |GA₂×NUN| 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ NUN NI 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| E₂ DAM 
 3(BAN₂) AŠ₂ NI TUM 
 3(BAN₂) IGI BAR LU₂ TI 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂|...GI 
 3(BAN₂) ŠEŠ AN EDIN NA 
...DA NA 
...TUR SAL 
...|AB₂.ŠA₃.GI| NA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 SAG DUB...
...AL MU NI KA 
 GU₂ BA...
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB 2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 U 6(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ NU...2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ)...UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 8(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 4(AŠ)  |SAL.TUG₂| KA ZI DA 
 4(BAN₂)...GA GA 
 4(BAN₂) AN |SAL.TUG₂| MAR KI |GA₂×AN| PAP PAP 
...AN MA 
 3(BAN₂) <unk> ŠA₆ 
...MA MA TUM 
 3(BAN₂) ZA NA 
 3(BAN₂) SI <unk> <unk> 
 3(BAN₂) AN MUŠ₃ AN MU 
 3(BAN₂) <unk> NI TUM 
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) ŠEŠ DA GAL DI 
 3(BAN₂) <unk> NI TUM 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 SAG DUB ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MU DA SAG@g 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR MU 
 GU₂ BA ME 
 ŠU LAGAB 2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 U 4(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ NIGIDAEŠ AN |AB×HA|...NU ME 
 4(BAN₂) SI UM ME 
 4(BAN₂) <unk> <unk> 
 4(BAN₂) DAM A MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) AN |SAL.TUG₂|...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI NIGIDAEŠ IGI BAR LU₂ TI 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| TUR 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂ DA URU 
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 4(BAN₂) ŠEŠ E A NA AK 
 2(AŠ) TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |NUN&NUN| ZI 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂ DA URU 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
...ME 
 3(BAN₂) MAŠ TUR 
 3(BAN₂)...BARA₂...URU 
...MA 
...ŠA₃ LAL TUK 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 7(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN 3(BAN₂) KI GU ME 
 4(BAN₂) SA AN SI NE 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 4(BAN₂) MIN NA NI 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR MU 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MA DU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ AN MU 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| AB GU 
 4(BAN₂) AN |SAL.TUG₂| ŠUBUR |GA₂×AN| MU 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) BI SU GA₂ 
 |SAL.KUR| DI KA ME 
 4(BAN₂) ZI LA LA 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| AB GU 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 4(BAN₂) AN...|GA₂×AN| MU 
 2(AŠ) TUR...
...
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂|...
...
 2(AŠ)...
...LI 
 4(BAN₂)...
...
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 4(BAN₂)...
 4(BAN₂)...
 2(BAN₂) TUR...
 AŠ NU SIK₂...
 |SAL.KUR| BAR...IG...
 ŠU LAGAB |U.U| 4(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ NU SIK₂...
 6(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ...
 3(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI...
 ŠE BI...UR₂...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 4(BAN₂)...|GA₂×AN|...
 4(BAN₂)...
 2(AŠ) TUR UŠ...
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| URU EZEN ME GAN GAM GAM 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| DU@s...IL₂ 
 4(BAN₂) |LAL₂.LAGAB| DIM₂ HI 
 SAL ME 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) E₂ |GI%GI| SA 
 U₂ NE 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) NI NI PI NI 
 4(BAN₂) ZA NA 
 4(BAN₂) AN BA U₂...
 <COLUMN> 
...URU...
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| GAR...MU 
...ZI LI 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| URU DA SAG@g 
 SAL ME 
 DIŠ 4(BAN₂) AD DA 
 |PAP.PAP| |GUM×ŠE| 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 4(BAN₂) 
 6(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 LU₂ |BI×GAR| ME 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR MU 
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BA...
 <COLUMN> 
...NIGIDAMIN |KA×GAN₂@t.ŠA| MA MA 
 4(BAN₂) SAL LA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) |GA₂×PA| TUR 
 ŠE BI DIŠ 4(BAN₂) BARA₂ ZI 
 |SAL.KUR| |HI×AŠ₂| ME 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MU DA SAG@g 
 4(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ NI SAG@g 
 |SAL.KUR| <unk> ME 
 3(BAN₂) |A.LAGAB×HAL| LU₂ |UD.UD| 
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ TI TI 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 A GA |GUD×KUR| ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |KID.BALAG| NI HI 
 |UŠ.KU| 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| EŠ₂ DAM ME KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...LUM...KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 3(BAN₂) <unk> KU EŠ₂ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) SAL ŠA₆ 
 |SAL.TUG₂| GAL LAM 
 MIN TUR UŠ...
 3(BAN₂) |KA×SA| SAR 
...KI BI GI₄ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| ŠA₃ LAL TUK 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) ZA NA 
 3(BAN₂) AN |ŠE.ŠE.NUN&NUN| |GA₂×AN| MU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR₂ NI 
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ UR MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) DAM A MU 
 MIN TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ ZI MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 <COLUMN> 
...
...|KA×GAR| A ME 
 4(BAN₂) NE SAG 
 UŠ AN 
...ŠA₃ <unk> 
 SAL AN 
 KAB RA DUN ME 
 ŠU |LAGAB.LAGAB| DIŠ UŠ 4(BAN₂) 
 DIŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 U 6(DIŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 5(DIŠ) ŠA₃...UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 4(DIŠ) ŠA₃ HI...2(BAN₂) 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...DIŠ 4(BAN₂) 
...LU₂...
 AŠ...4(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| 5(AŠ) LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 5(U) 5(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 1(GEŠ₂) 2(AŠ) |U.U| LAL 3(DIŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 |U.U.U| AŠ 4(DIŠ) SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
...
...|U.U|...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 E...BA <unk> 
...
...

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
...
<COLUMN>
...
...e₂-unu{ki}ga-nir-gal₂
3(ban₂) e₂-hi-li-su₃
2(diš)-kam-ma
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) e₂-ku₃
3(ban₂) e₂-ku₃
...
...geme₂-ganun
...e₂...
...
<COLUMN>
...
...3(ban₂)
...nu-siki munus 3(ban₂)
7(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
7(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 4(aš)...gur sag gal₂
gišgal-si
4(ban₂) <unk>
4(ban₂) nin-mu-su-da
2(ban₂) dumu...
4(ban₂) gu...
4(ban₂)...
...
...dumu-munus
...al...
...
<COLUMN>
...
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) geme₂-e₂-zi-da
3(ban₂) kiš...bi₂-tuš
3(ban₂) geme₂-ganun
3(ban₂) e₂-nun-ne₂
3(ban₂) geme₂-e₂-dam
3(ban₂) taš₃-ni-tum
3(ban₂) igi-bar-lu₂-ti
3(ban₂) nin...ge
3(ban₂) šeš-an-edin-na
...da-na
...dumu-munus
...zeₓ(|AB₂.ŠA₃.GI|)-na
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
sag-dub...
...al-mu-ni-du₁₁
gu₂-ba...
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 2(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(u) 6(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
1(aš) nu...2(ban₂)
2(aš)...nita 2(ban₂)
8(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 4(aš)  nin-inim-zi-da
4(ban₂)...ga-ga
4(ban₂) {d}nin-mar{ki}ama-pa₄-pa₄
...am₆-ma
3(ban₂) <unk> sa₆
...ma-ma-tum
3(ban₂) za-na
3(ban₂) si <unk> <unk>
3(ban₂) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
3(ban₂) <unk> ni-tum
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆...
...
<COLUMN>
...
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) šeš-da-gal-di
3(ban₂) <unk> ni-tum
2(diš)-kam-ma
sag dub-me
3(ban₂) nin-mu-da-kuš₂
3(ban₂) nin-teš₂-mu
gu₂-ba-me
šu-nigin₂ 2(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(u) 4(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 3(barig) {d}nanše...nu-me
4(ban₂) si-um-me
4(ban₂) <unk> <unk>
4(ban₂) dam-a-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) {d}nin...
...
<COLUMN>
...munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(barig) igi-bar-lu₂-ti
ki-siki-me
3(ban₂) nin-tur
3(ban₂) nin-bara₂-da-ri₂
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
4(ban₂) šeš-e-a-na-ak
2(aš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) nin-šer₇-zi
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-bara₂-da-ri₂
2(diš)-kam-ma
...me
3(ban₂) maš-tur
3(ban₂)...bara₂...ri₂
...ma
...ša₃-la₂-tuku
...
<COLUMN>
...
7(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
3(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 2(barig) 3(ban₂) ki-gu-me
4(ban₂) sa{d}si-bi₂
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
4(ban₂) min-na-ni
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) nin-teš₂-mu
4(ban₂) nin-ma-de₆
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-dingir-mu
4(ban₂) nin-ab-gu
4(ban₂) {d}nin-šubur-ama-mu
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) be₂-su-ga₂
geme₂ sa₂-du₁₁-me
4(ban₂) zi-la-la
4(ban₂) nin-ab-gu
2(diš)-kam-ma
4(ban₂) {d}...ama-mu
2(aš) dumu...
...
4(ban₂) nin...
...
2(aš)...
...le
4(ban₂)...
...
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
...
4(ban₂)...
4(ban₂)...
2(ban₂) dumu...
1(aš) nu-siki...
geme₂ bar...gal₂...
šu-nigin₂ 2(u) 4(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) nu-siki...
6(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita...
3(aš) ša₃-du₁₀...
še-bi...ur₂...
<COLUMN>
...
4(ban₂)...ama...
4(ban₂)...
2(aš) dumu-nita...
4(ban₂) nin-iri-ezem-me-he₂-gam-gam
4(ban₂) nin-kas₄...il₂
4(ban₂) ušur₃-gin₇-du₁₀
munus-me
1(barig) 2(ban₂) e₂-gil-sa
u₂-bil
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
5(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) i₃-li₂-be₆-li₂
4(ban₂) za-na
4(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆...
<COLUMN>
...iri...
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) nin-nig₂...mu
...zi-le
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) nin-iri-da-kuš₂
munus-me
1(barig) 4(ban₂) ad-da
munu₄-gaz
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 4(ban₂)
6(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) amar-giri₁₆{ki}
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)-me
4(ban₂) nin-teš₂-mu
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
4(ban₂) nin-ba...
<COLUMN>
...2(barig) puzur₄-ma-ma
4(ban₂) sal-la
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) sila₄-tur
še-bi 1(barig) 4(ban₂) bara₂-zi
geme₂ kikken-me
4(ban₂) nin-mu-da-kuš₂
4(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-i₃-kuš₂
geme₂ <unk> me
3(ban₂) i₇-lu₂-dadag
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) nin-lu₂-ti-ti
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
a-ga-am-me
3(ban₂) nin-tigiₓ(|KID.BALAG|)-ni-du₁₀
gala
3(ban₂) nin-eš₂-dam-me-ki-ag₂
...
<COLUMN>
...lum...ki-ag₂
3(ban₂) <unk> tuš-še₃
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) munus-sa₆
nin-gal-lam
2(diš) dumu-nita...
3(ban₂) su₆-mu₂
...ki-be₂-gi₄
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-ša₃-la₂-tuku
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) za-na
3(ban₂) {d}ašnan-ama-mu
3(ban₂) nin-ur₂-ni
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-teš₂-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) dam-a-mu
2(diš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-zi-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
<COLUMN>
...
...gu₇-a-me
4(ban₂) ne-sag
nita-am₆
...ša₃ <unk>
munus-am₆
gab₂-ra šah₂-me
šu-nigin 1(diš) nita 4(ban₂)
1(diš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(u) 6(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
5(diš) ša₃...nita 2(ban₂)
4(diš) ša₃-du₁₀...2(ban₂)
...
<COLUMN>
...
<BLANK_SPACE>
<COLUMN>
...1(barig) 4(ban₂)
...lu₂...
1(aš)...4(ban₂)
2(u) 5(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita-me
5(u) 5(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(geš₂) 2(aš) 2(u) la₂ 3(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
3(u) 1(aš) 4(diš) munus 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
...2(u)...
...
<COLUMN>
e...ba <unk>
...
...