Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 NIGIDAMIN...
 LUGAL A MU 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL A MU 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 NIGIDAMIN UD NI SAG@g 
...A |EZEN×BAD| MU 
 NIGIDAMIN |GIŠ.MI| NA NI HI 
...DA 
 DIŠ...GA 
 DIŠ...KA NUN DI 
 DIŠ UD MU SAG@g 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) A AN |AB×HA| KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
...APIN ME 
...LUGAL...
 <COLUMN> 
 NAGAR 
 NIGIDAMIN DI UD 
 E DA IGI@g 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL AN MU 
 |PA.LU| ANŠE ERIN₂ KA 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| KA GA₂ KA BI 
 2(AŠ) TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| ŠU GI₄ GI₄ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |GA₂×AN| MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| E KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 3(BAN₂) AN MUŠ₃ |GA₂×AN| MU 
 3(BAN₂) ZI MU 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ MU 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
 NIGIDAMIN E₂ |AN.IM.MI| HU 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL |EZEN×BAD| 
 LU₂ IGI LAGAB ME 
 DIŠ LUGAL AN EN KID LI 
 ŠU 5(DIŠ) 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU LU₂ MU 
 4(BAN₂) |PA.LU| AN EN KID LI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
 4(BAN₂)...UR MU 
 4(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| UR MU 
 SAL ME 
 E₂ GAL LA 
 NI...
 2(AŠ) NU SIK₂...4(BAN₂) 
 UR₂ |HU.HI| 
 <COLUMN> 
 |IGI.DUB| DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 DIŠ IGI SI@g 
 ŠU HA 
 ŠU LAGAB U LAL AŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 8(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
...ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 2(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI U LAL AŠ LAL 3(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 LU₂ |SAL.KUR|...BA U₂ KA...
 <COLUMN> 
 DIŠ ŠA₃ <unk> 
 DIŠ UR UR 
 DIŠ MU NI 
 DIŠ MU NI 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 DIŠ NI LUM KAL 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL |ŠU₂.AN.HI×GAD| KI 
 LU₂ PAD KU...
 NIGIDAMIN A LUM BA 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) ŠEŠ LU₂ HI 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| TI |EZEN×BAD| MU 
 DIŠ |U.UD.KID| |HU.HI| 
 LU₂ |UD×(U.U.U)| DA ME 
 SAG APIN ME 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MA AL GA SUD 
 <COLUMN> 
 |SAL.KUR| |HI×AŠ₂| |HI×BAD| 
 LUGAL |ŠU₂.AN.HI×GAD| KI 
 DUB SAR DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| KA GA₂ KA BI 
...BA U₂...MU 
 3(BAN₂)...KA NAM GAN TI 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
 |SAL.TUG₂|...ZI DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 NIGIDAMIN IGI ZI 
 ŠU 5(DIŠ) 
 4(BAN₂) A DA GAL DI 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) ŠEŠ LU₂ HI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MU DA SAG@g 
...
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) A |GI%GI| SA 
 SAL AN 
 <unk> DA 
 E DA TI 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 4(BAN₂) GA₂ KA NAM GAN TI 
 SAL AN 
 E₂ GAL LA 
 NI IGI@g 
 4(BAN₂) A GIR₂@g...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 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...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB U 2(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 5(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 U 6(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 U LAL AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 6(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 U AŠ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 ŠE...6(AŠ) LAL 3(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 AN BA U₂ KA 
 <COLUMN> 
 EN IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 |GA₂×NUN| AN BA U₂ TA 
 E NE BA <unk> 
 U MIN BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
2(barig)...
lugal-a-mu
2(barig) lugal-a-mu
2(diš)-kam-ma
2(barig) utu-i₃-kuš₂
...a-bad₃-mu
2(barig) gissu-na-ni-du₁₀
...da
1(barig)...ga
1(barig)...gu₃-nun-di
1(barig) utu-mu-kuš₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) a{d}nanše-ki-ag₂
...apin-me
...lugal...
<COLUMN>
nagar
2(barig) di-utu
e-da-se₁₂
2(barig) lugal-dingir-mu
sipa anše surₓ(ERIN₂)-ka
3(ban₂) nin-ka-ga₂-inim-bi
2(aš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) nin-šu-gi₄-gi₄
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-ama-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-e-ki-ag₂
3(ban₂) {d}inanna-ama-mu
3(ban₂) zi-mu
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) nin-lu₂-mu
ki-siki-me
2(barig) e₂-anzu₂{mušen}
2(barig) lugal-bad₃
lu₂-igi-nigin₂-me
1(barig) lugal{d}en-lil₂-le
šu-i₂
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su-lu₂-mu
4(ban₂) sipa{d}en-lil₂-le
sagi-me
4(ban₂)...teš₂-mu
4(ban₂) ama-teš₂-mu
munus-me
e₂-gal-la
i₃...
2(aš) nu-siki...4(ban₂)
ur₂-mud
<COLUMN>
agrig-da
e-da-se₁₂
1(barig) igi-si₄
šu-ku₆
šu-nigin₂ 1(u) la₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
8(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
3(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
...ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
nita-me
2(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
7(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(u) la₂ 1(aš) la₂ 3(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
lu₂ geme₂...ba-ba₆-ka...
<COLUMN>
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
2(barig) lugal-keš₃{ki}
lu₂ šuku dab₅...
2(barig) a-lum-ba
1(barig) 2(ban₂) šeš-lu₂-du₁₀
1(barig) {d}nin-ti-bad₃-mu
1(barig) nigar-mud
lu₂ iti-da-me
sag-apin-me
4(ban₂) nin-ma-al-ga-su₃
<COLUMN>
geme₂ kikken-kam
lugal-keš₃{ki}
dub-sar-da
e-da-se₁₂
3(ban₂) nin-ka-ga₂-inim-bi
...ba-ba₆...mu
3(ban₂)...ka-nam-he₂-ti
ki-siki-me
nin...zi-da
e-da-se₁₂
2(barig) igi-zi
šu-i₂
4(ban₂) a-da-gal-di
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) šeš-lu₂-du₁₀
sagi-me
4(ban₂) nin-mu-da-kuš₂
...
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) a-gil-sa
munus-am₆
<unk> da
e-da-ti
...
<COLUMN>
...
4(ban₂) ga₂-ka-nam-he₂-ti
munus-am₆
e₂-gal-la
i₃-se₁₂
4(ban₂) a-kiši₁₇...
...
<COLUMN>
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}...
...
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 1(u) 2(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
5(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(u) 6(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita-me
6(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(u) 1(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
2(aš) munus 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
še...6(aš) la₂ 3(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
še-ba lu₂ di₄-di₄-la-ne
sa₆-sa₆
dam <unk> <unk> gi-na
lugal
lagaš{ki}ka
iti ezem {d}ba-ba₆-ka
<COLUMN>
en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
ganun {d}ba-ba₆-ta
e-ne-ba <unk>
1(u) 2(diš) ba-am₆