Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 NIGIDAMIN ŠE BA 
 LUGAL A MU 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL A MU 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 NIGIDAMIN UD...SAG@g 
 NIGIDAMIN...MU 
 DIŠ LUGAL GEŠTIN 
 NAGAR 
 NIGIDAMIN DI UD 
 E DA IGI@g 
 SAG APIN ME 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL AN MU 
 |PA.LU| ANŠE ERIN₂ KA 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| KA...KA BI 
 2(AŠ) TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| ŠU GI₄ GI₄ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |GA₂×AN| MU 
 2(BAN₂)...
 3(BAN₂)...E KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
...
 3(BAN₂) ZI...
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ MU 
 KI...
 NIGIDAMIN E₂ |AN.IM.MI| HU 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL |EZEN×BAD| 
 LU₂ IGI LAGAB...
 DIŠ LUGAL...EN KID LI 
 ŠU 5(DIŠ) 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ LU₂ MU 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) |PA.LU|...EN KID LI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
 4(BAN₂) A UR₂ MU 
 4(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| UR MU 
 SAL ME 
 E₂ GAL...
 NI IGI@g 
 2(AŠ) NU SIK₂ UŠ 4(BAN₂) 
 UR₂ |HU.HI| 
...
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂...MU 
 ŠU 5(DIŠ) AN 
 <unk> <unk> 
 E DA TI 
 DIŠ IGI SI@g 
 ŠU HA 
 ŠU LAGAB 7(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
...ŠA₃...UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ...
...4(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 4(AŠ)...NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 LU₂ |SAL.KUR|...U₂ KA ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| KA GA₂ KA BI 
 3(BAN₂) GA₂ KA NAM GAN TI 
 |SAL.TUG₂| KA ZI DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MA AL GA SUD 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) NAM |SAL.TUG₂| E AN NA GAM...
 IGI...DA 
...IGI@g 
...SIK₂ ME 
 4(BAN₂) A DA GAL DI 
...ŠEŠ LU₂ HI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
...|SAL.TUG₂| MU DA SAG@g 
 SAL AN 
 E₂ GAL LA 
 NI...
 4(BAN₂) SAG GA₂ TUK A 
 ŠU 5(DIŠ) AN 
 LUGAL TE DA 
 E DA TI 
 DIŠ UD IGI DU 
 <COLUMN> 
 KAK A TAR AN 
...TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI.TE.A.DU| DA 
 E DA TI 
 4(BAN₂) A |GI%GI| SA 
 SAL AN 
...
 E DA TI 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
...LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 UŠ AN 
 2(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) SAL 3(BAN₂) 
...BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) LU₂ |SAL.KUR| TAR BU BU KA ME 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) <unk> MA <unk> <unk> BA 
 4(BAN₂) GAN <unk> 
 KI SIK₂ ME <unk> 
 IGI BAR DA <unk> 
 E DA IGI@g 
 4(BAN₂) UR SAG 
 4(BAN₂) ŠU TUR GA TI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
...KI UR MU 
...ZI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| 
 E DA TI 
 DIŠ A |PA.LU| DA URU 
 KAK A TAR AN 
 ŠA₃ GA₂ 
 KAB |UŠ×TAK₄| DA 
 <COLUMN> 
 E DA TI 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU...
 LUL AN 
 MAŠ KAK 
 LUL DA 
 E DA TI 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ...LU₂ DIŠ 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 2(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI...2(BAN₂)...ŠUBUR AN BA U₂ KA ME 
 4(BAN₂) A AN MU 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| 
 4(BAN₂) GA₂ KA NAM GAN TI 
 SAL AN 
 E₂ GAL LA 
 <COLUMN> 
 NI IGI@g 
 4(BAN₂) A GIR₂@g GAL 
 UŠ AN 
 AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 LU₂ |BI×GAR| DA 
 E DA TI 
...|SAL.TUG₂| IGI GA₂ UR MU 
 ŠU 5(DIŠ) SAL AN 
 <unk> <unk> 
 E...TI 
...LAGAB...LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
...SAL 4(BAN₂) 
...SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI NIGIDAMIN 3(BAN₂) LU₂ A EN...MU GI₄ ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB 7(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 6(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 U AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ)...
 UŠ ME 
 7(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 U 3(AŠ) SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂ 5(U) LAL 2(AŠ) MIN LU₂ ŠE BA TUR MAH BA 
 ŠE BI U LAL 1(BAN₂) NIGIDAEŠ GUR SAG IG 
...LU₂ TUR TUR LA NE 
 EN IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 |UD×(U.U.U)| LU EŠ₂ ŠE A IL₂ TIL LA BA 
 |GA₂×NUN| SAR TA 
...NE BA 
...ŠA₆ 
 DAM <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 <COLUMN> 
 LUGAL 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KA <unk> 
 5(DIŠ) BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
2(barig) še-ba
lugal-a-mu
2(barig) lugal-a-mu
2(diš)-kam-ma
2(barig) utu...kuš₂
2(barig)...mu
1(barig) lugal-geštin
nagar
2(barig) di-utu
e-da-se₁₂
sag-apin-me
2(barig) lugal-dingir-mu
sipa anše surₓ(ERIN₂)-ka
3(ban₂) nin-ka...inim-bi
2(aš) dumu nita 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) nin-šu-gi₄-gi₄
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-ama-mu
2(ban₂)...
3(ban₂)...e-ki-ag₂
...
3(ban₂) zi...
3(ban₂) nin-lu₂-mu
ki...
2(barig) e₂-anzu₂{mušen}
2(barig) lugal-bad₃
lu₂-igi-nigin₂...
1(barig) lugal...en-lil₂-le
šu-i₂
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-lu₂-mu
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) sipa...en-lil₂-le
sagi-me
4(ban₂) a-ur₂-mu
4(ban₂) ama-teš₂-mu
munus-me
e₂-gal...
i₃-se₁₂
2(aš) nu-siki nita 4(ban₂)
ur₂-mud
...
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆...mu
šu-i₂-am₆
<unk> <unk>
e-da-ti
1(barig) igi-si₄
šu-ku₆
šu-nigin₂ 7(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 2(barig)
<COLUMN>
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
3(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
...ša₃...nita 2(ban₂)
nita...
...4(ban₂)
7(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 4(aš)...2(barig) 4(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
lu₂ geme₂...ba₆-ka-me
3(ban₂) nin-ka-ga₂-inim-bi
3(ban₂) ga₂-ka-nam-he₂-ti
nin-inim-zi-da
e-da-se₁₂
3(ban₂) nin-ma-al-ga-su₃
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) nam-nin-e-an-na-gam...
igi...da
...se₁₂
...siki-me
4(ban₂) a-da-gal-di
...šeš-lu₂-du₁₀
sagi-me
...nin-mu-da-kuš₂
munus-am₆
e₂-gal-la
i₃...
4(ban₂) sag-ga₂-tuku-a
šu-i₂-am₆
lugal-temen-da
e-da-ti
1(barig) utu-igi-du
<COLUMN>
du₃-a-ku₅-am₆
...ta-e₁₁
azlag₃-da
e-da-ti
4(ban₂) a-gil-sa
munus-am₆
...
e-da-ti
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
...lu₂ 4(ban₂)
nita-am₆
2(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
4(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
...bi 1(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) lu₂ geme₂ tar-sir₂-sir₂-ka-me
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) <unk> ma <unk> <unk> ba
4(ban₂) gan <unk>
ki-siki-me <unk>
igi-bar-da <unk>
e-da-se₁₂
4(ban₂) ur-sag
4(ban₂) šu-tur-ga-ti
sagi-me
...ki-teš₂-mu
...zi
sagi
e-da-ti
1(barig) a-sipa-da-ri₂
du₃-a-ku₅-am₆
ša₃-ga₂
gab₂-dan₆-da
<COLUMN>
e-da-ti
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su...
nar-am₆
maš-da₃
nar-da
e-da-ti
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš)...lu₂ 1(barig)
3(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
nita-me
2(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
še-bi...2(ban₂)...šubur{d}ba-ba₆-ka-me
4(ban₂) a-dingir-mu
sagi
4(ban₂) ga₂-ka-nam-he₂-ti
munus-am₆
e₂-gal-la
<COLUMN>
i₃-se₁₂
4(ban₂) a-kiši₁₇-gal
nita-am₆
amar-giri₁₆{ki}
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)-da
e-da-ti
...nin-igi-ga₂-teš₂-mu
šu-i₂ munus-am₆
<unk> <unk>
e...ti
...nigin₂...lu₂ 4(ban₂)
...munus 4(ban₂)
...munus 3(ban₂)
še-bi 2(barig) 3(ban₂) lu₂ a-en...mu-gi₄-me
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 7(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 2(barig)
6(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(u) 1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš)...
nita-me
7(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(u) 3(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
2(aš) munus 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃ 5(u) la₂ 2(aš) 2(diš) lu₂ še-ba tur mah-ba
še-bi 1(u) la₂ 1(ban₂) 3(barig) gur sag gal₂
...lu₂ di₄-di₄-la-ne
en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
iti udu-še₃ še a il₂ til-la-ba
ganun kiri₆-ta
...ne-ba
...sa₆
dam <unk> <unk> gi-na
<COLUMN>
lugal
lagaš{ki}ka <unk>
5(diš) ba-am₆