Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...
...DIŠ...
...3(AŠ)...SAG IG 
 AN...MU 
 U LAL AŠ IGI NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ...A TAR DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ...DIŠ 
...3(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) E₂ KU₄ 
...DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
...DIŠ 
...3(AŠ)...E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 5(AŠ)...NU DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
...
...NIGIDAMIN...UR KI 
...DUH DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ...TAR DIŠ 
...2(AŠ) LAL 2(BAN₂)...KISAL SI 
 IGI NU...ME 
...LAL AŠ IGI NU DUH NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) 
...BI 6(AŠ)...DUN 
 |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI.TE.A.DU| 
 DIŠ...TUR 
 DIŠ EN KU₄ 
 DIŠ...MES AN DU...
 DIŠ...SU IGI DU 
 DIŠ DU DU 
 <COLUMN> 
 DIŠ ZI MU AN DA IG 
 UŠ ME 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| ŠEŠ DA 
 DIŠ |GA₂×AN| DA NU DI 
 DIŠ GAN |AN.AŠ.AN| 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| EDIN NI 
 DIŠ ZA NA 
 DIŠ AN MUŠ₃ IGI DU 
 DIŠ ZA NA 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 SAL ME 
 ŠU LAGAB 6(AŠ) UŠ DIŠ 
 7(AŠ) SAL DIŠ 
...BI 3(AŠ) DIŠ EN KU₃ 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) |LAGAB×U| SAG 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂)...UD IGI DU LUGAL AN DA 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) TUR BARA₂ DA URU 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 DIŠ...DA URU 
 DIŠ AN UD LU₂ ŠA₆ GA 
 DIŠ UR AN |NUN.ME.TAG| 
 DIŠ PAP PAP AN MUŠ₃ RA <unk> 
 DIŠ A₂ |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ NI 
 UŠ ME 
 DIŠ PAP PAP AN...U₂ MU TU 
 DIŠ PAP PAP AN MUŠ₃ DA GAL DI 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| ŠUBUR |GA₂×AN| MU 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂|...TAB MU 
 DIŠ PAP...AN |AB×HA| MU TU 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| UR MU 
 SAL ME 
...4(AŠ) UŠ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) UŠ DIŠ 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 DIŠ UR...
 4(BAN₂) ŠU...
 4(BAN₂) |PA.LU| URU DA SAG@g 
 4(BAN₂) EN KU₃ 
 4(BAN₂) E₂ ŠA₆ GA 
 4(BAN₂) AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU UR MU 
 UŠ ME 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| AL MAH 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂ DA URU 
 4(BAN₂) URU ZI 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MAŠ E 
 4(BAN₂) PAP PAP ZI MU 
 SAL ME 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ UŠ DIŠ 
 5(AŠ) UŠ 4(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
...
...RA...
 LU₂...ŠA₃ GA 
 NIGIDAMIN E₂ |TE.ME| 
 NIGIDAMIN |SAL.TUG₂| URU DA SAG@g 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MU DA SAG@g 
 4(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ UR MU 
 4(BAN₂) ŠEŠ DA GAL DI 
 4(BAN₂) DAM ZI...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
...GI NA 
 4(BAN₂) AN EN KI UR MU 
 4(BAN₂) MU NI URI₃ 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
 DIŠ LUGAL GAN 
 DIŠ ZI MU AN DA IG 
 DIŠ UR AN BA U₂ 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL UR MU 
 LU₂ A NE 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) EN DA GAL DI 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) UR IGI IG 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) ŠEŠ LU₂ HI 
 DUB SAR ME 
 DIŠ AN AL ŠA₆ 
 UŠ AN 
...
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 SAL AN 
 ŠU I ME 
 DIŠ E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 KAB |UŠ×TAK₄| 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 2(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 U LU₂ DIŠ 
 U LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) SAL NIGIDAMIN 
 6(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 7(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN ŠA₃ DUB E₂...
 4(BAN₂)...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 DIŠ |A.LAGAB×HAL| |HU.HI| 
 AŠGAB ME 
 DIŠ E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 DIŠ NAM ŠITA MU NE KA 
 TUG₂ DUH ME 
 GIŠ KIN TI ME 
 DIŠ AMAR |MUŠ₃.ZA| 
 4(BAN₂) NAM MAH 
 4(BAN₂) GAR GA KUR RA 
 4(BAN₂) E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 4(BAN₂) UR KI 
 4(BAN₂) UR AN MUŠ₃ 
 4(BAN₂) IGI AN BA U₂ EŠ₂ 
 4(BAN₂) ZAG MU 
 4(BAN₂) UR AN PA |GIŠ.NE| SAG 
 NI...
 <COLUMN> 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) BARA₂ ZI ŠA₃ IG 
 LU₂ |BI×GAR| 
 DIŠ E TA |LAGAR@g.DU| 
 KAB RA MAŠ |HI×BAD| 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 EN <unk> 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 LUGAL DA NU ME A 
 |PA.LU| LU SIK₂ KA ME 
 DIŠ LUGAL NI NUN 
 KAB RA 
 |SAL.TUG₂| MU MA DA |NINDA₂×NE| 
 NIGIDAMIN AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU IGI DU 
 KAB RA 
 UR AN EN KI 
 |PA.LU| GUD ME 
 MIN LU₂...
 <COLUMN> 
 GIR₂ NUN 
 KAB DU@s 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 AŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI NIGIDAEŠ <unk> <unk> 
 |IGI.DUB| 
 4(BAN₂) AN |AB×HA| UR MU 
 4(BAN₂) LUGAL A MU 
 E₂ UR₂ BI HI 
 |HI×NUN.ME| DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) UR AN MUŠ₃ 
 MA₂ |DU.DU| 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL |MAŠ.GU₂.GAR₃| 
 A DA BA 
 DIŠ LUGAL EDIN NI 
 |UŠ.KU| 
 ŠU LAGAB 2(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 5(AŠ)...
 <COLUMN> 
 U AŠ DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 U AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 AŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 6(AŠ) DIŠ 4(BAN₂) ŠA₃ DUB |AŠ.AŠ| 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB U LAL AŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 5(U) AŠ DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 4(U) LAL 3(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 |U.U| 6(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ...
 2(AŠ) SAL NIGIDAMIN 
 U 4(AŠ) SAL DIŠ 
 U AŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂ 2(GEŠ₂) |U.U.U| 5(AŠ) MIN LU₂ ŠE BA TUR MAH BA 
 ŠE BI 4(U) 4(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE BA IGI NU DUH ŠA₃ DUB |AŠ.AŠ| 
 BARA₂ NAM TAR RA 
 DAM LUGAL AN DA 
 |PA.TE.SI| 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KA 
...
 <COLUMN> 
 EN IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 E₂ |KI.LAM| KA TA 
 E NE BA <unk> 
 U MIN BA AN 
 <BLANK_SPACE>

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
...
...1(barig)...
...3(aš)...sag gal₂
dingir...mu
1(u) la₂ 1(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš)...a-ku₅ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš)...1(barig)
...3(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) e₂-ku₄
...du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
...1(barig)
...3(aš)...e-ta-e₁₁
5(aš)...nu-du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
...2(barig)...ur-ki
...du₈ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš)...ku₅ 1(barig)
...2(aš) la₂ 2(ban₂)...kisal-si
igi-nu...me
...la₂ 1(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 2(barig) 4(ban₂)
...bi 6(aš)...šul
azlag₃
1(barig)...tur
1(barig) en-ku₄
1(barig)...mes-an-du...
1(barig)...su-igi-du
1(barig) du-du
<COLUMN>
1(barig) zi-mu-an-da-gal₂
nita-me
1(barig) nin-šeš-da
1(barig) ama-da-nu-sa₂
1(barig) gan-tilla₂
1(barig) nin-edin-ne₂
1(barig) za-na
1(barig) {d}inanna-igi-du
1(barig) za-na
2(diš)-kam-ma
munus-me
šu-nigin₂ 6(aš) nita 1(barig)
7(aš) munus 1(barig)
...bi 3(aš) 1(barig) en-ku₃
1(barig) 2(ban₂) tul₂-sag
1(barig) 2(ban₂)...utu-igi-du-lugal-an-da
1(barig) 2(ban₂) dumu-bara₂-da-ri₂
<COLUMN>
...
1(barig)...da-ri₂
1(barig) {d}utu-lu₂-sa₆-ga
1(barig) ur{d}gašam
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄{d}inanna-ra <unk>
1(barig) a₂-ag₂-ga₂-ni
nita-me
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄{d}...ba₆-mu-tu
1(barig) pa₄-pa₄{d}inanna-da-gal-di
1(barig) {d}nin-šubur-ama-mu
1(barig) nin...tab-mu
1(barig) pa₄...{d}nanše-mu-tu
1(barig) nin-teš₂-mu
munus-me
...4(aš) nita 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
5(aš) nita 1(barig)
<COLUMN>
...
1(barig) ur...
4(ban₂) šu...
4(ban₂) sipa-iri-da-kuš₂
4(ban₂) en-ku₃
4(ban₂) e₂-sa₆-ga
4(ban₂) {d}nin-gir₂-su-teš₂-mu
nita-me
1(barig) nin-al-mah
4(ban₂) nin-bara₂-da-ri₂
4(ban₂) iri-zi
4(ban₂) nin-maš-e
4(ban₂) pa₄-pa₄-zi-mu
munus-me
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) nita 1(barig)
5(aš) nita 4(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
...ra...
lu₂...ša₃-ga
2(barig) e₂-mete
2(barig) nin-iri-da-kuš₂
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) nin-mu-da-kuš₂
4(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-teš₂-mu
4(ban₂) šeš-da-gal-di
4(ban₂) dam-zi...
...
<COLUMN>
...
...gi-na
4(ban₂) {d}en-ki-teš₂-mu
4(ban₂) mu-ni-uri₃
sagi-me
1(barig) lugal-he₂
1(barig) zi-mu-an-da-gal₂
1(barig) ur{d}ba-ba₆
...
<COLUMN>
...
4(ban₂) lugal-teš₂-mu
lu₂ a kum₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) en-da-gal-di
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ur-igi-gal₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) šeš-lu₂-du₁₀
dub-sar-me
1(barig) dingir-al-sa₆
nita-am₆
...
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
munus-am₆
šu-i-me
1(barig) e-ta-e₁₁
gab₂-dan₆
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
2(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(u) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(u) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) munus 2(barig)
6(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 7(aš) 2(barig) ša₃ dub e₂...
4(ban₂)...
...
<COLUMN>
1(barig) i₇-mud
ašgab-me
1(barig) e-ta-e₁₁
1(barig) nam-šita-mu-bi₂-du₁₁
tug₂-du₈-me
geš-kin-ti-me
1(barig) amar-šuba₃
4(ban₂) nam-mah
4(ban₂) nig₂-gur₁₁-kur-ra
4(ban₂) e-ta-e₁₁
4(ban₂) ur-ki
4(ban₂) ur{d}inanna
4(ban₂) igi{d}ba-ba₆-še₃
4(ban₂) za₃-mu
4(ban₂) ur{d}pa-bil₄-sag
i₃...
<COLUMN>
1(barig) 2(ban₂) bara₂-zi-ša₃-gal₂
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)
1(barig) e-ta-e₁₁
gab₂-ra maš-kam
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
en <unk>
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
lugal-da-nu-me-a
sipa udu siki-ka-me
1(barig) lugal-i₃-nun
gab₂-ra
nin-mu-ma-da-ag₂
2(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su-igi-du
gab₂-ra
ur{d}en-ki
sipa gu₄-me
2(diš) lu₂...
<COLUMN>
gir₂-nun
gab₂-kas₄
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
še-bi 3(barig) <unk> <unk>
agrig
4(ban₂) {d}nanše-teš₂-mu
4(ban₂) lugal-a-mu
e₂-ur₂-bi-du₁₀
gudu₄-da
e-da-se₁₂
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ur{d}inanna
ma₂-lah₅
2(barig) lugal-dalla
a-da-ba
1(barig) lugal-edin-ne₂
gala
šu-nigin₂ 2(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
5(aš)...
<COLUMN>
1(u) 1(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(u) 1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
nita-me
1(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
še-bi 6(aš) 1(barig) 4(ban₂) ša₃ dub didli
<BLANK_SPACE>
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 1(u) la₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 2(barig) 4(ban₂)
3(aš) lu₂ 2(barig)
5(u) 1(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
4(u) la₂ 3(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
2(u) 6(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita...
2(aš) munus 2(barig)
1(u) 4(aš) munus 1(barig)
1(u) 1(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(aš) munus 2(ban₂)
<BLANK_SPACE>
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃ 2(geš₂) 3(u) 5(aš) 2(diš) lu₂ še-ba tur mah-ba
še-bi 4(u) 4(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
še-ba igi-nu-du₈ ša₃ dub didli
bara₂-nam-tar-ra
dam lugal-an-da
ensi₂
lagaš{ki}ka
...
<COLUMN>
en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
e₂ ganba-ka-ta
e-ne-ba <unk>
1(u) 2(diš) ba-am₆
<BLANK_SPACE>