Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
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 TE LAL TUR KA BA A IGI BAD DU TE LAL GU LA RA KA MU NA |UMUM×KASKAL| E 
 GA₂ NAM MA AN ZE₂ EN UR₂ KU₃ AN MUŠ₃ KA EŠ₂ GA DA |DU&DU| EN NE EN 
 TE LAL AB@g KI EŠ₂ BA NI IN KU₄ RI |U.U.U| KU₃ AN MUŠ₃ KID MU NI IN KU BI NE 
 GA₂ NU AN MUŠ₃ KASKAL ZU EŠ₂ NI BA DU NA KUR EŠ₂ |LAGAR@g.DU| NE 
 KI ŠA₃ GI DU A ZU EŠ₂ DU NA KUR EŠ₂ |LAGAR@g.DU| NE 
 KI AN |SAL.TUG₂| KI GAL LA EŠ₂ DU NA KUR EŠ₂ |LAGAR@g.DU| NE 
 TUG₂ ME KU₃ TUG₂ |NAM.SAL.TUG₂| A TUG₂ NAM |SAL.TUG₂| ZU NAM BA TUG₂ TUG₂ KALAM@g KUR EŠ₂ |LAGAR@g.DU| NE 
 |GA₂×(ME.EN)| KU₃ ME TE KA DI MA SAG ZU A UM TA GA₂ |IGI.RI| KUR EŠ₂ |LAGAR@g.DU| NE 
 HI LI A IGI ZU LA BA NI IN |U.GUD| KUR EŠ₂ |LAGAR@g.DU| NE 
 <unk> <unk> <unk> GIR₃ ZU...KUR EŠ₂ |LAGAR@g.DU| NE 
 UD ZA E...NU <unk> <unk> 
 KU₃ AN MUŠ₃ KID MU KALAM@g BUR₂ BUR₂ RI |U.U.U|...
 AN MUŠ₃ NI₂ TE NA AN TUR ZI ŠU EŠ₂ BA AN SUM 
 GURUŠ E GIŠ LUGAL MAH GIR₃ NI IM MA AN GAR RI EN NE EN 
 GURUŠ E GIŠ |U.U.U| AD ŠU NI RU BU NE EN NE EN GIŠ GU₂ GU₂ NI GAR RI EN NE EN 
 URUDA |IGI.DIM| URUDA |ŠU₂.AŠ₂| URUDA |IGI.KAK| MAH E IGI NI EŠ₂ BA AN IGI TUM IL₂ IL₂ 
 URUDA HA ZI IN GAL GAL LA |IGI.DIB| SAR NI AK E NE 
 GURUŠ E MU NI IN DU BU NE |U.U.U| MU NI IN DUR₂ NE |U.U.U| 
 TUG₂ LUM NA NI RU BU NE EN NE EN <unk> <unk> DU BU NE EN NE EN 
 GURUŠ E A₂ NA MU KALAM@g LAL E NE |U.U.U| TUG₂ |U.U.U| HU |IGI.UR| MU KALAM@g IGI AK |U.U.U| 
 TUG₂ NI₂ TE NA IGI NA MU NI IN |U.TUG₂| |IGI.DIB| NE |U.U.U| 
 GURUŠ E AN UD RA AN EŠ₂ ŠU NI BA AN IGI ZI 
 AN UD KU LI ZU GA₂ E ME EN DUN ME EN ZA E MU ZU 
 |SAL.KU| ZU NAM DAM EŠ₂ BA AN TUK A 
 E NE KUR EŠ₂ |LAGAR@g.DU| NE 
 MU E NE KUR EŠ₂ |LAGAR@g.DU| NE 
 GA₂ E KI GAR RA BI EŠ₂ KUR EŠ₂ BA AB SUM MU NE 
 AN UD DI TAR GAR SI DI ZA E ME EN NAM BA LUL NE 
 ŠU GA₂ |IGI.DIB| MU E PAP |IGI@g.ALAN| MU |IGI.DIB| MU E BAL 
 ŠU TE LAL MU NE GA BA E DA AN ZI IR NAM MU HA A ZA AŠ 
 MUŠ SAG KAL DIM₂ ŠA₃ DU |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GA₂ MU NI IN BAL BAL 
 KI |SAL.KU| AN GEŠTIN AN NA EŠ₂ ZI MU GA BA AN IGI IN DU 
 AN UD |A.IGI| NA ŠU BA AN IGI IN TI 
 ŠU NI MU NI IN PAP PAP |IGI@g.ALAN| MA NI MU NI IN BAL BAL 
 MUŠ SAG KAL DIM₂ ŠA₃ DU |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GA₂ MU NI IN BAL BAL 
 AN TUR ZI NE HU EŠ₂ SAG@g KAK HU RI A DIM₂ ZI NI |HI×AŠ₂| DA NI RU BA 
 KI AN GEŠTIN AN NA EŠ₂ ZI NI BA IGI IN DU 
...ŠEŠ A NI IGI BA NI IN DUH |A.AN| 
 TE NA MU NI IN |HI×AŠ₂| |HI×AŠ₂| KA NA MU NI IN |HI×AŠ₂| |HI×AŠ₂| 
 IGI NI ZAG GA NA MI NI IN DUH TUG₂ NI MI NI IN DA DA RA 
 GURUŠ |NINDA₂×NE| GIG RA I LU |NINDA₂×NE| GIG GA HU MU NI TUM BI 
 A ŠEŠ MU A ŠEŠ MU GURUŠ UD BI...
 A ŠEŠ MU |DU&DU| BA AN |GA₂×AN| |GAL.BUR₂| AN NA GURUŠ UD BI MU BI NU UM SI 
 A ŠEŠ MU GURUŠ DAM NU TUK TUR NU TUK 
 A ŠEŠ MU GURUŠ KU LI NU TUK HI UŠ SA NU TUK 
 A ŠEŠ MU GURUŠ |GA₂×AN| NI ŠA₆ GA NI NU DUH 
 TE LAL AN TUR ZI NE MU NI IN KIN KIN NE MU NI IN LAGAB LAGAB NA |U.U.U| 
 TE LAL TUR TE LAL GU LA RA KA MU NA |UMUM×KASKAL| E NE 
 TE LAL |GA₂×AN| NU TUK AD DA |GA₂×AN| |SAL.KU| ŠEŠ DAM TUR NU TUK ME |U.U.U| 
 UD ME DA GAL KALAM@g <unk> GAR RA AN KI TA RI A BI 
 ZA E NE NE TE LAL ZE₂ EN LU₂ ZAG GA NI GI |IGI.KAK| DIM₂ 
 ŠU GAR ŠA₆ GA NU TUK ME |U.U.U| ŠA₆ GA |IGI.UR| NU ZU ME |U.U.U| 
 LU₂ |IGI.DIB| E₂ NU NI₂ TE NA ZI NI DI MA A BA A IGI MI NI IN DUH 
 KI KU LI BI NU UM IGI DU NE EN KI |SAL.UŠ.DI| BI NU UM IGI DU NE EN 
 |DU&DU| BA RA KI AN GEŠTIN AN NA KA EŠ₂ GA AN IGI |DU&DU| EN NE EN 
 TE LAL E E NE ŠU TA BA AB PA PA GI ME |U.U.U| MU NI IN KIN KIN NE |U.U.U| 
 I LU BI KA KA NA NU MU KALAM@g TIL LA |A.AN| 
 TE LAL KI AN GEŠTIN AN NA EŠ₂ BA E IGI |DU&DU| RI |U.U.U| 
 KI ŠEŠ ZU LAL MA RA AB E NE MU NI TUM BI E NE KA BI NU MU NA AB BI 
 LAGAB NI₂ TE KI UR₂ RA BA NI IN ZE₂ |NINDA₂×NE| KA BI NU MU NA AB BI 
...NI₂ TE KI IGI NA BA NI IN |HI×AŠ₂| |HI×AŠ₂| KA BI NU MU NA AB BI 
 SU NI₂ TE KI DUR₂ NA BA NI IN GAN₂@t GAN₂@t KA BI NU MU NA AB BI 
 |LAGAB×KUL| UR₂ RA NA BA NI IN |UMUM×KASKAL| |UMUM×KASKAL| KA BI NU MU NA AB BI 
 AN TUR ZI NE E₂ AN GEŠTIN AN NA KID NU UM ME NI IN |IGI.RU| NE 
 TE LAL...GU LA RA KA MU NA |UMUM×KASKAL| E NE 
...|DAG.KISIM₅×(LU.MAŠ₂)| KU₃ GA EŠ₂ GA AN IGI |DU&DU| NE EN 
 AN TUR ZI NE |DAG.KISIM₅×(LU.MAŠ₂)|...MU NI IN KU BI NE |U.U.U| 
 MU NI IN LAGAB LAGAB NE |U.U.U|...
 MU NI IN KIN NE |U.U.U| IGI BA NI IN DUH |A.AN| 
 GURUŠ RA E₂ NU NAM MA URUDA HA ZI IN ŠU IG BA IGI IN TI 
 GIR₂ |GA₂×NUN&NUN| RA MU NI IN SAR SAR RI |U.U.U| KI SI GA MU NI IN DUB₂ |U.U.U| 
 |SAL.KU| E NA |NINDA₂×NE| ŠEŠ NA EŠ₂ URU A HU DIM₂ IM MA AN LAGAB LAGAB 
 ŠEŠ MU |NINDA₂×NE| GIG GA GAL ŠU GA DU GA₂ NA ME GA AN TE

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gal₅-la₂ tur ka ba-a-ši-ba₉-re₆ gal₅-la₂ gu-la-ra gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e
ŋa₂-nam-ma-an-ze₂-en ur₂ kug {d}inana-ka-še₃ ga-da-re₇-en-de₃-en
gal₅-la₂ unug{ki}še₃ ba-ni-in-kur₉-re-eš kug {d}inana-ke₄ mu-ni-in-dab₅-be₂-ne
ŋa₂-nu {d}inana kaskal-zu-še₃ ni-ba ŋen-na kur-še₃ ed₃-de₃
ki šag₄-ge de₆-a-zu-še₃ ŋen-na kur-še₃ ed₃-de₃
ki {d}ereš-ki-gal-la-še₃ ŋen-na kur-še₃ ed₃-de₃
tug₂-ba₁₃ kug {tug₂}pala₃-a tug₂ nam-nin-zu nam-ba-mu₄-mu₄-un kur-še₃ ed₃-de₃
men kug me-te ka silim-ma saŋ-zu-a um-ta-ŋa₂-ar kur-še₃ ed₃-de₃
hi-li-a igi-zu la-ba-ni-in-du₇ kur-še₃ ed₃-de₃
<unk> <unk> <unk> ŋiri₃-zu...kur-še₃ ed₃-de₃
ud za-e...nu <unk> <unk>
kug {d}inana-ke₄ mu-un-bur₂-bur₂-re-eš...
{d}inana ni₂-te-na {d}dumu-zid šu-še₃ ba-an-šum₂
ŋuruš-e {ŋiš}rab₃ mah ŋiri₃-ni im-ma-an-ŋar-re-en-de₃-en
ŋuruš-e {ŋiš}es₂-ad šu-ni šub-bu-de₃-en-de₃-en ŋiš-gu₂ gu₂-ni ŋar-re-en-de₃-en
urud-henzer {urud}kibir₂ {urud}šukur mah-e igi-ni-še₃ ba-an-ši-ib₂-il₂-il₂
{urud}ha-zi-in gal-gal-la u₃-sar i₃-ak-e-ne
ŋuruš-e mu-ni-in-gub-bu-de₃-eš mu-ni-in-dur₂-de₃-eš
tug₂-gun₅-na-ni šub-bu-de₃-en-de₃-en <unk> <unk> gub-bu-de₃-en-de₃-en
ŋuruš-e a₂-na mu-un-la₂-e-de₃-eš tug₂-eš {hu}hul mu-un-ši-ak-eš
tug₂ ni₂-te-na igi-na mu-ni-in-dul-u₃-de₃-eš
ŋuruš-e {d}utu-ra an-še₃ šu-ni ba-an-ši-zig₃
{d}utu gu₅-li-zu ŋe₂₆-e-me-en šul-me-en za-e mu-zu
nin₉-zu nam-dam-še₃ ba-an-tuku-a
e-ne kur-še₃ ed₃-de₃
mu e-ne kur-še₃ ed₃-de₃
ŋe₂₆-e ki-ŋar-ra-bi-še₃ kur-še₃ ba-ab-šum₂-mu-de₃
{d}utu di-kud niŋ₂-si-sa₂ za-e-me-en nam-ba-lul-de₃
šu-ŋa₂ u₃-mu-e-kur₂ ulutim₂-ŋu₁₀ u₃-mu-e-bal
šu gal₅-la₂-ŋu₁₀-ne ga-ba-e-da-an-ze-er nam-mu-ha-a-za-aš
muš-saŋ-kal-gin₇ šag₄-tum₂ hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ mu-ni-in-bal-bal
ki nin₉ {d}ŋeštin-an-na-še₃ zi-ŋu₁₀ ga-ba-an-ši-in-de₆
{d}utu er₂-na šu ba-an-ši-in-ti
šu-ni mu-ni-in-kur₂-kur₂ ulutim₂-ma-ni mu-ni-in-bal-bal
muš-saŋ-kal-gin₇ šag₄-tum₂ hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ mu-ni-in-bal-bal
{d}dumu-zid-de₃ mušen-še₃ sur₂-du₃{mušen} dal-a-gin₇ zi-ni ur₅-da i₃-šub-ba
ki {d}ŋeštin-an-na-še₃ zi-ni ba-ši-in-de₆
...šeš-a-ni igi ba-ni-in-du₈-am₃
te-na mu-ni-in-hur-hur giri₁₇-na mu-ni-in-hur-hur
igi-ni zag-ga-na mi-ni-in-du₈ tug₂-ni mi-ni-in-da-da-ra
ŋuruš aŋ₂-gig-ra i-lu aŋ₂-gig-ga hu-mu-ni-ib₂-be₂
a šeš-ŋu₁₀ a šeš-ŋu₁₀ ŋuruš ud-bi...
a šeš-ŋu₁₀ su₈-ba {d}ama-ušumgal-an-na ŋuruš ud-bi mu-bi nu-um-si
a šeš-ŋu₁₀ ŋuruš dam nu-tuku dumu nu-tuku
a šeš-ŋu₁₀ ŋuruš gu₅-li nu-tuku dub₃-us₂-sa nu-tuku
a šeš-ŋu₁₀ ŋuruš ama-ni sag₉-ga-ni nu-du₈
gal₅-la₂ {d}dumu-zid-de₃ mu-ni-in-kin-kin-ne mu-ni-in-niŋin₂-niŋin₂-na-eš
gal₅-la₂ tur gal₅-la₂ gu-la-ra gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e-ne
gal₅-la₂ ama nu-tuku ad-da ama nin₉ šeš dam dumu nu-tuku-me-eš
ud me-da gal uŋ₃ <unk> ŋar-ra an ki-ta ri-a-bi
za-e-ne-ne gal₅-la₂-ze₂-en lu₂ zag-ga-ni gi-šukur-gin₇
šu ŋar sag₉-ga nu-tuku-me-eš sag₉-ga hul nu-zu-me-eš
lu₂-u₃ e₂ nu ni₂-te-na zi-ni silim-ma a-ba-a igi mi-ni-in-du₈
ki gu₅-li-bi nu-um-ši-du-de₃-en ki mussa-bi nu-um-ši-du-de₃-en
su₈-ba-ra ki {d}ŋeštin-an-na-ka-še₃ ga-an-ši-re₇-en-de₃-en
gal₅-la₂-e-e-ne šu-ta ba-ab-sag₃-sag₃-ge-me-eš mu-ni-in-kin-kin-ne-eš
i-lu-bi ka-ga₁₄-na nu-mu-un-til-la-am₃
gal₅-la₂ ki {d}ŋeštin-an-na-še₃ ba-e-ši-re₇{re}eš
ki šeš-zu la₂-ma-ra-ab e-ne mu-ni-ib₂-be₂-e-ne inim-bi nu-mu-na-ab-be₂
hab ni₂-te ki ur₂-ra ba-ni-in-ze₂-eŋ₃ inim-bi nu-mu-na-ab-be₂
...ni₂-te ki igi-na ba-ni-in-hur-hur inim-bi nu-mu-na-ab-be₂
kuš ni₂-te ki dur₂-na ba-ni-in-kar₂-kar₂ inim-bi nu-mu-na-ab-be₂
esir₂ ur₂-ra-na ba-ni-in-de₂-de₂ inim-bi nu-mu-na-ab-be₂
{d}dumu-zid-de₃ e₂ {d}ŋeštin-an-na-ke₄ nu-um-me-ni-in-pad₃-de₃
gal₅-la₂...gu-la-ra gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e-ne
...amaš kug-ga-še₃ ga-an-ši-re₇-de₃-en
{d}dumu-zid-de₃ amaš...mu-ni-in-dab₅-be₂-de₃-eš
mu-ni-in-niŋin₂-niŋin₂-ne-eš...
mu-ni-in-kin-ne-eš igi ba-ni-in-du₈-am₃
ŋuruš-ra e₂ nu-nam-ma {urud}ha-zi-in šu ŋal₂ ba-ši-in-ti
ŋiri₂-ur₃-ra mu-ni-in-sar-sar-re-eš ki-sig₉-ga mu-ni-in-dub₂-eš
nin₉-e na-aŋ₂ šeš-na-še₃ iri-a mušen-gin₇ im-ma-an-niŋin₂-niŋin₂
šeš-ŋu₁₀ aŋ₂-gig-ga gal šu ga-de₆ ŋa₂-na me ga-an-te