Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
...AN GA MI IN |UD.DU| 
...ŠU BAL E NE 
...TA |LAGAR@g.DU| NE 
...SAG NA AN GA MA AN SUM 
...SAG NA AN GA MA AN SUM 
...SAG SAR SAR NE 
...BUR₂ NAM MI IN GAR 
...KALAM@g GAR UD AL |UD.DU| 
...KALAM@g KAK NAM GIŠ AL TAR RI 
...IL₂ E A₂ SI BA AB DI E 
...GIŠ AL A NI ZAG SAL BA AN KA 
...A NI KU₃ GI GA SAG BI |NI.UD| ZA KUR NA 
 GIŠ AL SA LAL A NI KU₃ ME A KU₃ GI GA 
 GIŠ AL A NI A₂ BUR₂ BA A₂ BI |NI.UD| ZA KUR NA |HI×BAD| 
 KA BI GUD SI AŠ |EZEN×BAD| GAL |LAGAR@g.DU| NE NE 
 EN E GIŠ AL MU KALAM@g NISAG NAM |A.AN| MI NI TUM TAR RI 
 KI IN DU |GA₂×(ME.EN)| KU₃ SAG GA₂ MU NI IN IG 
 UZU |UD.DU| A GIŠ AL NAM MI IN DUN 
 SAG NAM LU₂ |URU×MIN| |IGI.DIB| RU BA |A.AN| MI NI IN GAR 
 AN EN KID EŠ₂ KALAM@g MA KI MU IGI IN DAR RI 
 SAG MI GA NI EŠ₂ IGI ZI MU IGI IN BAR 
 AN A NUN NA MU KALAM@g NA |DU&DU| |DU&DU| GI |U.U.U| 
 ŠU BI KA BI MU KALAM@g NE IG 
 AN EN KID A RA ZU |A.AN| MU NI IN EŠ₂ E NE 
 KALAM@g SAG MI GA NI EŠ₂ GIŠ AL MU KALAM@g DA AB BI E NE 
 |SAL.TUG₂| EN <unk> TU DA LUGAL <unk> TU DA 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| |GA₂×(ME.EN)| NA KID TU TU AL GA₂ GA₂ 
 MAŠ SU AN KI A EN AN NU NAM |NUN&NUN| RA 
 SAG ZI SAG KAL LA MU NI IB |HU.NA₂| |HU.NA₂| E A 
 SAG BI GU AŠ |A.AN| MU NI |UD.DU| NE E A 
 <COLUMN> 
 AN RI E NE RA PAD MU KALAM@g KU BI 
 AN EN KI KID GIŠ AL A NI ZAG SAL BA AN KA 
 KI EL AN |ŠE.NAGA| |U.U.U| BAR RI BA AN <unk> 
 GIŠ AL |3×AN| GIŠ AL KU₃ BA ŠU MU KALAM@g NE IG 
 E₂ KUR E₂ AN EN KID LAL GIŠ AL E GAR RA |A.AN| 
 UD NE AL KAK E MI AL SAR SAR 
 |EN.KID| KI KI GAR RA |GA₂×SAL| TUM MA AL KI |A.AN| 
 TUM MA AL KI GI GA₂ GAR |GA₂×AN| AN |SAL.TUG₂| KID LAL |HI×BAD| 
 E₂ MI TUM MA AL KI GAR DI KA GA TA 
 UR SAG AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB AN EN KID RA MU KALAM@g...KU₄ KU₄ 
 MAŠ₂ MI NISAG EN NA TA 
 KU₃ AN |SAL.TUG₂| NI IN SI NA AN EN KID RA MU KALAM@g DA KU₄ KU₄ 
 |ZU.AB| IGI PIRIG GA₂ ME AL NU DI NE 
 |ZU.AB| AL KAK E NUN KI AL TAR RA 
 |GA₂×AN| AN RI E NE AN |SAL.TUG₂| |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GA₂ KID 
 UD AL TAR RA NI |ŠU₂.AN.HI×GAD| KI MU KALAM@g DA AN TI 
 AN DUN PA |UD.DU| NA NAM AL TAR MU KALAM@g DA AN DU 
 AB E₂ AN NA GIŠ AL E KU₃ GA |A.AN| 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| E₂ AN NA IM MA AL ZI NE 
 GIŠ AL LAGAR@g LAGAR@g DAM GIŠ AL U₂ |KI.KAL| E DA 
 KI |ZA.MUŠ₃@g.AB@g| KI E GIŠ AL E AN MUŠ₃ KID 
 GIŠ AL NAM MI NI IN TAR RI |KA×SA| ZA KUR |UD.DU| A 
 AL TAR RA NI A AN UD MU DA AN DU 
 AL TAR KA TAR RA DUN AN UD |HI×BAD| 
 |SAL.TUG₂| |GIŠ.TUG₂.PI| |GA₂×AN| LA AN |ŠE.NAGA| |HI×BAD| 
 |URU×BAR| E₂ AN NA |HI×BAD| AL TAR RI BA AN <unk> 
 E₂ HA |DIM×ŠE| NA NAM AL TAR MU DA AN IG 
 LUGAL <unk> ŠID DA UŠ E UD NI E 
 UR SAG AN |SAL.TUG₂| IB KI BAL A AL TAR RI BA AN DU 
 URU EN EŠ₂ NU ŠE GA ŠU EŠ₂ AL GA₂ GA₂ 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 AN EŠ₂ UD DA |A.AN| |KA×ŠID| AL GI₄ GI₄ 
 KI EŠ₂ |GAL.BUR₂| |A.AN| AL GA₂ GA₂ 
 AN BARA₂ AN EN KID LAL HI BA NAM MI IN GAR 
 GAR AL KA GA NI MU NA DA AN SUM MU UŠ 
 |ŠITA.GIŠ| GIŠ KU TI ZU MAR TE AL |A.AN| MA KA 
 AN TUR ZI AL LUM LUM MA IGI NA MA |HI×BAD| 
 AN |NE.GI| GIŠ AL A NI SAG AN EŠ₂ MI NI IN IL₂ 
 GIŠ AL E KU₃ GA |A.AN| NE NAM MI IN LAL 
 AN A NUN NA AL HUL₂ HUL₂ LI NE 
 E₂ AN GEŠTIN AN NA |HI×BAD| GIŠ AL GAR SUR₉ RA |A.AN| 
 |GA₂×AN| AN GEŠTIN AN NA |HI×BAD| GIŠ AL GAR SUR₉ KA HI GA KA 
 EN E GIŠ AL A NI GUD DIM₂ |HI×AŠ₂| DU 
 AB@g GAL...GIŠ AL SAG KI DU MA |A.AN| 
 <unk> GIŠ...TA DU MA |A.AN| 
 DUN IDIM AN NA ŠEŠ TUR DA AN |PIRIG.AB@g.GAL| KA 
 UR SAG AN |GIŠ.NE.GA.MES| GIŠ AL E SA KISAL |A.AN| 
 TUR AN |SAL.TUG₂| GUL |HI×BAD| GIŠ GISAL DUB SAG GA₂ 
 GIŠ AL |A.LAGAB×HAL| DA |GAL.URU×BAR| BAR RA |A.AN| 
 DAG |E₂.NUN| NA |HI×BAD| GIŠ AL E LUH |A.AN| 
 |IGI.UR| IG UD NA₂ A TUR GIŠ AL E ME |U.U.U| 
 UD DI KA GA TA AN TA |IGI.DIB| TU ME |U.U.U| 
 AN EŠ₂ AL TI URU |KA×GAR| HU HU AN RA 
 KI EŠ₂ GIŠ AL |A.AN| GIŠ GI UR RA |ŠE.NUN&NUN| RA |GAL.BUR₂| |A.AN| 
 KI |AK×ERIN₂| KA ŠEN AL LUL |A.AN| 
 KI |EZEN×BAD| KA GIŠ AL LUL |LAGAB×U| |A.AN| 
 KI GIŠ |URU×URUDA| KA MA AL LA TUM |A.AN| 
 KI GIŠ |LAGAB×BAD| KA GIŠ MA A A AL TUM 
 E₂ ANŠE KA GIŠ |IGI.RI| |ŠU₂.AŠ₂| |A.AN| 
 GIŠ AL |A.AN| MU BI HI GA |HI×AŠ₂| SAG MU KALAM@g IG 
 GIŠ |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GA₂ GIŠ AL LA NU UM MA 
 ŠIM |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GA₂ GIŠ |IGI.RI| GA NU UM MA 
 <COLUMN> 
 |NI.UD| |HI×AŠ₂| SAG GA₂ |NI.UD| |SAL.HUB₂| MA 
 GIŠ AL LUM LUM MA GIŠ AL LAM LAM MA 
 GIŠ AL ŠE HI GA GIŠ AL SA DAG |A.AN| 
 GIŠ AL GIŠ RU BA GIŠ AL SAG IG LA 
 GIŠ AL A₂ NAM GURUŠ A |HI×BAD| 
 GIŠ AL GIŠ IL₂ GAR URU KAK KAK DAM 
 E₂ ZI AL KAK E E₂ ZI AL GA₂ GA₂ 
 GAN₂ NI ZI NE ŠU |GA₂×AN| LA 
 GAN₂ LUGAL BI BAL E 
 GAN₂ LUGAL BI GU₂ NU...|A.AN| 
 GIŠ AL LUGAL BI GU₂ MU KALAM@g NA GA₂ GA₂ 
 U₂ |ZI&ZI.LAGAB| |IGI.UR| U₂ |ZI&ZI.LAGAB| |IGI.UR| BA SAG DUB₂ DUB₂ 
 UR₂ BA MU KALAM@g BU RI PA BI IM ZE₂ ZE₂ E 
...AL U₂ |KI.KAL| HI URU IN NA ŠU EŠ₂ AL GA₂ GA₂ 
...AL E GIŠ NAM TAR RA A A AN EN KID LAL 
 GIŠ AL E ZAG SAL KA GA 
 AN |ŠE.NAGA| ZAG SAL 
 <RULING> 
...USSU

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
...an-ga-mi-in-e₃
...šu bala-e-de₃
...ta ed₃-de₃
...saŋ na-an-ga-ma-an-šum₂
...saŋ na-an-ga-ma-an-šum₂
...saŋ mu₂-mu₂-de₃
...bulug₂ nam-mi-in-ŋar
...un-ŋar ud al-e₃
...un-du₃ nam {ŋeš}al-tar-re
...dupsik-e a₂ si ba-ab-sa₂-e
...{ŋeš}al-a-ni za₃-mi₂ ba-an-dug₄
...a-ni kug-sig₁₇-ga saŋ-bi {na₄}za-gin₃-na
{ŋeš}al sa la₂-a-ni kug-me-a kug-sig₁₇-ga
{ŋeš}al-a-ni a₂ bulug₂-ba a₂-bi {na₄}za-gin₃-na-kam
zu₂-bi gud-si-dili bad₃ gal ed₃-de₃-de₃
en-e {ŋeš}al mu-un-saŋ₅ nam am₃-mi-ni-ib₂-tar-re
ki-in-du men kug saŋ-ŋa₂ mu-ni-in-ŋal₂
uzu e₃-a {ŋeš}al nam-mi-in-dun
saŋ nam-lu₂-lu₇ u₃-šub-ba am₃-mi-ni-in-ŋar
{d}en-lil₂-še₃ kalam-ma ki mu-ši-in-dar-re
saŋ-gig₂-ga-ni-še₃ igi zid mu-ši-in-bar
{d}a-nun-na mu-un-na-sug₂-sug₂-ge-eš
šu-bi kiri₃-be₂ mu-un-ne-ŋal₂
{d}en-lil₂ a-ra-zu-am₃ mu-ni-in-huŋ-e-ne
uŋ₃ saŋ-gig₂-ga-ni-še₃ {ŋeš}al mu-un-da-ab-be₂-e-ne
nin en <unk> tu-da lugal <unk> tu-da
{d}nin-men-na-ke₄ tud-tud al-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
mas-su an-ki-a en {d}nu-nam-nir-ra
saŋ zid saŋ kal-la mu-ni-ib-še₂₁-še₂₁-e-a
saŋ-bi gu dili-am₃ mu-ni-e₃-de₃-e-a
<COLUMN>
diŋir-re-e-ne-ra kurum₆ mu-un-dab₅-be₂
{d}en-ki-ke₄ {ŋeš}al-a-ni za₃-mi₂ ba-an-dug₄
ki-sikil {d}nisaba eš-bar-re ba-an <unk>
{ŋeš}al mul {ŋeš}al kug-ba šu mu-un-ne-ŋal₂
e₂-kur e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ {ŋeš}al-e ŋar-ra-am₃
ud-de₃ al-du₃-e ŋi₆ al-mu₂-mu₂
nibru{ki} ki ŋar-ra ama₅ tum-ma-al{ki}am₃
tum-ma-al{ki} {gi}bisaŋ ninda ama {d}nin-lil₂-la₂-kam
e₂-mi tum-ma-al{ki} ninda sa₂ dug₄-ga-ta
ur-saŋ {d}nin-urta {d}en-lil₂-ra mu-un...kur₉-kur₉
maš₂ giggi nesaŋ en-na-ta
kug {d}nin{i₃}isin₂{si}na {d}en-lil₂-ra mu-un-da-kur₉-kur₉
abzu igi piriŋ-ŋa₂ me al nu-di-de₃
abzu al-du₃-e eridu{ki} al-tar-ra
ama diŋir-re-e-ne {d}nin-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂-ke₄
ud-al-tar-ra-ni keš₃{ki} mu-un-da-an-til₃
{d}šul-pa-e₃ na-nam al-tar mu-un-da-an-gub
eš₃ e₂-an-na {ŋeš}al-e kug-ga-am₃
{d}nin-e₂-an-na im-ma-al zid-de₃
{ŋeš}al du₆-du₆-dam {ŋeš}al {u₂}hirim-e-da
ki zabalam{ki}e {ŋeš}al-e {d}inana-ke₄
{ŋeš}al nam mi-ni-in-tar-re sum₄ za-gin₃ e₃-a
al-tar-ra-ni-a {d}utu mu-da-an-gub
al-tar ka-tar-ra šul {d}utu-kam
nin ŋeštug₂ daŋal-la {d}nisaba-kam
unkin e₂-an-na-kam al-tar-re ba-an <unk>
e₂-ha-mun na-nam al-tar mu-da-an-ŋal₂
lugal <unk> kid₄-da us₂-e ud zal-e
ur-saŋ {d}nin-urta ki-bala-a al-tar-re ba-an-gub
iri en-še₃ nu-še-ga šu-še₃ al-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
an-še₃ ud-da-am₃ šeg₁₀ al-gi₄-gi₄
ki-še₃ ušumgal-am₃ al-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
{d}šara {d}en-lil₂-la₂ dub₃-ba nam-mi-in-ŋar
niŋ₂ al dug₄-ga-ni mu-na-da-an-šum₂-mu-uš
udug₂ {ŋeš}tukul ti zu mar-ru₁₀(TE) al am₃-ma-dug₄
{d}dumu-zid al-lum-lum-ma igi-na-ma-kam
{d}gibil₆ {ŋeš}al-a-ni saŋ an-še₃ mi-ni-in-il₂
{ŋeš}al-e kug-ga-am₃ izi nam-mi-in-la₂
{d}a-nun-na al-hul₂-hul₂-le-ne
e₂ {d}ŋeštin-an-na-kam {ŋeš}al-ŋar-sur₉-ra-am₃
ama {d}ŋeštin-an-na-kam {ŋeš}al-ŋar-sur₉ gu₃ dug₃-ga-ka
en-e {ŋeš}al-a-ni gud-gin₇ murum ša₄
urugal₂{gal}...{ŋeš}al saŋ ki tum₂-ma-am₃
<unk> {ŋeš}...ta tum₂-ma-am₃
šul idim an-na šeš banda₃{da} {d}nergal-ka
ur-saŋ {d}gilgameš₃ {ŋeš}al-e sa-par₄-am₃
dumu {d}nin-sumun₂-kam {ŋeš}ŋisal dub-saŋ-ŋa₂
{ŋeš}al id₂-da kingal bar-ra-am₃
dag agrun-na-kam {ŋeš}al-e sukkal-am₃
hul-ŋal₂ ud-nu₂-a dumu {ŋeš}al-e me-eš
ud sa₂ dug₄-ga-ta an-ta u₃-tu me-eš
an-še₃ al-ti-ri₂-gu₇{mušen} mušen diŋir-ra
ki-še₃ {ŋeš}al-am₃ ŋeš-gi ur-ra tir-ra ušumgal-am₃
ki me₃-ka dur₁₀-al-lu₅-am₃
ki bad₃-ka {ŋeš}al-lu₅-hab₂-am₃
ki {ŋeš}banšur-ka ma-al-la-tum-am₃
ki {ŋeš}gigir-ka {ŋeš}ma-a-a-al-tum
e₂ anše-ka {ŋeš}ar-gibil₂-am₃
{ŋeš}al-am₃ mu-bi dug₃-ga hur-saŋ mu-un-ŋal₂
ŋeš hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ {ŋeš}al-la-nu-um-ma
šim hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ {ŋeš}ar-ga-nu-um-ma
<COLUMN>
na₄ hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ {na₄}algamešₓ(|SAL.HUB₂|)-ma
{ŋeš}al lum-lum-ma {ŋeš}al lam-lam-ma
{ŋeš}al še dug₃-ga {ŋeš}al sa-par₃-am₃
{ŋeš}al {ŋeš}šub-ba {ŋeš}al saŋ ŋal₂-la
{ŋeš}al a₂ nam-ŋuruš-a-kam
{ŋeš}al {ŋeš}dupsik niŋ₂ iri du₃-du₃-dam
e₂ zid al-du₃-e e₂ zid al-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
gan₂-ne₂ zid-de₃ šu daŋal-la
gana₂ lugal-bi bala-e
gana₂ lugal-bi gu₂ nu...am₃
{ŋeš}al lugal-bi gu₂ mu-un-na-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
{u₂}numun₂-hul{u₂}numun₂-hul-ba saŋ dub₂-dub₂
ur₂-ba mu-un-bur₁₂-re pa-bi im-ze₂-ze₂-e
...al {u₂}hirim{hi-ri₂-in-na} šu-še₃ al-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
...al-e ŋeš nam tar-ra a-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂
{ŋeš}al-e za₃-mi₂ dug₄-ga
{d}nisaba za₃-mi₂
<RULING>
...ussu