Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Ur III — Genre: Letter
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 AB BA TUR DU BA NI KID 
 A NA AB BI 
 MU LUGAL 
 |UD×(U.U.U)| E₂ |UD×(U.U.U)| 6(DIŠ) TA 
 UD 5(DIŠ) NI LA A 
 |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| BI 
 LU MAŠ₂ GU₂ NA 
 E₂ AN |LAGAB×IGI@g| KA 
 KAK A BI 
 <SURFACE> 
 NA BA SUM LU BI MAŠ₂ BI TA 
 GA AB DA BI NAM 
 IGI NAM <unk> NE IN KA...EŠ₂ 
 IGI UR AN BA U₂ |ZAG.HA| EŠ₂ 
 IGI LU₂ AN |LAGAB×IGI@g| UM MI A EŠ₂ 
 IGI UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| MUG GA EŠ₂ 
 MU AN ŠU AN |EN.ZU| LUGAL E NA KAK A MAH AN EN KID AN |SAL.TUG₂| KID RA MU NE KAK 
 <SURFACE> 
 AB BA 
 TUR DU BA NI

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
ab-ba dumu gub-ba-ni-ke₄
a-na ab-be₂
mu lugal
iti e₂-iti-6(diš)-ta
u₄ 5(diš) zal-la-a
tukum-bi
udu maš₂ gu₂-na
e₂ {d}šara₂-ka
du₃-a-bi
<SURFACE>
na-ba-šum₂ udu-bi maš₂-bi-ta
ga-ab-da-be₂-nam
igi nam <unk> bi₂-in-du₁₁...še₃
igi ur{d}ba-ba₆ enku-še₃
igi lu₂{d}šara₂ um-mi-a-še₃
igi ur{d}nin-mug-ga-še₃
mu {d}šu{d}suen lugal-e na-ru₂-a mah {d}en-lil₂ {d}nin-lil₂-ra mu-ne-du₃
<SURFACE>
ab-ba
dumu gub-ba-ni