Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 U 2(AŠ) IGI NU DUH ŠE BA DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) GUR SAG IG 
 UR DUN 
 U 5(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 
...4(AŠ) LAL DIŠ...AB U₂ 
 U 2(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) E TA 
 IGI NU DUH GIŠ KIN TI ME 
 U 2(AŠ) IGI NU DUH DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) AN A MU 
 NU SAR 
 AŠ...DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) UŠ DIŠ 
 <COLUMN> 
...SAL DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) SAG AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU DA 
 AŠ UŠ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) UŠ DIŠ 
 3(AŠ) SAL DIŠ 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) LAL 2(BAN₂) EN KU₃ 
 3(AŠ) UŠ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) SAL DIŠ 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) LAL DIŠ LUGAL |PA.LU| 
...UŠ DIŠ 
 4(AŠ) SAL DIŠ 
 ŠE BI...NIGIDAMIN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| <unk> DA RU 
 DIŠ EN NA 
 DIM₂ 
 IL₂ ME 
 5(AŠ) |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| DIŠ 
 <COLUMN> 
 2(AŠ) MU DIŠ 
 AŠ MU 4(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) LUH DIŠ 
 DIŠ LU₂ E₂ GAR KA 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 LU₂ E₂ ŠA₃ GA 
 6(AŠ) |HI×AŠ₂|...SAL...
 3(BAN₂) NU SIK₂ UŠ 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ A NE DIŠ 
 3(AŠ) DUB SAR DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 DIŠ AN AL ŠA₆ 
 ŠU 5(DIŠ) 
...AN IGI...
 LU₂ ALAN 
 AŠ UMUM DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠUBUR DA 
 E DA TI 
 4(AŠ) UMUM DIŠ 
 GAR LU₂ 
 E DA IGI@g 
...
 <COLUMN> 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) AŠGAB 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) TUG₂ DUH 
 2(AŠ) NAGAR DIŠ 
 DIŠ AD KID 
 DIŠ MUG@g 
 GIŠ KIN TI ME 
 4(AŠ) NI DUH UŠ 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ NI DUH SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU IGI DU 
 KAB RA GUD TUR TUR 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 KAB RA |UŠ.KU| TUR 
 |PA.LU| |GA₂×AN| GAN ŠA KA 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 ANŠE ERIN₂ KID 
 BA |DU&DU| GI EŠ₂ 
 EN IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 <COLUMN> 
 E DA IGI@g 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 LU GAR |KA×GAR| A BA |DU&DU| GI EŠ₂ 
 <unk> <unk> 
 KU₇ DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 DIŠ UR AN MUŠ₃ 
 MA₂ |DU.DU| 
 DIŠ AMAR AN |ŠE.NUN.EŠ₂.BU| 
 |UŠ.KU| 
 ŠA₃ DUB |AŠ.AŠ| AN 
 AŠ |SAL.KUR| DIŠ 
 |U.U| LAL 2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) NU SIK₂ SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 4(AŠ) DIŠ 2(BAN₂) ŠA₆ ŠA₆ 
 <COLUMN> 
 AŠ |SAL.KUR| DIŠ 
 U 4(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| KA ZI DA 
 6(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| DIŠ 
 U 5(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 4(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN AN |AB×HA| DA NU ME A 
 KI SIK₂ BI TA ME 
 AŠ |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| LAL 2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI...2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) ŠEŠ E A NA AK 
 AŠ |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| LAL 2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN |SAL.TUG₂| E₂ AB@g KI GA |NUN&NUN| IG 
 AŠ |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) <unk> 
 SAG |NINDA₂×ŠE| A ME 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
 2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| LAL AŠ |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ)...KI GU...
 |KA×UD.BAR| TUR 
 PA BI 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 |U.U| LAL 3(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ NU SIK₂ UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ NU SIK₂ SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) DIŠ 2(BAN₂) UR₂ |HU.HI| 
 |IGI.DUB| 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ NI NI PI NI 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 6(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 LU₂ |BI×GAR| ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ LAL 1(BAN₂) A GA |GUD×KUR| ME 
 AŠ UŠ 4(BAN₂) 
 U 2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) NU SIK₂ UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 |SAL.KUR| DUN GAR |KA×GAR| A ME 
 AŠ DIŠ |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 MIN ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 |SAL.KUR| MAŠ ME 
 ŠE BI 2(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 3(BAN₂) DIŠ 1(BAN₂) LUGAL PA |UD.DU| 
 |PA.LU| DUN 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB |U.U| LAL 3(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 1(GEŠ₂) |U.U| AŠ U LU₂ DIŠ 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) LU₂ 3(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| AŠ ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) NU SIK₂ UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 |U.U.U| LAL 2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| DIŠ 
 1(GEŠ₂) |U.U| LAL AŠ |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 1(GEŠ₂) |U.U.U| 3(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 |U.U.U| LAL AŠ ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) NU SIK₂ SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 SAL ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂ 6(GEŠ₂) U 4(AŠ) LU₂ ŠE BA TUR MAH...
 ŠE BI 1(GEŠ₂) 6(AŠ) DIŠ 4(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE BA |SAL.KUR| TUR IL₂ IGI NU DUH ŠA₃ DUB |AŠ.AŠ| 
 E₂ AN BA U₂ KA 
 ŠA₆ ŠA₆ 
 DAM <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 LUGAL 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KA 
 <COLUMN> 
 EN ŠU GI₄ GI₄ 
 |IGI.DUB| GI 
 |GA₂×NUN| ŠE |GA₂×NUN&NUN| SAR A TA 
 E NE BA <unk> 
 U DIŠ BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
1(u) 2(aš) igi-nu-du₈ še-ba 1(barig)
še-bi 3(aš) gur sag gal₂
ur-šul
1(u) 5(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig)
...4(aš) la₂ 1(barig)...ab-u₂
1(u) 2(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig)
še-bi 3(aš) e-ta
igi-nu-du₈ geš-kin-ti-me
1(u) 2(aš) igi-nu-du₈ 1(barig)
še-bi 3(aš) dingir-a-mu
nu-kiri₆
1(aš)...1(barig) 2(ban₂)
5(aš) nita 1(barig)
<COLUMN>
...munus 1(barig)
še-bi 2(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) sag{d}nin-gir₂-su-da
1(aš) nita 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
3(aš) nita 1(barig)
3(aš) munus 1(barig)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 2(aš) la₂ 2(ban₂) en-ku₃
3(aš) nita 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
3(aš) munus 1(barig)
še-bi 2(aš) la₂ 1(barig) lugal-sipa
...nita 1(barig)
4(aš) munus 1(barig)
še-bi...2(barig) ur{d}nin <unk> da-ru
1(barig) en-na
šitim
il₂-me
5(aš) sagi 1(barig)
<COLUMN>
2(aš) muhaldim 1(barig)
1(aš) muhaldim 4(ban₂)
3(aš) sukkal 1(barig)
1(barig) lu₂ e₂-nig₂-ka
3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
lu₂-e₂-ša₃-ga
6(aš) ar₃...munus...
3(ban₂) nu-siki nita
2(aš) lu₂-a-kum₂ 1(barig)
3(aš) dub-sar 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(barig) dingir-al-sa₆
šu-i₂
...dingir-igi...
lu₂ alan
1(aš) simug 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
šubur-da
e-da-ti
4(aš) simug 1(barig)
nig₂-lu₂
e-da-se₁₂
...
<COLUMN>
1(barig) 2(ban₂) ašgab
1(barig) 2(ban₂) tug₂-du₈
2(aš) nagar 1(barig)
1(barig) ad-kup₄
1(barig) zadim
geš-kin-ti-me
4(aš) i₃-du₈ nita 3(ban₂)
1(aš) i₃-du₈ munus 3(ban₂)
1(barig) 2(ban₂) {d}nin-gir₂-su-igi-du
gab₂-ra gu₄ tur-tur
2(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
gab₂-ra gala-tur
sipa ama-gan{ša}ka
3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
anše surₓ(ERIN₂)-ke₄
ba-su₈-ge-eš₂
en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
<COLUMN>
e-da-se₁₂
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
udu nig₂-gu₇-a ba-su₈-ge-eš₂
<unk> <unk>
kurušda-da
e-da-se₁₂
1(barig) ur{d}inanna
ma₂-lah₅
1(barig) amar{d}samanₓ(|ŠE.NUN.EŠ₂.BU|)
gala
ša₃ dub didli-am₆
1(aš) geme₂ 1(barig)
2(u) la₂ 2(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
3(aš) nu-siki munus 2(ban₂)
7(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
3(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 4(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) sa₆-sa₆
<COLUMN>
1(aš) geme₂ 1(barig)
1(u) 4(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
5(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) 4(ban₂) nin-inim-zi-da
6(aš) geme₂ 1(barig)
1(u) 5(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
5(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 4(aš) 2(barig) {d}nanše-da-nu-me-a
ki-siki bi-ta-me
1(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(u) la₂ 2(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀...2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
še-bi 2(aš) 2(barig) 4(ban₂) šeš-e-a-na-ak
1(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(u) la₂ 2(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 2(aš) 2(barig) nin-e₂-unu{ki}ga-nir-gal₂
1(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(u) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
še-bi 2(aš) 2(barig) 4(ban₂) <unk>
sag sa₁₀-a-me
ki-siki-me
2(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(u) la₂ 1(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš)...ki-gu...
zabar₃-tur
ugula-bi
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
2(u) la₂ 3(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) nu-siki nita 2(ban₂)
1(aš) nu-siki munus 2(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
3(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) ur₂-mud
agrig
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
4(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) i₃-li₂-be₆-li₂
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
6(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) amar-giri₁₆{ki}
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)-me
<COLUMN>
3(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
3(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
4(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) la₂ 1(ban₂) a-ga-am-me
1(aš) nita 4(ban₂)
1(u) 2(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
2(aš) nu-siki nita 2(ban₂)
5(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
geme₂ šah₂ nig₂-gu₇-a-me
1(aš) 1(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
2(diš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
geme₂ maš-me
še-bi 2(aš) 2(barig) 3(ban₂) 1(barig) 1(ban₂) lugal-pa-e₃
sipa šah₂
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 2(u) la₂ 3(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(geš₂) 2(u) 1(aš) 1(u) lu₂ 1(barig)
2(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
5(aš) lu₂ 3(ban₂)
2(u) 1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
3(aš) nu-siki nita 2(ban₂)
nita-me
3(u) la₂ 2(aš) geme₂ 1(barig)
1(geš₂) 2(u) la₂ 1(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(geš₂) 3(u) 3(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
3(u) la₂ 1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
4(aš) nu-siki munus 2(ban₂)
munus-me
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃ 6(geš₂) 1(u) 4(aš) lu₂ še-ba tur mah...
še-bi 1(geš₂) 6(aš) 1(barig) 4(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
še-ba geme₂ dumu il₂ igi-nu-du₈ ša₃ dub didli
e₂ {d}ba-ba₆-ka
sa₆-sa₆
dam <unk> <unk> gi-na
lugal
lagaš{ki}ka
<COLUMN>
en-šu-gi₄-gi₄
agrig-ge
ganun še ur₃ mu₂-a-ta
e-ne-ba <unk>
1(u) 1(diš) ba-am₆