Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) ŠE BA 
 ŠA₆ ŠA₆ 
 2(AŠ) TUR UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 MU NA UD ME 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |GA₂×AN| NA 
 4(BAN₂) ZA NA 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| E₂ AB@g KI GA |NUN&NUN| IG 
...DU NA₂ 
...TUR SAL 
...<unk>...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| RA A NA GU LUL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| URU DA SAG@g 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
...E₂ HI LI SUD 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ HI LI SUD 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ KU₃ 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ KU₃ 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| |GA₂×NUN| 
 2(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| E₂ ZI DA 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...LAGAB 4(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 U 5(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) NU SIK₂ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 8(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 4(AŠ) 4(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 |URU×MIN| SI 
 4(BAN₂) <unk> 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MU SU DA 
 4(BAN₂) GU |EZEN×BAD| 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| AL ŠA₆ 
 4(BAN₂) DA NA 
...
 <COLUMN> 
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| ŠA₆ GA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| E₂ ZI DA 
 3(BAN₂) KIŠ...NE KU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| |GA₂×NUN| 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ NUN NI 
...|SAL.KUR| E₂ DAM 
 3(BAN₂) AŠ₂ NI TUM 
...IGI BAR LU₂ TI 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂ GI 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) ŠEŠ...EDIN NA 
 3(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) ZI NA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) DAM...MU 
...ME 
...
 <COLUMN> 
 AŠ NU SIK₂ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| KA ZI DA 
 ŠU LAGAB 6(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
...6(AŠ) |SAL.KUR|...
...
...4(AŠ) LAL...KA...
 4(BAN₂)...GA...
...
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂|...
 3(BAN₂) <unk>...
 3(BAN₂) MA...
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂|...AN...
...TUR UŠ 
...
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) AN MUŠ₃ AN MU 
 3(BAN₂) <unk> NI TUM 
 3(BAN₂) A AN...
 3(BAN₂) ME KISAL...
 3(BAN₂)...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) AN |SAL.TUG₂| ŠUBUR |GA₂×AN| MU 
 ŠU LAGAB 4(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ...SAL...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...ŠA₃...TUK 
 3(BAN₂) |LAL₂.LAGAB| RA ŠA₆ 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 2(BAN₂) TUR...
 4(BAN₂)...U₂ AN...
...
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 6(AŠ)...
 AŠ ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 |SAL.KUR|...
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂|...DA...
 3(BAN₂)...NI...
 4(BAN₂) AN...TI...
...
 3(BAN₂) |A.LAGAB×HAL| LU₂ |UD.UD| 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 2(AŠ)...UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) SAL ŠA₆ 
 3(BAN₂) |KA×SA| SAR 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| ŠA₃ LAL TUK 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) ZA NA 
 3(BAN₂) AN |ŠE.ŠE.NUN&NUN| |GA₂×AN| MU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR₂ NI 
 3(BAN₂) DAM A MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 2(BAN₂)...
 2(BAN₂)...
 3(BAN₂) NAM DAM 
 |SAL.KUR| DUN GAR |KA×GAR| A...
 4(BAN₂) ŠA₃...
 SAL...
 KAB RA DUN U₂ KA |HI×BAD| 
 3(AŠ) NU SIK₂ UŠ 3(BAN₂) 
 ŠU LAGAB 3(AŠ) UŠ 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 U 3(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) LAL 4(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| DUN GAR |KA×GAR| A ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂)...A MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 |SAL.KUR| MAŠ |HI×BAD| 
 LUGAL PA |UD.DU| 
 |PA.LU| DUN 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) LU₂ 3(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| 5(AŠ) LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 1(GEŠ₂) LAL 3(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 1(GEŠ₂) U AŠ |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 |U.U.U| 5(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
...
...4(AŠ)...GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE BA |SAL.KUR| TUR U₂ AŠ 
 AN BA U₂ 
 ŠA₆ ŠA₆ 
 DAM <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 LUGAL 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KA 
 |UD×(U.U.U)| EZEN ŠE |KA×GAR| 
 AN |AB×HA| KA 
 <COLUMN> 
...IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 |GA₂×NUN| SAR TA 
 E NE BA <unk> 
 U 3(DIŠ) BA AN

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) še-ba
sa₆-sa₆
2(aš) dumu-nita 2(ban₂)
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
mu-na-tam-me
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) nin-ama-na
4(ban₂) za-na
4(ban₂) nin-e₂-unu{ki}ga-nir-gal₂
...ra₂-nu₂
...dumu-munus
...<unk>...
...
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) nin-ra-a-na-gu-lu₅
3(ban₂) nin-iri-da-kuš₂
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
...e₂-hi-li-su₃
2(ban₂) dumu nita
3(ban₂) e₂-hi-li-su₃
2(diš)-kam-ma
2(ban₂) dumu nita
3(ban₂) e₂-ku₃
3(ban₂) e₂-ku₃
2(diš)-kam-ma
3(ban₂) geme₂-ganun
2(ban₂) geme₂-e₂-zi-da
...
<COLUMN>
...nigin₂ 4(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(u) 5(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
3(aš) nu-siki munus 3(ban₂)
8(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
7(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 4(aš) 4(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
gišgal-si
4(ban₂) <unk>
4(ban₂) nin-mu-su-da
4(ban₂) gu-u₉
4(ban₂) nin-al-sa₆
4(ban₂) da-na
...
<COLUMN>
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) ama-sa₆-ga
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) geme₂-e₂-zi-da
3(ban₂) kiš...bi₂-tuš
3(ban₂) geme₂-ganun
3(ban₂) e₂-nun-ne₂
...geme₂-e₂-dam
3(ban₂) taš₃-ni-tum
...igi-bar-lu₂-ti
3(ban₂) nin-bara₂-ge
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) šeš...edin-na
3(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) ze-na
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) dam...mu
...me
...
<COLUMN>
1(aš) nu-siki munus 3(ban₂)
4(ban₂) nin-inim-zi-da
šu-nigin₂ 6(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
...6(aš) geme₂...
...
...4(aš) la₂...inim...
4(ban₂)...ga...
...
4(ban₂) nin...
3(ban₂) <unk>...
3(ban₂) ma...
3(ban₂) nin...an...
...dumu-nita
...
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
3(ban₂) <unk> ni-tum
3(ban₂) a-am₆...
3(ban₂) me-kisal...
3(ban₂)...
...
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) {d}nin-šubur-ama-mu
šu-nigin₂ 4(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš)...munus...
...
<COLUMN>
...ša₃...tuku
3(ban₂) ušur₃-ra-sa₆
...
<COLUMN>
...
2(ban₂) dumu...
4(ban₂)...ba₆-dingir...
...
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
...
6(aš)...
1(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
geme₂...
3(ban₂) nin...da...
3(ban₂)...i₃...
4(ban₂) an...ti...
...
3(ban₂) i₇-lu₂-dadag
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
2(aš)...nita 2(ban₂)
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) munus-sa₆
3(ban₂) su₆-mu₂
3(ban₂) nin-ša₃-la₂-tuku
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) za-na
3(ban₂) {d}ašnan-ama-mu
3(ban₂) nin-ur₂-ni
3(ban₂) dam-a-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
<COLUMN>
...
2(ban₂)...
2(ban₂)...
3(ban₂) nam-dam
geme₂ šah₂ nig₂-gu₇-a...
4(ban₂) ša₃...
munus...
gab₂-ra šah₂ u₂-ka-kam
3(aš) nu-siki nita 3(ban₂)
šu-nigin₂ 3(aš) nita 3(ban₂)
1(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(u) 3(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
4(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
4(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) la₂ 4(ban₂) geme₂ šah₂ nig₂-gu₇-a-me
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂)...a-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
geme₂ maš-kam
lugal-pa-e₃
sipa šah₂
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
5(aš) lu₂ 3(ban₂)
2(u) 5(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita-me
1(geš₂) la₂ 3(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(geš₂) 1(u) 1(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
3(u) 5(aš) geme₂ 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
...4(aš)...gur sag gal₂
še-ba geme₂ dumu u₂-rum
{d}ba-ba₆
sa₆-sa₆
dam <unk> <unk> gi-na
lugal
lagaš{ki}ka
iti ezem-še-gu₇
{d}nanše-ka
<COLUMN>
...ig-gal
nu-banda₃
ganun kiri₆-ta
e-ne-ba <unk>
1(u) 3(diš) ba-am₆