Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Ur III — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(DIŠ) MIN MA NA SIK₂ 
 ŠU NA MU GI₄ 
 TUR LU₂ BAL ŠA₆ GA 
...NU LU₂ DUN₃@g@g 
 TUR |SAL.TUG₂| IG MUŠ 
 MIN UR AN PA SAG 
 TUR |SAL.TUG₂| IG MUŠ 
 BI A DU BA ME 
 NU URU NI EŠ₂ SAG@g 
 TUR BA ŠIM A 
 TUG₂ ŠU |SAL.TUG₂| RA MU GI₄ DIŠ BA ŠA₆ ŠA₆ TUR NI 
 TUG₂ ŠU DU LUM NI HI 
 TUR ŠA₃ GA KA GA 
 |SAL.KUR| E₂ ŠIM ME 
 TUG₂ ŠU |SAL.TUG₂| KI ŠA RA 
 |SAL.KUR| NA KAB TUM 
 UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| ŠUBUR PA 
...|SAL.TUG₂| EZEN 
 TUR |SAL.KUR| BARA₂ 
...|GA₂×AN| KI LUL LA 
 TUR ZA DA BA DI 
...|SAL.TUG₂| EZEN TUR NI 
...|SAL.KUR| GA₂ NUN 
 <COLUMN> 
 TUR |SAL.TUG₂| MU MA AN SUM 
...|SAL.KUR| ŠE IL₂ LA 
...|SAL.KUR| BARA₂ SI GA 
...|SAL.KUR| ŠE IL₂ LA 
...|SAL.KUR| AN BA U₂ 
 TUR NI ME 
...|SAL.TUG₂| GA₂ NI GI 
 A RU A LU₂ DUN₃@g@g 
 TUG₂ ŠU |SAL.TUG₂| MA₂ TE@g RI 
 TUR |SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ TI TI 
...LI NA MU TAR 
...|SAL.TUG₂| URU NI EŠ₂ 
...|SAL.TUG₂| KI |HI×AŠ₂| ŠA₆ 
...ZAG MU BA NI SI 
...|SAL.KUR| BARA₂ SI GA 
...|SAL.TUG₂| EZEN 
 TUR ZAG MU BA NI SI ME 
...NA BI 
 TUG₂ |SAL.KUR| TUR NI EŠ₂ 
 DIŠ |SAL.KUR| ŠE IL₂ LA 
...AN MUŠ₃ MA 
...|SAL.TUG₂| URU NI EŠ₂ TUR NI 
...|SAL.KUR| ME ME 
...|SAL.KUR| AN NA KAK A 
 A RU A KALAM@g <unk> NU TUR 
 <COLUMN> 
...A₂ AŠ BA 
 A RU A LUGAL DUR₂ MA₂ GAL GAL 
...|SAL.KUR| KISAL TUR NI 
...UD MA NI GAR 
 A RU A LU₂ ME NE PA BUR SAG 
...|SAL.KUR| E₂ HI NUN 
 A RU A LUGAL EZEN GURUŠ BAHAR₂ 
...PAP PAP 
 A RU A |KA×GAN₂@t| LUL LUL 
...|SAL.KUR| UŠ GI NA 
 A RU A LU₂ AN UD TUR NAM HA NI 
...|SAL.KUR| MA AN SUM 
 A RU A LU₂ KAL LA MA₂ GAL GAL 
...|SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ NI EŠ₂ 
 A RU A LU₂ TI MA₂ GAL GAL 
 4(DIŠ) <unk> A LU₂ MAR SA TA NI DUH 
 4(DIŠ)...<unk>...
 DIŠ...ŠA₆ TUR NI TUR BI 
 GIR₃ SUM GA |KI.SU.LU.EŠ₂.GAR| TA 
 |SAL.KUR| |HI×AŠ₂.HI×AŠ₂| ME 
 LUGAL GAR ZU PA 
 4(DIŠ) GUD SI BAR RA 
 KALAM@g <unk> NA KAB TUM TA 
 MIN UR AN |SAL.TUG₂| TU TUR NI 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(DIŠ) LU₂...
 4(DIŠ) LU₂ ŠA₆ GA 
...GIR₃ NI KAK 
 4(DIŠ) LIL RA NI 
 4(DIŠ) GAR |SAL.TUG₂| MU...
 4(DIŠ) LU₂ AN NE SI@g 
...UD NE GAR ŠA₆ GA 
 AŠGAB ME 
 MIN |SAL.TUG₂| LUH 
 A RU A HA BA LUL KID 
 3(DIŠ) |SAL.TUG₂| KI ERIN₂ TA 
 DIŠ |SAL.KUR| ŠE IL₂ LA 
 3(DIŠ) |SAL.KUR| AN NA KAK A 
 TUR NI ME 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 A GA |GUD×KUR| ME 
 3(DIŠ) UR AN SI@g AN NA 
 A RU A LUGAL KI |NINDA₂×NE| GURUŠ BAHAR₂ 
 TUG₂ AŠ UR |TE.A| RA 
 TUR |SAL.KUR| AN NUN GAL 
 TUG₂ AŠ E₂ HI LI TUR |SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ TI TI 
 TUG₂ AŠ E₂ A LU₂ BI 
 NI₂ E TAK₄ A 
 TUR |SAL.KUR| GIŠ KIN TI 
 DA UR AN SI@g AN NA GURUŠ BAHAR₂ 
 BAHAR₂ ME 
 UR AN SI@g AN NA PA 
 TUG₂ NAM TI...
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 TUR |SAL.TUG₂| DUN₃@g@g A GA |GUD×KUR| 
 UR BARA₂ SI GA 
 TUR |SAL.TUG₂| KI HI ŠA₆ 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 KALAM@g <unk> E₂ GAL ME 
 TUG₂ LUGAL KA 
 NI₂ E TAK₄ A 
 TUR GA ZA MU 
 LU₂ |ŠE.NAGA| ME 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 |UD×(U.U.U)| <unk> MAŠ TA 
 ŠU MIN |SAL.TUG₂| GIŠ KAK NA 
 ŠU MIN LI MU NA MU TAR 
 3(DIŠ) |SAL.TUG₂| E NI ZU TUR 
...AN MUŠ₃ MA 
 NU DIB BA TA 
 MIN |SAL.TUG₂| KA GI NA 
 A RU A A AB BA 
 MIN |SAL.KUR| URUDA 
 A RU A AN DA GA 
 TUG₂ |SAL.TUG₂| KA GI NA 
 A RU A BA A A 
 |A×HA| |SAL.KUR| E₂ <unk> 
 A RU A LU₂ AN...
 <unk> A...ŠEŠ IGI 
 A RU...SAG@g...
 A RU A ME 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 GIŠ...
 |SAL.KUR|...
 <COLUMN> 
 TUG₂ |SAL.KUR| UŠ BAR...TA DU NA UR MES TUR UR AN |KA.DI| IN GI NI 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 |UD×(U.U.U)| EZEN AN DUN GI TA 
 TUG₂ NU |SAL.KUR| DUB ŠEN 
...A TU TUR KU BA 
 E₂ A...TA 
 4(DIŠ)...GI 
 MIN...U₂ 
 MIN AB...NA...
 |UD×(U.U.U)|...
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 4(DIŠ) LU₂ ME NE BAHAR₂ 
 4(DIŠ) LUGAL GAN IG |PA.LU| ANŠE |BAR.AN| 
 3(DIŠ) |SAL.KUR| IŠ GA |HI×AŠ₂.HI×AŠ₂| 
 DIŠ |SAL.TUG₂| GAN IG TUR NI 
 3(DIŠ) |SAL.TUG₂| KA GI NA 
 4(DIŠ) ŠA₃ KI BI 
 4(DIŠ) MA₂ |TE.A| RI 
 3(DIŠ) |SAL.KUR| DUN₃@g@g 
...
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 TIL LU₂ AN BA U₂ NI DUH 
 4(DIŠ) LU₂ BAL ŠA₆ GA 
...LU₂ AN |ŠE.ŠE.NUN&NUN| 
 TUR NI ME 
 4(DIŠ) UR E₂ GAL EDIN KA 
 MIN UR GA₂ NUN 
 DIŠ MAŠ E₂ U₂ NAM TI 
 TUR NI ME 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...DUH GUR₇ ME 
...UR MES 
 DIŠ TUG₂ EN GA GA 
 DIŠ TUG₂ UR |PAP.PAP| KU₃ GA 
 DIŠ TUG₂ LU₂ AN NA KAK A 
 DIŠ TUG₂ UR AN KAL 
...UR GIŠ DAR KAK 
 4(DIŠ) GIR₃ NI NI ŠA₆ 
 DIŠ TUG₂ NA BI 
...|SAL.TUG₂| UR₂ RA NI 
...|SAL.TUG₂| A GU₂ ZI 
...|SAL.TUG₂| IG MUŠ 
 KALAM@g <unk> ME 
 DIŠ TUG₂ EN E₂ RI SI 
 DIŠ TUG₂ MU DUH E 
...TUG₂ LU₂ AN NA KAK A 
...UR AN AB HI NUN 
...LU₂ AN NA KAK A 
 MA₂ BU NI NUN ME 
 <BLANK_SPACE> 
 SIK₂ BA GIR₃ SUM GA E₂ GAL 
 NE |IGI.DIB| E₂ DU@s 
 ŠA₃ GU₂ AB BA KI 
 GIR₃ NI KAL LA |IGI.DIB| LUL A MU DUB SAR 
 |UD×(U.U.U)| EZEN AN BA U₂ 
 MU UŠ SA KI MAŠ KI BA |IGI.UR| MU UŠ SA BI

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
4(diš) 2(diš) ma-na siki
šu-na-mu-gi₄
dumu lu₂-bala-sa₆-ga
...nu lu₂-nimgir
dumu nin-ik-ṣur₂
2(diš) ur{d}hendur-sag
dumu nin-ik-ṣur₂
kaš-a gub-ba-me
nu iri-ni-še₃-kuš₂
dumu ba-šim-a
{tug₂}šu nin-ra-mu-gi₄ 1(diš) ba-sa₆-sa₆ dumu-ni
{tug₂}šu du-lum-i₃-du₁₀
dumu ša₃-ga-du₁₁-ga
geme₂ e₂-lunga-me
{tug₂}šu nin-ki-ša-ra
geme₂ na-gab₂-tum
ur{d}nin-šubur ugula
...nin-ezem
dumu geme₂-bara₂
...ama-ki-lu₅-la
dumu za-da-ba-di
...nin-ezem dumu-ni
...geme₂-ga₂-nun
<COLUMN>
dumu nin-mu-ma-an-šum₂
...geme₂-še-il₂-la
...geme₂-bara₂-si-ga
...geme₂-še-il₂-la
...geme₂{d}ba-ba₆
dumu-ni-me
...nin-ga₂-i₃-gi
a-ru-a lu₂-nimgir
{tug₂}šu nin-ma₂-gur₈-re
dumu nin-lu₂-ti-ti
...en₃-na-mu-tar
...nin-iri-ni-še₃
...nin-ki-ur₅-sa₆
...za₃-mu-ba-ni-si
...geme₂-bara₂-si-ga
...nin-ezem
dumu za₃-mu-ba-ni-si-me
...na-bi
tug₂ geme₂-dumu-ni-še₃
1(diš) geme₂-še-il₂-la
...{d}inana-ma
...nin-iri-ni-še₃ dumu-ni
...geme₂-me-me
...geme₂{d}na-ru₂-a
a-ru-a ug₃ <unk> nu-banda₃
<COLUMN>
...a₂-aš-ba
a-ru-a lugal-dur₂ ma₂ gal-gal
...geme₂-kisal dumu-ni
...u₄-ma-ni-gar
a-ru-a lu₂-me-lam₂ ugula bur-sag
...geme₂-e₂-hi-nun
a-ru-a lugal-ezem guruš bahar₂
...pa₄-pa₄
a-ru-a bu₃-lu₅-lu₅
...geme₂-uš-gi-na
a-ru-a lu₂{d}utu dumu nam-ha-ni
...geme₂-ma-an-šum₂
a-ru-a lu₂-kal-la ma₂ gal-gal
...nin-lu₂-ni-še₃
a-ru-a lu₂-ti ma₂ gal-gal
4(diš) <unk> a lu₂ mar-sa-ta i₃-du₈
4(diš)...<unk>...
1(diš)...sa₆ dumu-ni dumu-bi
giri₃-se₃-ga ugnim-ta
geme₂ kikken₂-me
lugal-nig₂-zu ugula
4(diš) gu₄-si-bar-ra
ug₃ <unk> na-gab₂-tum-ta
2(diš) ur{d}nin-tu dumu-ni
<COLUMN>
4(diš) lu₂...
4(diš) lu₂-sa₆-ga
...giri₃-ni-gag
4(diš) kuₓ(LIL)-ra-ni
4(diš) nig₂-nin-mu...
4(diš) lu₂{d}li₉-si₄
...u₄-de₃-nig₂-sa₆-ga
ašgab-me
2(diš) nin-sukkal
a-ru-a ha-ba-lu₅-ge₂
3(diš) nin-ki erin₂-ta
1(diš) geme₂-še-il₂-la
3(diš) geme₂{d}na-ru₂-a
dumu-ni-me
<BLANK_SPACE>
a-ga-am-me
3(diš) ur{d}su₄-an-na
a-ru-a lugal-ki-ag₂ guruš bahar₂
tug₂ 1(aš) ur-kar-ra
dumu geme₂{d}nun-gal
tug₂ 1(aš) e₂-hi-li dumu nin-lu₂-ti-ti
tug₂ 1(aš) e₂-a-lu₂-bi
ni₂-e tak₄-a
dumu geme₂ geš-kin-ti
da ur{d}su₄-an-na guruš bahar₂
bahar₂-me
ur{d}su₄-an-na ugula
tug₂ nam-ti...
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
dumu nin-nimgir a-ga-am
ur-bara₂-si-ga
dumu nin-ki-hi-sa₆
<BLANK_SPACE>
ug₃ <unk> e₂-gal-me
tug₂ lugal-ka
ni₂-e tak₄-a
dumu ga-za-mu
lu₂-nisaba-me
<BLANK_SPACE>
iti <unk> maš-ta
šu 2(diš) nin{geš}gag-na
šu 2(diš) en₃-mu-na-mu-tar
3(diš) nin-e-ni-zu dumu
...{d}inana-ma
nu-dab-ba-ta
2(diš) nin-inim-gi-na
a-ru-a a-ab-ba
2(diš) geme₂-uruda
a-ru-a an-da-ga
tug₂ nin-inim-gi-na
a-ru-a ba-a-a
zah₃ geme₂ e₂ <unk>
a-ru-a lu₂{d}...
<unk> a...šeš-igi
a-ru...kuš₂...
a-ru-a-me
<BLANK_SPACE>
{geš}...
geme₂...
<COLUMN>
tug₂ geme₂ uš-bar...ta gen-na ur-mes dumu ur{d}ištaran in-gi-ne₂
<BLANK_SPACE>
iti ezem{d}šul-gi-ta
tug₂ nu geme₂-dub-šen
...a-tu dumu-dab₅-ba
e₂-duru₅...ta
4(diš)...gi
2(diš)...u₂
2(diš) ab...na...
iti...
<BLANK_SPACE>
<COLUMN>
<BLANK_SPACE>
4(diš) lu₂-me-lam₂ bahar₂
4(diš) lugal-he₂-gal₂ sipa {anše}kunga₂
3(diš) geme₂-sahar-ga kikken₂
1(diš) nin-he₂-gal₂ dumu-ni
3(diš) nin-inim-gi-na
4(diš) ša₃-ki-bi
4(diš) ma₂-kar-re
3(diš) geme₂-nimgir
...
<BLANK_SPACE>
uš₂ lu₂{d}ba-ba₆ i₃-du₈
4(diš) lu₂-bala-sa₆-ga
...lu₂{d}ašnan
dumu-ni-me
4(diš) ur-e₂-gal-edin-ka
2(diš) ur-ga₂-nun
1(diš) 1/2(diš) e₂-u₂-nam-ti
dumu-ni-me
<BLANK_SPACE>
<COLUMN>
...du₈ guru₇-me
...ur-mes
1(diš) tug₂ en-ga-ga
1(diš) tug₂ ur-munu₄-ku₃-ga
1(diš) tug₂ lu₂{d}na-ru₂-a
1(diš) tug₂ ur{d}lamma
...ur{geš}dar-du₃
4(diš) giri₃-ni-i₃-sa₆
1(diš) tug₂ na-bi
...nin-ur₂-ra-ni
...nin-a-gu₂-zi
...nin-ik-ṣur₂
ug₃ <unk> me
1(diš) tug₂ en-e₂-ri-si
1(diš) tug₂ mu-du₈-e
...tug₂ lu₂{d}na-ru₂-a
...ur{d}eš₃-du₁₀-nun
...lu₂{d}na-ru₂-a
ma₂-gid₂ i₃-nun-me
<BLANK_SPACE>
siki-ba giri₃-se₃-ga e₂-gal
gibil₄ u₃ e₂-kas₄
ša₃ gu₂-ab-ba{ki}
giri₃ i₃-kal-la u₃ ka₅-a-mu dub-sar
iti ezem{d}ba-ba₆
mu us₂-sa ki-maš{ki} ba-hul mu us₂-sa-bi