Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Early Dynastic IIIb — Genre: Administrative
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
...ŠE BA 
 LUGAL A MU 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL A MU 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 NIGIDAMIN UD NI SAG@g 
 NIGIDAMIN A |EZEN×BAD| MU 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL GEŠTIN 
 NAGAR 
 NIGIDAMIN DI UD 
 E DA IGI@g 
 SAG APIN ME 
...LUGAL AN MU 
 |PA.LU| ANŠE ERIN₂ KA 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| KA GA₂ KA BI 
 <COLUMN> 
 2(AŠ)...
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| ŠU GI₄ GI₄ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |GA₂×AN| MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| E KI |NINDA₂×NE| 
 3(BAN₂) AN MUŠ₃ |GA₂×AN| MU 
 3(BAN₂) ZI MU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ MU 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
 NIGIDAMIN E₂ AN |AN.IM.MI| HU 
 NIGIDAMIN LUGAL |EZEN×BAD| 
 LU₂ IGI LAGAB ME 
 DIŠ LUGAL AN EN KID LI 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU...MU 
 4(BAN₂)...AN EN KID LI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
...A UR MU 
 3(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| UR MU 
 SAL ME 
 E₂ GAL LA 
 NI IGI@g 
 2(AŠ) NU SIK₂ UŠ 4(BAN₂) 
 UR₂ |HU.HI| 
 |IGI.DUB| DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 4(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ AN MU 
 ŠU I AN 
 <unk> <unk> 
 E DA TI 
 DIŠ IGI SI@g 
 <COLUMN> 
...HA 
 ŠU LAGAB 7(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 4(AŠ) LU₂ DIŠ 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 2(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 8(AŠ) SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 6(AŠ) NIGIDAMIN 4(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 LU₂ |SAL.KUR| AN BA U₂ KA ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| KA GA₂ KA BI 
 3(BAN₂) GA₂ KA NAM GAN TI 
 <COLUMN> 
 |SAL.TUG₂| KA ZI DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MA AL GA SUD 
 3(BAN₂) NAM |SAL.TUG₂| E AN NA GAM GAM 
 IGI BAR DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
 4(BAN₂) A DA GAL 
 4(BAN₂) ŠEŠ LU₂ HI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| MU DA SAG@g 
 SAL AN 
 E₂ GAL LA 
 NI IGI@g 
...MU AB TUK 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU I AN 
 LUGAL...
...
 E DA...
 4(BAN₂) A |GI%GI| SA 
 SAL AN 
 <unk> DA 
 E DA...
 ŠU...AŠ...DIŠ 
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(AŠ)...4(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 2(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 4(AŠ) SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) LU₂ |SAL.KUR| TAR BU BU KA ME 
 4(BAN₂) <unk> MA <unk> <unk>...
 4(BAN₂) GAN <unk> 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
 IGI BAR DA 
 E DA IGI@g 
 4(BAN₂) UR SAG 
 4(BAN₂) ŠU TUR GA TI 
 <COLUMN> 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| ME 
 4(BAN₂)...
 UŠ ZI 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| 
 E DA TI 
 DIŠ A |PA.LU| DA URU 
 KAK A TAR AN 
 ŠA₃ GA₂ 
 KAB |UŠ×TAK₄| DA 
 E DA TI 
 DIŠ AN |SAL.TUG₂| GIR₂ SU LU₂ MU 
 LUL...
 MAŠ KAK 
...
 E...TI 
...LAGAB AŠ...LU₂ DIŠ 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 2(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ 2(BAN₂) DIŠ LU₂ ŠUBUR AN BA U₂ KA ME 
 4(BAN₂) A AN MU 
 |SILA₃.ŠU.GABA| 
 4(BAN₂) GA₂ KA NAM GAN TI 
 SAL AN 
 E₂ GAL LA 
 NI IGI@g 
 4(BAN₂) A GIR₂@g GAL 
 UŠ AN 
 AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| KI 
 LU₂ |BI×GAR| DA 
 E DA TI 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| IGI GA₂ UR MU 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU I SAL AN 
 <unk> <unk> 
 E DA TI 
 ŠU LAGAB 2(AŠ) LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI NIGIDAMIN 3(BAN₂) LU₂ A EN RA MU GI₄ ME 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB 8(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ NIGIDAMIN 
 6(AŠ) DIŠ LU₂ DIŠ 
 U AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) LU₂ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 7(AŠ) SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 U 3(AŠ) SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 4(DIŠ) BA AN 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂ 5(U) LAL 2(AŠ) MIN LU₂ ŠE BA TUR MAH BA 
 ŠE BI U LAL 1(BAN₂) NIGIDAMIN GUR SAG IG 
 ŠE BA LU₂ TUR TUR LA NE 
 EN IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 |UD×(U.U.U)| LU EŠ₂ ŠE A IL₂ LA 
 |GA₂×NUN| SAR TA 
 E NE BA 
 ŠA₆ ŠA₆ 
 DAM <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 LUGAL 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KA

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
...še-ba
lugal-a-mu
2(barig) lugal-a-mu
2(diš)-kam-ma
2(barig) utu-i₃-kuš₂
2(barig) a-bad₃-mu
2(barig) lugal-geštin
nagar
2(barig) di-utu
e-da-se₁₂
sag-apin-me
...lugal-dingir-mu
sipa anše surₓ(ERIN₂)-ka
4(ban₂) nin-ka-ga₂-inim-bi
<COLUMN>
2(aš)...
3(ban₂) nin-šu-gi₄-gi₄
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-ama-mu
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin-e-ki-ag₂
3(ban₂) {d}inanna-ama-mu
3(ban₂) zi-mu
3(ban₂) nin-lu₂-mu
ki-siki-me
2(barig) e₂{an}anzu₂{mušen}
2(barig) lugal-bad₃
lu₂-igi-nigin₂-me
1(barig) lugal{d}en-lil₂-le
<COLUMN>
...
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su...mu
4(ban₂)...{d}en-lil₂-le
sagi-me
...a-teš₂-mu
3(ban₂) ama-teš₂-mu
munus-me
e₂-gal-la
i₃-se₁₂
2(aš) nu-siki nita 4(ban₂)
ur₂-mud
agrig-da
e-da-se₁₂
4(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-dingir-mu
šu-i-am₆
<unk> <unk>
e-da-ti
1(barig) igi-si₄
<COLUMN>
...ku₆
šu-nigin₂ 7(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 2(barig)
4(aš) lu₂ 1(barig)
3(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
nita-me
2(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
8(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 6(aš) 2(barig) 4(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
lu₂ geme₂{d}ba-ba₆-ka-me
3(ban₂) nin-ka-ga₂-inim-bi
3(ban₂) ga₂-ka-nam-he₂-ti
<COLUMN>
nin-inim-zi-da
e-da-se₁₂
3(ban₂) nin-ma-al-ga-su₃
3(ban₂) nam-nin-e-an-na-gam-gam
igi-bar-da
e-da-se₁₂
ki-siki-me
4(ban₂) a-da-gal
4(ban₂) šeš-lu₂-du₁₀
sagi-me
4(ban₂) nin-mu-da-kuš₂
munus-am₆
e₂-gal-la
i₃-se₁₂
...mu-ab-tuku
<COLUMN>
šu-i-am₆
lugal...
...
e-da...
4(ban₂) a-gil-sa
munus-am₆
<unk> da
e-da...
šu...1(aš)...1(barig)
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
3(aš)...4(ban₂)
nita-me
2(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
4(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) lu₂ geme₂ tar-sir₂-sir₂-ka-me
4(ban₂) <unk> ma <unk> <unk>...
4(ban₂) gan <unk>
ki-siki-me
igi-bar-da
e-da-se₁₂
4(ban₂) ur-sag
4(ban₂) šu-tur-ga-ti
<COLUMN>
sagi-me
4(ban₂)...
nita-zi
sagi
e-da-ti
1(barig) a-sipa-da-ri₂
du₃-a-ku₅-am₆
ša₃-ga₂
gab₂-dan₆-da
e-da-ti
1(barig) {d}nin-gir₂-su-lu₂-mu
nar...
maš-da₃
...
e...ti
...nigin₂ 1(aš)...lu₂ 1(barig)
<COLUMN>
3(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
nita-me
2(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 2(ban₂) 1(barig) lu₂ šubur{d}ba-ba₆-ka-me
4(ban₂) a-dingir-mu
sagi
4(ban₂) ga₂-ka-nam-he₂-ti
munus-am₆
e₂-gal-la
i₃-se₁₂
4(ban₂) a-kiši₁₇-gal
nita-am₆
amar-giri₁₆{ki}
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)-da
e-da-ti
3(ban₂) nin-igi-ga₂-teš₂-mu
<COLUMN>
šu-i munus-am₆
<unk> <unk>
e-da-ti
šu-nigin₂ 2(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
še-bi 2(barig) 3(ban₂) lu₂ a-en-ra-mu-gi₄-me
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 8(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 2(barig)
6(aš) 1(diš) lu₂ 1(barig)
1(u) 1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) lu₂ 2(ban₂)
nita-me
7(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(u) 3(aš) munus 3(ban₂)
2(aš) munus 2(ban₂)
4(diš) ba-am₆
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃ 5(u) la₂ 2(aš) 2(diš) lu₂ še-ba tur mah-ba
še-bi 1(u) la₂ 1(ban₂) 2(barig) gur sag gal₂
še-ba lu₂ di₄-di₄-la-ne
en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
iti udu-še₃ še a il₂-la
ganun kiri₆-ta
e-ne-ba
sa₆-sa₆
dam <unk> <unk> gi-na
lugal
lagaš{ki}ka