Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Ur III — Genre: Royal Inscription
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
...
...DIM₂ 
...BI 
...|A.AN| 
...<unk>...
...KALAM@g MA 
...|ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI 
...KI EN...
...<unk>...
...<unk> BI 
...
...ŠU...
...
...BA NI 
...ŠU NA 
...AN |LAGAB×HAL| RA 
...|UD×(U.U.U)| DA 
 1(GEŠ₂) |U.U.U| ŠE GUR 
 |U.U.U| LU 
 |U.U.U| SILA₃ NI NUN 
 DI KA EŠ₂ 
 MU NA NI GAR 
 UD AN NI 
 AN EN KID LI 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| |IGI.RI| 
 NAM LUGAL |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA 
...SUM MU UŠ A BA 
 UD BA AN UR AN |LAGAB×HAL| KID 
 TUR TU DA 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| GUL KA 
 |GA₂×AN| A TU 
 KI |NINDA₂×NE| GA₂ NI IR 
 GAR SI DI NI EŠ₂ 
 GAR GI NI EŠ₂ 
...KA 
...BI 
 KA...
 MU...
 SI...
 BA...
 |HA.A|...
 A <unk>...
 NAM...
...
...<unk>...
 MAŠ GAN₂ KI 
 <unk>...7(DIŠ) BI 
 HU MU KALAM@g DA AN BA 
 NAM HA NI 
 |PA.TE.SI| 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI KID 
 GAN MI |EZEN×BAD| 
 KI UR₂ RA 
 MA₂ MA₂ GAN KI NA 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| 
 A₂ AN |ŠEŠ.KI| 
 LUGAL GA₂ TA 
 GAN MI GI₄ 
 |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA 
 HA BA UD 
 UD BA 
 A ŠA₃ NI GIŠ GUM 
 NI IG LA |A.AN| 
 NAM GA KASKAL 
 MA₂ |DU.DU| GAL 
 NI IG LA |A.AN| 
 |DAG.KISIM₅×(LU.MAŠ₂)| E 
...LU KU 
 ANŠE KU 
...|A.AN| 
...TA 
...
...|LAGAB×HAL| 
...GA 
...KI MA 
...KI URI 
...|ŠEŠ.KI| 
...URU TA 
...GI NA 
...TA 
...SI DI 
...HU MU NI <unk>...
...
...GAN MI GI₄ 
 NAM GA KASKAL 
 MA₂ |DU.DU| GAL 
 |DAG.KISIM₅×(LU.MAŠ₂)| E 
 GUD KU LU KU 
 ANŠE KU 
 URI LU₂ <unk> 
 KI EN GI...
 ŠU BA NI...
 UD BA 
 |GIŠ.KUŠU₂| KI 
 AMAR DA KI ŠUBUR KI 
 KA NI LU KI |IGI.DIB| MAŠ GAN₂ BI 
 U₂ ZA RU UM KI 
 GAR AN DU AN KI A NAM ARAD GAN TUM AK E 
 A₂ AN |ŠEŠ.KI| 
 LUGAL GA₂ TA 
 |GA₂×AN| |IGI.RI| GI₄ BI 
 HU MU GAR 
 URUDA BA URU GA HU MU DIM₂ 
 1(GEŠ₂) SILA₃ |A.AN| GAN GI EN 
 URUDA BA AN HU MU DIM₂ 
 U SILA₃ |A.AN| 
 GAN NI GI EN 
 URUDA BA AN SI DI 
 LUGAL LA 
 HU MU DIM₂ 
 5(DIŠ) SILA₃ |A.AN| GAN NI GI EN 
 |NI.UD| DIŠ DUN₃@g KU₃ ZAG DIŠ MA NA E 
 GAN NI GI EN 
 |UD.KA.BAR| DIŠ SILA₃ HU MU DIM₂ 
 DIŠ MA NA |A.AN| 
 GAN NI GI EN 
 UD BA 
 GU₂ |A.LAGAB×HAL| |GU₂.GAR₃| 
 GU₂ |A.LAGAB×HAL| UD |GIŠ%GIŠ| NUN KI 
 GU₂ |A.LAGAB×HAL| KAK A BI 
 |PAD.AN.MUŠ₃|...
 NISAG ŠA₃ GI GUR₇ 
 GIŠ GAN IM MI IN...
 GIŠ SAR GAN TUM...
 |GAL.NI| LUGAL E...
 GIŠ SAR GAN...
 |GAL.NI| LUGAL E...
 NU SIK₂ LU₂ GAR...RA 
 BA RA AN GAR 
 NU MU SU...RA 
 BA RA...AN GAR 
 LU₂ DIŠ DUN₃@g E 
 LU₂ DIŠ MA NA RA 
 BA RA NA AN GAR 
 LU₂ DIŠ LU RA 
 LU₂ DIŠ GUD E 
 BA RA NA AN GAR 
 |GIR₃.ARAD| |GIR₃.ARAD| MU NE 
 |GA₂×AN| MU |SAL.KU| ŠEŠ ŠEŠ MU 
 SU A...LA NE NE 
 KI HA BA...RI |U.U.U| 
 A₂...NE NE A 
 BA RA BA DU BI EN 
 KIN BA RA BA NI GAR 
 GAR |NE.RU| 
 GAR A₂ ZI 
 I AN UD |PIRIG×UD| GU GAN NI |UMUM×KASKAL| 
 GAR SI DI 
 KALAM@g MA HU MU NI GAR 
 UD BA |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| BI LU₂ |IGI.DIB| 
 SAG GIŠ NE IN RA 
 LU₂ BI NI |GUM×ŠE| E DAM 
 |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| BI LU₂ |IGI.DIB| 
 SA |GUM×ŠE| EŠ₂ NI NI AK NI |GUM×ŠE| E 
 |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| BI LU₂ |IGI.DIB| 
 <unk> EŠ₂ IN AK 
 LU₂ BI EN NU GA₂ NI TI LI 
 U 5(DIŠ) DUN₃@g KU₃ UD 
 NI LAL E 
 |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| BI ARAD NE 
 |SAL.KUR| A₂ AŠ₂ A NI IN TUK A...
 ARAD BI |GA₂×AN| |IGI.RI| GI₄ NI NI GA₂ GA₂ 
 E₂ TA NU UB TA |UD.DU| 
 |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| BI ARAD NE 
 TUR EŠ₂ IN TUK 
 |TUR.UŠ| DIŠ |A.AN| LUGAL A NI IR 
 IN NA AN DU BU 
 TUR LUGAL A NI IR 
 IN NA AB DU BU DA 
 GAR KIN E₂ AD DA...
 MAŠ BI E₂ SIG₄ E₂ AD...
 TUR TUR EŠ₂ LUGAL DA NU...
 NAM ARAD DA...
 LA BA AN...
 |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| BI 
 DAM GURUŠ A A NU GI₄ A 
 GAR A₂ GAR EŠ₂ LU₂ IN AK MA 
 A NE IN GI₄ 
 UŠ BI NI |GUM×ŠE| E 
 |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| BI DAM GURUŠ A 
 NI₂ TE A NI TA 
 LU₂ BA AN UŠ MA 
 UR₂ RA NA BA AN NA₂ 
 SAL BI 
 NI |GUM×ŠE| E 
 UŠ BI |GA₂×AN| |IGI.RI| GI₄ NI 
 NI GA₂ GA₂ 
 |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| BI 
 |SAL.KUR| LU₂ |IGI.DIB| 
 A NU GI₄ A 
 GAR A₂ GAR EŠ₂ 
 LU₂ IN AK MA 
 A NE IN GI₄ 
 LU₂ BI 
 5(DIŠ) DUN₃@g KU₃ UD 
 NI LAL E 
 |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| BI LU |IGI.DIB| 
 DAM |SAL.UŠ.DAM| A NI 
 IN TAK₄ TAK₄ 
 DIŠ MA NA KU₃ UD 
 NI LAL E 
 |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| BI 
 NU MU SU 
 LU₂ IN TUK 
 MAŠ MA NA KU₃ UD 
 NI LAL E 
 |ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL| BI 
...KALAM@g SU 
 DUB KA KEŠ₂ 
 NU ME A 
 LU₂ UR₂ RA NA 
 BA AN NA₂ 
 KU₃ NU LAL E 
...SAR RA BA NE TUM |GA₂×NUN&NUN| RU A MU NI NE TUM SAR RI A 
...BA KID |U.U.U| LU₂ PAP ŠU BA AN ZI ZI A 
...SAR RA BA ŠU NE TUM |GA₂×NUN&NUN| RU A MU NI...IN NA AB...
...BI LUGAL GAN A EN GAN A |PA.TE.SI| GAN |A.AN| 
...<unk> <unk>...RA GAN IB TA AN GI 
...NI GI KA TA GAN IB TA <unk> <unk> GI 
...NI URU AN EN KID NU ŠE GA GAN A 
...URU NA KID IG...<unk> 
...GURUŠ URU NA IGI NU DUH GAN ME |U.U.U| 
...KI EL URU NA |IGI.DIB| NU KU₄ KU₄ E |U.U.U| 
...URU NA KID AN EN KI AN IM AN |ŠE.NUN&NUN| 
...MAH AN EN KID LAL KA...GAN...
...UŠ BAR SI RA BA...AN NI GAN...
...
...RI...
...

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
...
...gin₇
...bi
...am₃
...<unk>...
...kalam-ma
...uri₂{ki}
...ki-en...
...<unk>...
...<unk> bi
...
...šu...
...
...ba-ni
...šu-na
...{d}namma-ra
...itu-da
1(geš₂) 3(u) še gur
3(u) udu
3(u) sila₃ i₃-nun
sa₂-du₁₁-še₃
mu-na-ni-gar
u₄ an-ne₂
{d}en-lil₂-le
{d}nanna-ar
nam-lugal uri₂{ki}ma
...šum₂-mu-uš-a-ba
u₄-ba {d}ur{d}namma-ke₄
dumu tu-da
{d}nin-sun₂-ka
ama-a-tu
ki ag₂-ga₂-ni-ir
nig₂-si-sa₂-ni-še₃
nig₂-gi-ni-še₃
...ka
...bi
ka...
mu...
si...
ba...
zah₂...
a <unk>...
nam...
...
...<unk>...
maš-gan₂{ki}
<unk>...7(diš)-bi
hu-mu-un-da-an-ba
nam-ha-ni
ensi₂
lagaš{ki}ke₄
he₂-mi-ug₅
ki-ur₂-ra
ma₂ ma₂-gan{ki}na
{d}nanna
a₂ {d}nanna
lugal-ga₂-ta
he₂-mi-gi₄
uri₂{ki}ma
ha-ba-zalag
u₄-ba
a-ša₃ ni-is-kum
i₃-ŋal₂-la-am₃
nam-ga-eš₈
ma₂-lah₅-gal
i₃-ŋal₂-la-am₃
utul₃-e
...udu-dab₅
anše-dab₅
...am₃
...ta
...
...namma
...ga
...{ki}ma
...ki-uri
...nanna
...uru-ta
...gi-na
...ta
...si-sa₂
...hu-mu-ni <unk>...
...
...he₂-mi-gi₄
nam-ga-eš₈
ma₂-lah₅-gal
utul₃-e
gu₄-dab₅ udu-dab₅
anše-dab₅
uri lu₂ <unk>
ki-en-gi...
šu ba-ni...
u₄-ba
umma{ki}
mara₂-da{ki} šubur{ki}
ka-zal-lu{ki} u₃ maš-gan₂-bi
u₂-za-ru-um{ki}
nig₂ an-ša₄-an{ki}a nam-arad he₂-ib₂-ak-e
a₂ {d}nanna
lugal-ga₂-ta
ama-ar-gi₄-bi
hu-mu-gar
{urud}ba-ri₂-ga hu-mu-dim₂
1(geš₂) sila₃-am₃ he₂-ge-en
{urud}ba-an hu-mu-dim₂
1(u) sila₃-am₃
he₂-ni-ge-en
{urud}ba-an si-sa₂
lugal-la
hu-mu-dim₂
5(diš) sila₃-am₃ he₂-ni-ge-en
na₄ 1(diš) gin₂ ku₃ za₃ 1(diš) ma-na-e
he₂-ni-ge-en
zabar 1(diš) sila₃ hu-mu-dim₂
1(diš) ma-na-am₃
he₂-ni-ge-en
u₄-ba
gu₂ i₇-idigna
gu₂ i₇-bar₆-ul₃-nun{ki}
gu₂ i₇ du₃-a-bi
nindaba...
nisag ša₃-ge gur₇
giš he₂-im-mi-in...
{giš}kiri₆ he₂-ib₂...
santana lugal-e...
{giš}kiri₆ he₂...
santana lugal-e...
nu-siki lu₂-nig₂...ra
ba-ra-an-gar
nu-mu-su...ra
ba-ra...an-gar
lu₂ 1(diš) gin₂-e
lu₂ 1(diš) ma-na-ra
ba-ra-na-an-gar
lu₂ 1(diš) udu-ra
lu₂ 1(diš) gu₄-e
ba-ra-na-an-gar
šagina-šagina-mu-ne
ama-mu nin₉ šeš-šeš-mu
su-a...la-ne-ne
ki ha-ba...re-eš
a₂...ne-ne-a
ba-ra-ba-gub-be₂-en
kin ba-ra-ba-ni-gar
nig₂-erim₂
nig₂-a₂-zi
i{d}utu ug-gu he₂-ni-de₂
nig₂-si-sa₂
kalam-ma hu-mu-ni-gar
u₄-ba tukum-bi lu₂-u₃
sag giš bi₂-in-ra
lu₂-bi i₃-gaz-e-dam
tukum-bi lu₂-u₃
sa-gaz-še₃ i₃-ni-ak i₃-gaz-e
tukum-bi lu₂-u₃
<unk> še₃ in-ak
lu₂-bi en-nu-ga₂ i₃-ti-le
1(u) 5(diš) gin₂ ku₃-babbar
i₃-la₂-e
tukum-bi arad-de₃
geme₂ a₂-aš₂-a-ni in-tuku-a...
arad-bi ama-ar-gi₄-ni i₃-ga₂-ga₂
e₂-ta nu-ub-ta-e₃
tukum-bi arad-de₃
dumu-gi₇ in-tuku
ibila 1(diš)-am₃ lugal-a-ni-ir
in-na-an-gub-bu
dumu lugal-a-ni-ir
in-na-ab-gub-bu-da
nig₂-gur₁₀ e₂-ad-da...
maš-bi e₂-gar₈ e₂-ad...
dumu dumu-gi₇ lugal-da nu...
nam-arad-da...
la-ba-an...
tukum-bi
dam guruš-a a nu-gi₄-a
nig₂-a₂-gar-še₃ lu₂ in-ak-ma
a bi₂-in-gi₄
nita-bi i₃-gaz-e
tukum-bi dam guruš-a
ni₂-te-a-ni-ta
lu₂ ba-an-us₂-ma
ur₂-ra-na ba-an-na₂
munus-bi
i₃-gaz-e
nita-bi ama-ar-gi₄-ni
i₃-ga₂-ga₂
tukum-bi
geme₂ lu₂-u₃
a nu-gi₄-a
nig₂-a₂-gar-še₃
lu₂ in-ak-ma
a bi₂-in-gi₄
lu₂-bi
5(diš) gin₂ ku₃-babbar
i₃-la₂-e
tukum-bi lu-u₃
dam nitadam-a-ni
in-tag₄-tag₄
1(diš) ma-na ku₃-babbar
i₃-la₂-e
tukum-bi
nu-mu-su
lu₂ in-tuku
1/2(diš) ma-na ku₃-babbar
i₃-la₂-e
tukum-bi
...un-su
dub zu₂ keš₂
nu-me-a
lu₂ ur₂-ra-na
ba-an-na₂
ku₃ nu-la₂-e
...sar-ra-ba bi₂-ib₂-ur₃-ru-a mu-ni bi₂-ib₂-sar-re-a
...ba-ke₄-eš lu₂-kur₂ šu ba-an-zi-zi-a
...sar-ra-ba šu bi₂-ib₂-ur₃-ru-a mu-ni...in-na-ab...
...bi lugal he₂-a en he₂-a ensi₂ he₂-am₃
...<unk> <unk>...ra he₂-eb-ta-an-gi
...ni {gi}suhurₓ(KA)-ta he₂-eb-ta <unk> <unk> ge
...ni uru {d}en-lil₂ nu-še-ga he₂-a
...uru-na-ke₄ ŋal₂...<unk>
...guruš uru-na igi-nu-du₈ he₂-me-eš
...ki-sikil uru-na u₃ nu-ku₄-ku₄-e-eš
...uru-na-ke₄ {d}en-ki {d}iškur {d}ezina₃
...mah {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ka...he₂...
...uš bar si ra ba...an-ne₂ he₂...
...
...ri...
...