Sumerian cuneiform tablet — Period: Old Babylonian — Genre: Literary
Sign sequence:
<SURFACE> 
 TUR NUN E <unk> KU₃ TA |UD.DU| A BA NI NI SI...
 KUR ME EL AB |ZU.AB| ŠA₃...|GA₂×AN| KUR ME...
 KI |GA₂×NUN&NUN| MAH DUR₂...|GA₂×AN| LA...
 |LAGAB×A| TA ME NE |HI.GIR₃| |NIM×GAN₂@t| MUŠ₃ NI₂...
 NAM HI ZU EŠ₂ NAM GAL NAM MAH ZU EŠ₂ SAG IM MA IL₂ LAL 
 NAM TAR RI NE |U.U.U| A₂ MAH MI NI IN BU KALAM@g 
 NAM LUGAL AN KI ZU AN GAL E ŠU |GA₂×AN| MU RI IN KA 
 NAM TUR NUN GAL ZU AN EN KID LI NAM |GA₂×(ME.EN)| ŠU MI RI IN |U.GUD| 
 NAM AN MAH AN EN KID PA |UD.DU| MA RA NI IN |UD.DU| 
 A <unk> A A SIG MAH ZU EŠ₂ NAM TAR RI KI HI |GA₂×AN| HI 
 AN EN KI <unk> ŠA₃ KU₃ TA GIR₃ ZU EŠ₂ IM MI IN GAR 
 AN EN KID NAM MAH NAM EN NA MI NI IN TU NE EN 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| UD SAR ZU UD SAR 7(DIŠ) BI MU |IGI.RU| DA 
 AN EN KID AN KI KA MU ZU MU KU₃ GA MU MI RI IN |IGI.RU| 
 TUR NUN E NAM GAL ZU AN KI A PA |UD.DU| IM MI IN |UD.DU| 
 |URU×BAR| MAH NAM AN EN KID LAL NA SAG E |U.U.U| MU RA AN |PA.HUB₂.DU| 
 AN EN KI KID KI AB NUN KI TA NAM |GA₂×(ME.EN)| NAM MAH ZU MU RI IN TAR 
 |ZU.AB| MAH KI AB NUN KI TA NAM EN GAL ZU EŠ₂ 
 LUGAL AN KI KID AN KI DAR A NAM GAL ZU EŠ₂ BA AN KA 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| SAG ZU IL₂ AN A NUN NA KID NE IR HA LA BA AN |IGI.RU| 
 ME EL ŠA₃ HUL₂ LA KA NE NE KI KU KU₃ IM MI NI IN KU KALAM@g 
 AN GAL GAL E NE |PAD.AN.MUŠ₃| |U.U.U| GAL...
 ZAG GU LAL ŠA₃ HI LI MAH SI A...
 AN RI E NE |AMAR×ŠE.AMAR×ŠE| ŠA₃...
 KI MAH KI KU₃ GA...
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| KI KU₃ GA KI KU KU₃...
 AN EN KI KID KI KU MA RA AB EL E KI KU MA RA AB ŠEN E 
 AN MU RA AB KU₃ GI KI...
 E₂ KIŠ NU IG E₂ |ŠE.NUN&NUN| GIŠ EREN NA AN EŠ₂ SI MA RA AN DI 
 DUR₂ MAH ZU KI KU₃ GA MA RA AB AK UR₂ GAR AN KI A 
 GIŠ |HI×AŠ₂| ŠU LUH MAH ZU SI MA RA AN DI E 
...|U.AD|...ZU |URU×URUDA| KI KU₃ GA MA RA AB ŠEN 
...KIN SIG BI KIN SIG KIN NIM ZU 
...SI MA RA AN DI 
...MA RA AB KU₃ |PIRIG×UD| MA RA AB ŠEN 
...<unk> <unk> <unk> DUH...<unk> <unk> <unk> BA AN IGI@g 
...MI NI IN |IGI.RU| 
 AN EN KI |ZU.AB| NI |IGI.DIB| TU ŠU LUH MU RA AN GA₂ GA₂ 
 AN KU₃ BU E ŠU LUH HA BA NI DU E₂ NI₂ BI |IGI.DIB| TU 
 <unk> ŠA₃ BAR BA |U.AD| GUD LU GAR AB BAR BA ŠU LUH KU₃ BI 
 E₂ E NI IM EL E SAG BA AB HA ZA A₂ ŠU GIR₃ BA AN <unk> UŠ 
 ŠU LUH KU₃ NU RU BU EŠ₂ |LAGAB×A| MAH 
 <unk> |GA₂×AN| KU₃ GA TA NAM BI IM TA |UD.DU| 
 E₂ KIŠ NU IG BARA₂ MAH KU₃ GA ME GAL MAH AN KI A ŠU |U.GUD| 
 <unk> KU₃ TA |KI.A| MAH A |ŠU.NAGA| A ZU 
 NI |HI×AŠ₂| SAG SU KU₃ IG LA ZU 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| BARA₂ MAH ZU BA GAR RA 
 GAD MAH KEŠ₂ SAG IL₂ SI |3×AN| MUŠ₃ KEŠ₂ NAM |GA₂×(ME.EN)| NA 
 NI MAH NI NAM |GA₂×(ME.EN)| NI |URU×GAR| GAL ZU SU BAR KU₃ GA KA 
 |TE.A| ZA KUR |TE.A| MAH |TE.A| KU₃ GA NA 
 AN |SAL.TUG₂| |EZEN×LA| KID EN ŠU IM MA AN KU₃ GA 
 AN DARA₃ |ZU.AB| NUN KI TA ŠU BI NI IM EL E 
 U₂ A ZU |URU×URUDA| |TE.AB@g| KI GAL ZU EŠ₂ ŠU KU₃ GA₂ GA₂ ZU EŠ₂ 
 AN KU₃ SUD E ŠU EL ŠU |UD.UD| AK ŠU IM MA AN KU₃ GI 
 AN DARA₃ |ZU.AB| NUN KI TA ŠU BI NI IM EL E 
 AB |ZU.AB| BARA₂ MAH |ŠEŠ.AB@g| KI MA NAM HI GAL TAR RI 
 E₂ KIŠ NU IG KI KU KU₃ HI GA |A.AN| AN |SAL.TUG₂| GAL |SAL.TUG₂| MAH BI 
...KU₃ KI NAM |SAL.TUG₂| ZA AN |ŠEŠ.KI| LUGAL BI IR 
 E₂ KIŠ NU IG |E₂.NUN| KU₃ GA E₂ NAM LUGAL ZU 
 AN |ŠEŠ.KI| AN |SAL.TUG₂| GAL KI KU MI NI TUM HUL₂ NE 
...EN ZU MAH AN KI DUN₃@g@g ZU DUN₃@g@g MAH |A.AN| 
 ME NE |HI.GIR₃| AN KI A SI GI AN AŠ DU@s UD E ŠU GAN EN NA KU₃ GI 
 AN DIM₂...GAN EN NA ŠEN E 
 ŠA₃ AN NA DIM₂...
 DUN₃@g@g AN KI A DUN₃@g@g KU₃ SAG...
...EN ZU MAH AN KI BARA₂ EL LA ŠU |U.GUD| 
...SAG |GA₂×(ME.EN)| DUN₃@g@g ZI DA SI |3×AN| MAH...
 SAG IM MA IL₂ E 
 NI KU₃ NI EL NI |UD.UD| GI

Provide the transliteration.

<SURFACE>
dumu nun-e <unk> kug-ta e₃-a ba-zal-zal si...
kur me sikil eš₃ abzu šag₄...daŋal kur me...
ki-ur₃ mah dur₂...daŋal-la...
ambar-ta me-lem₄ huš tum₃ muš₃ ni₂...
nam-dug₃-zu-še₃ nam-gal nam-mah-zu-še₃ saŋ im-ma-il₂-la₂
nam tar-re-de₃-eš a₂ mah mi-ni-in-sud₄-un
nam-lugal an ki-zu an gal-e šu daŋal mu-ri-in-dug₄
nam-dumu nun gal-zu {d}en-lil₂-le nam-men šu mi-ri-in-du₇
nam-diŋir mah {d}en-lil₂ pa e₃ ma-ra-ni-in-e₃
a <unk> a a sig mah-zu-še₃ nam tar-re ki dug₃ ama dug₃
{d}en-ki <unk> šag₄ kug-ta ŋiri₃-zu-še₃ im-mi-in-ŋar
{d}en-lil₂ nam-mah nam-en-na mi-ni-in-tud-de₃-en
{d}nanna ud-sakar-zu ud-sakar 7(diš)-bi mu pad₃-da
{d}en-lil₂ an ki-ka mu-zu mu kug-ga mu mi-ri-in-pad₃
dumu nun-e nam-gal-zu an ki-a pa e₃ im-mi-in-e₃
unken mah nam {d}en-lil₂-la₂-na saŋ-e-eš mu-ra-an-rig₇
{d}en-ki-ke₄ ki eš₃ eridug{ki}ta nam-men nam-mah-zu mu-ri-in-tar
abzu mah ki eš₃ eridug{ki}ta nam-en gal-zu-še₃
lugal an ki-ke₄ an ki gun₃-a nam-gal-zu-še₃ ba-an-dug₄
{d}nanna saŋ-zu il₂ {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne-er ha-la ba-an-pad₃
me sikil šag₄ hul₂-la-ka-ne-ne ki-tuš kug im-mi-ni-in-tuš-un
diŋir gal-gal-e-ne nidba-eš gal...
zag gu-la₂ šag₄ hi-li mah si-a...
diŋir-re-e-ne sizkur₂ šag₄...
ki mah ki kug-ga...
{d}nanna ki kug-ga ki-tuš kug...
{d}en-ki-ke₄ ki-tuš ma-ra-ab-sikil-e ki-tuš ma-ra-ab-šen-e
an mu-ra-ab-kug-ge ki...
e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ e₂ tir {ŋiš}erin-na an-še₃ si ma-ra-an-sa₂
dur₂ mah-zu ki kug-ga ma-ra-ab-ak ur₂ niŋ₂ an ki-a
ŋiš-hur šu-luh mah-zu si ma-ra-an-sa₂-e
...gir₄...zu banšur ki kug-ga ma-ra-ab-šen
...kiŋ₂-sig-bi kiŋ₂-sig kiŋ₂-nim-zu
...si ma-ra-an-sa₂
...ma-ra-ab-ku₃-ug ma-ra-ab-šen
...<unk> <unk> <unk> du₈...<unk> <unk> <unk> ba-an-sig₇
...mi-ni-in-pad₃
{d}en-ki abzu-ni u₃-tud šu-luh mu-ra-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
{d}ku₃-su₁₃-e šu-luh-ha ba-ni-gub e₂ ni₂-bi u₃-tud
<unk> šag₄ bar-ba gir₄ gud udu ninda eš₃ bar-ba šu-luh kug-bi
e₂-e i₃ im-sikil-e saŋ ba-ab-ha-za a₂-šu-ŋiri₃ ba-an <unk> uš
šu-luh kug nu-šub-bu-še₃ ambar mah
<unk> daŋal kug-ga-ta nam-bi im-ta-e₃
e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ barag mah kug-ga me gal mah an ki-a šu du₇
<unk> kug-ta peš₁₀ mah a tu₅-a-zu
i₃ hur-saŋ su kug ŋal₂-la-zu
{d}nanna barag mah-zu ba-ŋar-ra
gada mah keše₂ saŋ il₂ si mul suh₁₀-gir₁₁ nam-men-na
i₃ mah i₃ nam-men i₃ erim₃ gal-zu su-bar kug-ga-ka
kar-za-gin₃ kar mah kar kug-ga-na
{d}nin-gublaga-ke₄ en šu im-ma-an-kug-ga
{d}tarah abzu eridug{ki}ta šu-bi i₃ im-sikil-e
u₂-a-zu banšur unu₂ ki gal-zu-še₃ šu kug ŋa₂-ŋa₂-zu-še₃
{d}ku₃-su₃-e šu sikil šu dadag ak šu im-ma-an-kug-ge
{d}tarah abzu eridug{ki}ta šu-bi i₃ im-sikil-e
eš₃ abzu barag mah urim₂{ki}ma nam dug₃ gal tar-re
e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ ki-tuš kug dug₃-ga-am₃ {d}nin-gal nin mah-bi
...kug ki nam-nin-za {d}nanna lugal-bi-ir
e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ agrun-kug-ga e₂ nam-lugal-zu
{d}nanna {d}nin-gal ki-tuš mi-ni-ib₂-hul₂-ne
...en zu mah an ki aga-zu aga mah-am₃
me-lem₄ huš an ki-a sig₉-ge {d}dil-im₂-babbar-e šu he₂-en-na-kug-ge
an-gin₇...he₂-en-na-šen-e
šag₄ an-na-gin₇...
aga an ki-a aga kug saŋ...
...en zu mah an ki barag sikil-la šu du₇
...saŋ-men aga zid-da si mul mah...
saŋ im-ma-il₂-e
i₃ kug i₃ sikil i₃ dadag-ge