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) 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |GA₂×AN| NA 
 3(BAN₂) A DU NA₂ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 1(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) E₂...<unk> <unk> MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) NU MU NA SUM MU 
...|SAL.TUG₂| KU₃ SU 
...TUR SAL 
...|SAL.TUG₂| KISAL SI 
...|SAL.TUG₂| RA A...LUL 
...|SAL.TUG₂| URU...SAG@g 
...TUR UŠ 
...|SAL.TUG₂| E₂ AB@g KI...|NUN&NUN| IG 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ HI LI 
 <COLUMN> 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ HI LI 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ KU₃ 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ KU₃ 
 MIN |HI×BAD| MA 
 2(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| |GA₂×NUN| 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| E₂ ZI DA 
 3(BAN₂) URU NA A NA...LUL 
...BI SU GA₂ 
 3(BAN₂) |LAL₂.LAGAB| RA ŠA₆ 
 3(BAN₂) MU NA UD ME 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂)...SAL 
 SAG DUB ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| AN BA U₂ 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| E₂ NI EŠ₂ NU GAN₂@t GAN₂@t 
 GU₂ BA ME 
 3(AŠ) NU SIK₂ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 ŠU LAGAB 2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 |U.U| |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) NU SIK₂ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ)...SAL...
...BI...3(BAN₂) GUR SAG IG 
 |URU×MIN| SI 
 4(BAN₂)...
...|SAL.TUG₂| MU SU DA 
 4(BAN₂) GU |EZEN×BAD| 
...DA...A 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |IGI.DIB| MA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂|...ŠA₆ 
 3(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| BI A DU...
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |GA₂×AN| ŠA₆ GA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) ZI ZI 
 2(AŠ) TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| E₂ ZI DA 
 <COLUMN> 
 3(BAN₂) KIŠ...NE KU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR| |GA₂×NUN| 
 3(BAN₂) E₂ NUN NI 
 3(BAN₂)...E₂ DAM 
 3(BAN₂)...
 3(BAN₂)...GI 
 3(BAN₂) ŠEŠ AN EDIN NA 
 3(BAN₂) IGI...LU₂ TI 
 3(BAN₂) DA NA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
...|AB₂.ŠA₃.GI| NA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 SAG DUB ME 
 3(BAN₂) AL MU NI KA 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.KUR|...EDIN NA 
 3(BAN₂) |LAL₂.LAGAB|...ŠA₆ 
 GU₂ BA ME 
...SIK₂ SAL 3(BAN₂) 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| KA ZI DA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 ŠU LAGAB 5(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| LAL AŠ |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
...
 8(AŠ)...SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 4(AŠ) 4(BAN₂)...KA...DA 
...4(BAN₂) AK GA GA 
 4(BAN₂) AN |SAL.TUG₂| MAR KI |GA₂×AN|...
 3(BAN₂) A AN MA 
 3(BAN₂) <unk> ŠA₆ 
 3(BAN₂) MA MA TUM 
 3(BAN₂) ZA NA 
 3(BAN₂) SI <unk> <unk> 
 3(BAN₂) AN MUŠ₃ AN MU 
 3(BAN₂) <unk> NI TUM 
 3(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ DIM₂ A BA ŠA₆ 
...TUR UŠ 
 3(BAN₂) ME KISAL LI 
 3(BAN₂) ME ME 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) ŠEŠ DA GAL DI 
...TUM 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 GU₂...
 ŠU...2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 U 5(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 AŠ ŠA₃...2(BAN₂) 
...ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
...BI 2(AŠ) DIŠ 3(BAN₂) AN |AB×HA| DA NU ME A 
 4(BAN₂) SI UM ME 
...
 4(BAN₂) BA...GI₄ 
 4(BAN₂) NAM ŠITA MU NE KA 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 4(BAN₂) E BA NI 
 4(BAN₂)...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 4(BAN₂)...ŠUBUR...MU 
 4(BAN₂) AN BA U₂ NA NAM 
 ŠU...U 4(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 5(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI 3(AŠ) IGI BAR LU₂ TI 
 KI SIK₂ ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| TUR 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| BARA₂ DA URU 
 2(AŠ)...
...ŠEŠ E A NA...
...TUR UŠ...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 ŠU...2(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 7(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ)...UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 3(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI...2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI...NIGIDAMIN 3(BAN₂) KI GU ME 
 4(BAN₂)...AN SI...
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂)...AB...
 MIN |HI×BAD|...
 4(BAN₂)...
...2(BAN₂) 
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| DA NU ME A 
...|SAL.TUG₂| IGI TAB MU 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| E AN...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 6(AŠ)...
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI...
...
 <SURFACE> 
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂)...DIM₂...
...
 DIŠ 2(BAN₂) E₂ |GI%GI| SA 
 U₂ NE 
 ŠU LAGAB...LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 DIŠ...DA 
 |PAP.PAP| |GUM×ŠE| 
 ŠU...AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 4(BAN₂) 
 6(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 2(AŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI AŠ NIGIDAMIN 2(BAN₂) AMAR |GIR₃×GAN₂@t|...
 LU₂ |BI×GAR|...
 4(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| UR...
...
 <COLUMN> 
 4(BAN₂) AN...NI SAG@g 
 |SAL.KUR| <unk> ME 
 3(BAN₂) |A.LAGAB×HAL| LU₂ |UD.UD| 
 2(AŠ) TUR...2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| LU₂ TI TI 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 A GA |GUD×KUR| ME 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| |KID.BALAG| NI HI 
 |UŠ.KU| 
 3(BAN₂) |SAL.TUG₂| EŠ₂...|NINDA₂×NE| 
...
 <COLUMN> 
...
 3(BAN₂) |KA×SA|...
 3(BAN₂) E₂ KI BI GI₄ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 3(BAN₂) DAM A MU 
 MIN TUR SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 3(BAN₂)...BA U₂ ZI MU 
 2(BAN₂) TUR UŠ 
 2(BAN₂) TUR SAL 
 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 
...NAM DAM 
 3(BAN₂)...
...
 <COLUMN> 
...AŠ...4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ SAL 4(BAN₂) 
 U 6(DIŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 5(DIŠ) ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 6(DIŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 ŠE BI DIŠ 2(BAN₂) MIN...
 LUGAL PA |UD.DU| 
 |PA.LU| DUN 
 3(BAN₂) ŠEŠ A MU 
 |SAL.KUR| MAŠ |HI×BAD| 
 <COLUMN> 
 ŠU LAGAB AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ DIŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 4(BAN₂) 
 AŠ LU₂ 3(BAN₂) 
 |U.U| 5(AŠ)...ŠA₃ HI UŠ 2(BAN₂) 
 UŠ ME 
 1(GEŠ₂) 6(AŠ) |SAL.KUR| 4(BAN₂) 
 1(GEŠ₂) 8(AŠ) |U.U| LAL 3(DIŠ) |SAL.KUR| 3(BAN₂) 
 |U.U.U| 2(AŠ) 6(DIŠ) ŠA₃ HI SAL 2(BAN₂) 
 <COLUMN> 
 GU₂ AN EŠ₂...1(GEŠ₂)...BA...BA 
...BI...DIŠ 
...|SAL.KUR| TUR...AŠ 
...U₂ 
...ŠA₆ 
 DAM <unk> <unk> GI NA 
 LUGAL 
 |NU₁₁.BUR.LA| KI...
 |UD×(U.U.U)| GUD DU NE SAR A 
 EN IG GAL 
 NU TUR 
 |GA₂×NUN| SAR TA 
 <COLUMN> 
 E NE BA <unk> 
 6(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)
4(ban₂) nin-ama-na
3(ban₂) a-ra₂-nu₂
2(ban₂) dumu-munus 1(ban₂)
3(ban₂) e₂...<unk> <unk> mu
2(ban₂) dumu nita
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) nu-mu-na-šum₂-mu
...nin-ku₃-su
...dumu-munus
...nin-kisal-si
...nin-ra-a...lu₅
...nin-iri...kuš₂
...dumu nita
...nin-e₂-unu{ki}...nir-gal₂
3(ban₂) e₂-hi-li
<COLUMN>
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) e₂-hi-li
2(diš)-kam-ma
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
3(ban₂) e₂-ku₃
3(ban₂) e₂-ku₃
2(diš)-kam-ma
2(ban₂) geme₂-ganun
3(ban₂) geme₂-e₂-zi-da
3(ban₂) iri-na-a-na...lu₅
...be₂-su-ga₂
3(ban₂) ušur₃-ra-sa₆
3(ban₂) mu-na-tam-me
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂)...munus
sag dub-me
3(ban₂) geme₂{d}ba-ba₆
3(ban₂) nin-e₂-ni-še₃-nu-kar₂-kar₂
gu₂-ba-me
3(aš) nu-siki munus 3(ban₂)
šu-nigin₂ 2(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
2(u) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
3(aš) nu-siki munus 3(ban₂)
7(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
7(aš)...munus...
...bi...3(ban₂) gur sag gal₂
gišgal-si
4(ban₂)...
...nin-mu-su-da
4(ban₂) gu-u₉
...da...a
3(ban₂) nin-u₃-ma
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) nin...sa₆
3(ban₂) ama-bi-a-ra₂...
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) ama-sa₆-ga
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) zi-zi
2(aš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) geme₂-e₂-zi-da
<COLUMN>
3(ban₂) kiš...bi₂-tuš
3(ban₂) geme₂-ganun
3(ban₂) e₂-nun-ne₂
3(ban₂)...e₂-dam
3(ban₂)...
3(ban₂)...ge
3(ban₂) šeš-an-edin-na
3(ban₂) igi...lu₂-ti
3(ban₂) da-na
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
...zeₓ(|AB₂.ŠA₃.GI|)-na
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
sag dub-me
3(ban₂) al-mu-ni-du₁₁
3(ban₂) geme₂...edin-na
3(ban₂) ušur₃...sa₆
gu₂-ba-me
...siki munus 3(ban₂)
4(ban₂) nin-inim-zi-da
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
šu-nigin₂ 5(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(u) la₂ 1(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
...
8(aš)...munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 4(aš) 4(ban₂)...inim...da
...4(ban₂) ag-ga-ga
4(ban₂) {d}nin-mar{ki}ama...
3(ban₂) a-am₆-ma
3(ban₂) <unk> sa₆
3(ban₂) ma-ma-tum
3(ban₂) za-na
3(ban₂) si <unk> <unk>
3(ban₂) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
3(ban₂) <unk> ni-tum
3(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-gin₇-a-ba-sa₆
...dumu nita
3(ban₂) me-kisal-le
3(ban₂) me-me
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) šeš-da-gal-di
...tum
...
<COLUMN>
...
gu₂...
šu...2(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(u) 5(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
1(aš) ša₃...2(ban₂)
...ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
...bi 2(aš) 1(barig) 3(ban₂) {d}nanše-da-nu-me-a
4(ban₂) si-um-me
...
4(ban₂) ba...gi₄
4(ban₂) nam-šita-mu-bi₂-du₁₁
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
4(ban₂) e-ba-ni
4(ban₂)...
...
<COLUMN>
...
4(ban₂)...šubur...mu
4(ban₂) {d}ba-ba₆-na-nam
šu...1(u) 4(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
5(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
3(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 3(aš) igi-bar-lu₂-ti
ki-siki-me
3(ban₂) nin-tur
3(ban₂) nin-bara₂-da-ri₂
2(aš)...
...šeš-e-a-na...
...dumu nita...
...
<COLUMN>
...
šu...2(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
7(aš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
2(aš)...nita 2(ban₂)
3(aš) ša₃-du₁₀...2(ban₂)
še-bi...2(barig) 3(ban₂) ki-gu-me
4(ban₂)...{d}si...
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂)...ab...
2(diš)-kam...
4(ban₂)...
...2(ban₂)
4(ban₂) nin-da-nu-me-a
...nin-igi-tab-mu
3(ban₂) nin-e-an...
...
<COLUMN>
6(aš)...
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀...
...
<SURFACE>
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂)...gin₇...
...
1(barig) 2(ban₂) e₂-gil-sa
u₂-bil
šu-nigin₂...lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
...
<COLUMN>
...
1(barig)...da
munu₄ gaz
šu...1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 4(ban₂)
6(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
2(aš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) amar-giri₁₆...
{lu₂}lungaₓ(|BI×GAR|)...
4(ban₂) nin-teš₂...
...
<COLUMN>
4(ban₂) {d}...i₃-kuš₂
geme₂ <unk> me
3(ban₂) i₇-lu₂-dadag
2(aš) dumu...2(ban₂)
3(ban₂) nin-lu₂-ti-ti
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
a-ga-am-me
3(ban₂) nin-tigiₓ(|KID.BALAG|)-ni-du₁₀
gala
3(ban₂) nin-eš₂...ag₂
...
<COLUMN>
...
3(ban₂) su₆...
3(ban₂) e₂-ki-be₂-gi₄
2(ban₂) dumu-nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
3(ban₂) dam-a-mu
2(diš) dumu-munus 2(ban₂)
3(ban₂)...ba-ba₆-zi-mu
2(ban₂) dumu nita
2(ban₂) dumu-munus
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
...nam-dam
3(ban₂)...
...
<COLUMN>
...1(aš)...4(ban₂)
1(aš) munus 4(ban₂)
1(u) 6(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
5(diš) ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
6(diš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
še-bi 1(barig) 2(ban₂) 2(diš)...
lugal-pa-e₃
sipa šah₂
3(ban₂) šeš-a-mu
geme₂ maš-kam
<COLUMN>
šu-nigin₂ 1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 4(ban₂)
1(aš) lu₂ 3(ban₂)
2(u) 5(aš)...ša₃-du₁₀ nita 2(ban₂)
nita-me
1(geš₂) 6(aš) geme₂ 4(ban₂)
1(geš₂) 8(aš) 2(u) la₂ 3(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
3(u) 2(aš) 6(diš) ša₃-du₁₀ munus 2(ban₂)
<COLUMN>
gu₂-an-še₃...1(geš₂)...ba...ba
...bi...1(barig)
...geme₂ dumu...rum
...ba₆
...sa₆
dam <unk> <unk> gi-na
lugal
lagaš{ki}...
iti gu₄-ra₂-bi₂-mu₂-a
en-ig-gal
nu-banda₃
ganun kiri₆-ta
<COLUMN>
e-ne-ba <unk>
6(diš) ba-am₆