| Line | Text original | Text translated |
|---|---|---|
| o. 1 | 2,15.2.0 še-ĝeš-i3[glossary=še-ĝeš-i3] gur | 2,15 gur 2 bariga (= 40,620 litres) of sesame[glossary=še-ĝeš-i3] |
| o. 2 | i3-ba[glossary=i3-ba] erin2 a-ša3 dur2 da bad3-da-ka tuš-a | (for the) oil allotment[glossary=i3-ba] for working gangs stationed on the field beside the wall; |
| o. 3 | ugula saĝ-dnanna-i3-zu | overseer Saĝ-Nanna-izu; |
| r. 1 | še-ĝeš-i3 kara2-ḫar[geogr=Karaḫar]ki | sesame from Karaḫar [geogr=Karaḫar]; |
| r. 2 | ki gu-za-na[individual=Guzana]-ta | from Guzana[individual=Guzana]; |
| r. 3 | ba-zi | it has been issued. |
| 0 | ———— | |
| r. 4 | (year) |
MVN 03 299
by Paola Paoletti 
Commentary
This text belongs to a group of sources documenting the supply of sesame (ĝeš-i3) by a person named Guzana (Steinkeller; Steinkeller 1982: 640-644; Waetzoldt 1985: fn. 37). In particular, he procured sesame seeds from Karaḫar [geogr=Karaḫar]in the upper reaches of the Diyala, mainly during the reigns of Šu-Suen and Ibbi-Suen (see Dossier A.1.1.1).
Bibliography
- Steinkeller = Steinkeller, Piotr (2021): Economic Growth in Early Mesopotamia: General Considerations and Some Specific Examples. Leiden.
- Steinkeller 1982 = Steinkeller, Piotr (1982): On Editing Ur III Economic Texts, in: Journal of the American Oriental Society 102, 640-642.
- Waetzoldt 1985 = Waetzoldt, Hartmut (1985): Ölpflanzen und Pflanzenöle im 3. Jahrtausend, in: Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 2, 77-96.