This extract lists working tools used to process sesame seeds into sesame oil („commodities for milling sesame“ niĝ2-dab5 ĝeš-i3 sur-sur-ra) (see also Dossier A.1.1.07 § 2). They were likely used to prepare the sesame seeds for the milling process. In particular, the „winnowing tray“ (^gebux-bux; Sallaberger 2013b) served to separate the sesame seeds from the rest of the capsules after threshing. The flour sieve („sieve for barley flour“ ma-an-sim dabin), with its narrow mesh, was used to separate the sesame seeds from any fine impurities, such as earth. The groats sieve („sieve for groats“ ma-an-sim niĝ2-ar3-ra), on the other hand, allowed for the removal of larger impurities like residues of leaves and stalks. The „reed mat“ (^gemuru12) had a standard size of 6 m² and may have served to collect the sesame seeds during threshing or sieving (Sallaberger 2013b). The „reed basket for sesame“ (^gebešeĝ ĝeš-i3-ka) evidently served as a container in various steps of the processing of sesame seeds.

o. iii 3 The sign is clearly ^gega2, to be read ^gebešeĝ „reed basket“.