YOS 15 190 o. iv 1'-6'


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o.iv 1' ge sa si g[i4? (x)]
o.iv 2' 1 geda-ḫa-ba-aš2-tum[glossary=geda-ḫa-ba-aš2-tum] ⸢esir2 su⸣-[ba] 1 with ⸢bitumen coated⸣ taḫabaštum-container[glossary=geda-ḫa-ba-aš2-tum]
o.iv 3' 1 [ge]bux-bux[glossary=gebux-bux] 1 winnowing tray[glossary=gebux-bux]
o.iv 4' 1 gema-an-sim dabin[glossary=gema-an-sim] 1 sieve (for) barley flour[glossary=gema-an-sim]
o.iv 5' 1 gema-an-sim niĝ2-⸢ar3⸣-[ra][glossary=gema-an-sim] 1 sieve (for) ⸢groats⸣[glossary=gema-an-sim]
o.iv 6' niĝ2-dab5 ĝeš-i3 sur-sur[glossary=niĝ2-dab5 ĝeš-i3 sur-sur] commodities for milling sesame[glossary=niĝ2-dab5 ĝeš-i3 sur-sur] 
Commentary

This extract lists working tools used to process sesame seeds into sesame oil („commodities for milling sesame“ niĝ2-dab5 ĝeš-i3 sur-sur) (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[glossary=gebux-bux], Sallaberger 2013b) served to separate the sesame seeds from the rests of the capsules after threshing. The flour sieve („sieve for barley flour“ gema-an-sim[glossary=gema-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“ gema-an-sim niĝ2-ar3-ra), on the other hand, allowed the removal of larger impurities like residues of leaves and stalks. The „taḫabaštum-container“ (geda-ḫa-ba-aš2-tum[glossary=geda-ḫa-ba-aš2-tum]) might have been a container used to collect the sesame seeds after threshing.

Bibliography

  • Sallaberger 2013b = Sallaberger, Walther (2013): Der Trinkhalm für Bier: Ein Präsargonischer Textbeleg, in: Revue d'assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale 107, 105-110.