| Line | Text original | Text translated |
|---|---|---|
| o. 1 | 1 gin₂ ku₃.babbar šu.ti.a a-pil-i₃-li₂-šu | 1 shekel (8.33 g) of silver: received by Āpil-ilišu, |
| o. 2 | ša aš-šum še.giš.i₃[glossary=šamaššammū] na-sa₃!-ḫi-im[glossary=nasāḫum] | in order to tear out[glossary=nasāḫum] sesame[glossary=šamaššammū] (crops); |
| o. 3 | 1 udu.nita₂ ku₃.bi 1/2 gin₂ | 1 ram: its price is 1/2 shekel (4.17 g) (of silver); |
| o. 4 | 1 sila₃ i₃.giš[glossary=ellum] ku₃.bi 10 še | 1 qa (1 l) of sesame oil[glossary=ellum]: its price is 10 grains (0.46 g) (of silver); |
| o. 5 | 1 gu₂? u₂⸢sa⸣.ka.ni? ku₃.bi 15 še | 1 load (30 kg)? of sakanum-plant?: its price is 15 grains (0.69 g) (of silver), |
| o. 6 | a-na u₈.uduḫi.a dinanna-sa₃-at | for the sheeps of Inanna-sāt. |
| o. 7 | igi.4.gal₂ a-na aga.us₂ dutu.igi.mu! | 1/4 (shekels) (2.08 g) for the soldier Utu-igimu; |
| 0 | {ša} | |
| r. 1 | 1 ⸢x⸣ ku₃.bi igi.6.gal₂ | 1 …: its price is 1/6 shekel (1.39 g) (of silver); |
| r. 2 | 1 gu₂? ⸢u₂⸣sa.ka.ni? ku₃.bi 15 še | 1 load (30 kg)? of sakanum-plant?: its price is 15 grains (0.69 g) (of silver), |
| r. 3 | a-na ⸢ša₃⸣.tam.e.ne | for the administrative officers. |
| r. 4 | 2 gin₂ 25 še ku₃.⸢babbar⸣ | 2 shekels and 25 grains (17.82 g) of silver. |
| r. 5 | ki i₃-li₂-an.dul₃-li₂ | From Ilī-Andulli; |
| r. 6 | ba.zi | spent. |
| r. 7 | (Date.) |
YOS 05 095
Commentary
This text, probably from Ur, gives us an idea about sesame puller wages, even though this document is not a contract but an expenditure of commodities. So, in the middle of Rīm-Sîn’s reign, this sesame puller got 8.33 grams of silver. For sesame harvest in Babylonia during the Old Babylonian period, see Dossier A.1.1.17.
Bibliography
- Grice 1919 = Grice, Ettalene Mears (1919): Records from Ur and Larsa Dated in the Larsa Dynasty. Yale Oriental Series: Babylonian Texts 5. New Haven: Yale University.