| Line | Text original | Text translated |
|---|---|---|
| o. 1 | 1.0.0 gur se.giš.i₃[glossary=šamaššammū] | 1 kor (300 l) of sesame seeds[glossary=šamaššammū], |
| o. 2 | a-na ṣa-ḫa-a-⸢tim⸣[glossary=ṣaḫātum] | to extract[glossary=ṣaḫātum] (the oil). |
| o. 3 | ki ib-ni-diškur | From Ibni-Adad, |
| o. 4 | Iir₃-ku-bi | Warad-Kubi |
| o. 5 | dumu a-li-lu-mur | son of Alī-lūmur |
| o. 6 | ⸢šu.ba.an.ti⸣ | received. |
| lo.e. 1 | ⸢a⸣-na 10 u₄-mi | For 10 days, |
| r. 1 | i₃.giš[glossary=ellum] i₃.ag₂.e | he will measure the oil[glossary=ellum]. |
| r. 2 | [i]gi dnin.urta-mu-ba-lí-iṭ e-r[i-ib] e₂ | In front of Ninurta-muballiṭ, the ērib bītim, |
| r. 3 | igi u₂-tul₂-iš₈-tar₂ dumu be-lí-ia-t[um] | in front of Utul-Ištar, son of Bēliyatum, |
| r. 4 | igi kiški-li-še-er dumu a-wi-il-iš₈-[tar₂] | in front of Kiš-līšer, son of Awīl-Ištar, |
| r. 5 | igi diškur-[lu]-u₂-numun dub.sar | in front of Adad-lū-zērim, scribe. |
| r.-u.e. 6 | (Date.) |
YOS 13 359
Commentary
In this “loan text” from Kiš[geogr=Kiš], an individual gave his sesame seeds to an oil miller to produce sesame oil and “measure” it (aĝ₂, Akkadian madādum); for sesame oil production in Babylonia, see Dossier A.1.1.22.
Bibliography
- Finkelstein 1972 = Finkelstein, Jacob Joel (1972): Late Old Babylonian Documents and Letters. Yale Oriental Series: Babylonian Texts 13. New Haven and London: Yale University.