| Line | Text original | Text translated |
|---|---|---|
| o. 1 | 3.7.1 gur še.i₃.giš[glossary=šamaššammū] | 4,500 qa (4,500 l or 2,225 l) of sesame seeds[glossary=šamaššammū], |
| o. 2 | i-na gišban₂ ki-na-te-e | according to the kinattu-measure, |
| o. 3 | aš₂.gar₃ 10 lu₂.meši₃.sur[glossary=ṣāḫitum] | (for) the workload of 10 oil extractors[glossary=ṣāḫitum]. |
| o. 4 | zi.ga na-aš-pa-ki-im | Expenditure of the storeroom |
| o. 5 | ša ru-ug-ba-at e₂-kal₂-lim | of the roof-room of the palace, |
| o. 6 | ub-⸢lu⸣ | they brought, |
| r. 1 | ša šu<-x>-ut | that the people of |
| r. 2 | Iḫa-⸢ad⸣-nu-ḫa-lim | Ḫadnu-ḫālim |
| r. 3 | ka-an-ku | sealed. |
| r. 4 | (Date.) |
KTT 177
Commentary
Observe 3) For this line, see the collations made by Durand and Marti 2004: 17.
Observe 5-reverse 1) For these lines, see the collations made by Durand and Marti 2004: 18 and their translation.
Reverse 4) This eponym should correspond to 1776 BCE; see Barjamovic/Hertel/Larsen 2012: 95, REL 197.
This text provides information about the number of sesame seeds given to oil pressers; see Dossier A.1.1.24.
Bibliography
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- Durand and Marti 2004 = Durand, Jean-Marie; Marti, Lionel (2004): Chroniques du Moyen-Euphrate 3. Les documents du tell Bi'a, in: Revue d’assyriologie et d’archéologie orientale 98, 121-150.
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