Cuneiform Text from Neo-Sargonic Period
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This study presents a newly identified cuneiform tablet from the Sargonic period, currently preserved in the Iraq Museum under the registration number (IM.203815). The text is an economic document inscribed on both the obverse and reverse sides, consisting of ten lines. It records the delivery of quantities of barley measured according to the unit (gur.sag.gal2.dul3) as well as another type of processed barley, in addition to references to plots of land. The text is dated to the first month.
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