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HBM #109 HBM #109

§1 Where to the city of Gašaša they...
What seed they sow, 900 PA of barley, 300 PA of wheat, 100 PA of šeppitta, 100 PA of emmer, 70 PA of karši.

§2 What grain we will harvest at harvest time: 2100 PA of barley, 900 PA of wheat, 80 PA of strong emmer, 100 PA of šeppitta, 100 PA of emmer, 90 PA of karši, 30 PA of peas, 30 PA of big peas, 20 PA of little peas. We will fill(?) the grain of the year.

§3 What grain we will fill in 2 years: 1300 PA of barley, 400 PA of emmer, 50 PA of šeppitta, 60 PA of emmer, 30 PA of karši, 10 PA of peas, 5 PA of big peas, 10 PA of little peas.

§4 What we will fill of the 3rd year: 500 PA of barley grain...

§5 Total: 7400 PA of grain of the city of Gašaša...
To Mr. Muš-[...]
...back...

§6 Of... Mr. Zalla-[...]

COMMENTARY

In the Laws, wheat is twice as expensive as barley. In this letter they are using a ratio of 1:3 ^wheat/_barley.

					Why?
	HBM #109 HBM #109 §1 Where to the city of Gašaša they... What seed they sow, 900 PA of barley, 300 PA of wheat, 100 PA of šeppitta, 100 PA of emmer, 70 PA of karši. §2 What grain we will harvest at harvest time: 2100 PA of barley, 900 PA of wheat, 80 PA of strong emmer, 100 PA of šeppitta, 100 PA of emmer, 90 PA of karši, 30 PA of peas, 30 PA of big peas, 20 PA of little peas. We will fill(?) the grain of the year. §3 What grain we will fill in 2 years: 1300 PA of barley, 400 PA of emmer, 50 PA of šeppitta, 60 PA of emmer, 30 PA of karši, 10 PA of peas, 5 PA of big peas, 10 PA of little peas. §4 What we will fill of the 3rd year: 500 PA of barley grain... §5 Total: 7400 PA of grain of the city of Gašaša... To Mr. Muš-[...] ...back... §6 Of... Mr. Zalla-[...] *COMMENTARY* In the Laws, wheat is twice as expensive as barley. In this letter they are using a ratio of 1:3 ^wheat/_barley.