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To: electron1
Here's a picture of a clay tablet the British Museum has from ancient Mesopotamia. It reads:

15 shekels of silver. From Ili-bitim to Ili-dan, the son of Shugat of Ura'im, and to Dudu.

Buy me two slaves. They should be young and have no beard. Send them to me with my messenger.

Shallala, his sister, and Abu-damiq, his mother, and Nani now live in Subartu.

Found it here. I saw from somewhere else that this tablet dates to 2420BC.

121 posted on 11/06/2003 6:02:04 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
Shallala, his sister, and Abu-damiq, his mother, and Nani now live in Subartu.

Any relation to Donna?

139 posted on 11/06/2003 9:37:15 PM PST by Lijahsbubbe
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