ETCSLglossingSignSign name: SILA3
Values: qa, sal4, sila3
The farmer's instructions (c.5.6.3), line c563.70
šelillan-baadug4-ga-ab
šELILLAN-BAADUG4-GA-AB
šelillanadug4
barleyripe seedwaterto say
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Paragraph t563.p11 (line(s) 64-73) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.
After the seedlings break open the ground, perform the rites against mice. Turn away the teeth of the locusts. When the plants overflow the narrow bottoms of the furrows, water them with the water of the first seed. When the plants resemble a …… reed mat, water them. Water the plants when they are heading. When the plants are fully leafed out, do not water them or they will become infected by leaf rust. When the barley is right for husking, water it. It will provide a yield increase of one sila per ban (approx. 1 litre in 10).
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