Verify Citation - 3. Measures, Rules, and Prices
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Query: 3. Measures, Rules, and Prices
Verify Citation
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A famous case arose when famine occurred in the reign of Ur III’s final ruler Ibbi-Sin. He delegated ships to his subordinate Ishbi-Erra to buy barley upstream, but when prices rose a hundredfold Ishbi-Erra broke away to set up his own regime at Isin (Oppenheim 19__).
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