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This usually took the form of presents—“articles of clothing and food items, such as oil, barley, dates, and the like” (Malul[1] 1988: pp. 366ff., 372).[2]

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  1. ↑ Meir Malul, Studies in Mesopotamian Legal Symbolism (Neukirchen-Vluyn: 1988).
  2. ↑ This kind of payment was called “nig.ba” (“gift”). It consisted primarily of food items, but occasionally silver or other metal.