Show Dun Written on 00 Clay In Babylon in days of old they used to write their letters on clay tablets the tablets the first printed words known to man Here is the trans trans- translation translation translation lation of a letter written in Babylon on a clay tablet years ago and dug up up literally It is from a Mr Sin Sin-erish to a Mr and reads according to Edward Chiera in They Wrote on Clay To Mr speak Thus saith Mr May the God Shamash grant thee life You say you do not know how you can pay payback payback payback back more than one bushel of grain out of the five bushels which you are supposed to give me If in truth you are my brother repay at once the grain which you mention so that my field will not lie fallow fallo Fur- Fur ther th r I have written written n you yo ab about ut the money of Mr Collect it and bring it also I |