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'Alulu beer receipt (circa 2050 BC).

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Sumerian tablet created during the 45th year of the reign of Shulgi, the King of Ur, in 2050 BC. It is a dated and signed receipt written by a scribe called Ur-Amma for the delivery of beer, by a brewer named Alulu. The text translates as "Ur-Amma acknowledges receiving from his brewer, Alulu, 5 sila (about 4 1/2 liters) of the 'best' beer."

Date: 2050 BC

Attribution:

By Ur-Amma, the scribe who created the text, Dr Tom L. Lee who photographed it, SilkTork who created the image. - Email from Dr Tom L. Lee - as used in http://www.ratebeer.com/Story.asp?StoryID=216 by SilkTork, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10277184

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