And it was the administers of these empires who began hiring people to keep track of the wheat and sheep and wine that was owed and the taxes that was owed on them by making marks; marks on clay in that time.
E furono i vertici di questi imperi che in quel periodo assunsero persone che tenessero traccia del grano, delle pecore, del vino che erano dovuti. E le tasse loro dovute facendo incisioni sulla terracotta.