What came to be used for trade and transport
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During the Old Babylonian period (about 2000-1600 B.C.) merchants from southern Mesopotamia travelled to cities and distant lands to trade their goods. Many different types of transport were used for carrying goods from place to place.
some of the different types of transport are:-
By foot
Some Babylonian merchants worked locally, trading goods with the people who lived within a city or local villages. Their loads were usually small, and were carried in sacks on their backs. For big loads, a piece of cloth was wrapped around the goods, then the ends of the cloth were attached at the forehead. Heavier goods could be strapped on to a pallet.
Sling bags were mainly used by people who were trading local goods.
By Donckey
Donkeys were one of the most common methods of transporting goods in Mesopotamia. Babylonian merchants travelled with their goods on donkeys between Babylonian cities and as far away as Kanesh in Turkey.
By gulf boat
Boats were used to transport goods from southern Mesopotamia to the Gulf. These boats were probably larger and stronger than river boats. Some were made of bundles of reeds and others of wood covered with bitumen. Babylonian merchants travelled with their goods to places like Dilmun.
By raft
Rafts were used to transport goods downstream. The rafts were made of a log platform on top of inflated animal skins.
When the raft arrived at the port, the goods on board were unloaded and sold. The raft was taken apart and the logs used to make it was sold. The animal skins were deflated and loaded onto donkeys to be carried back to the merchant's home city.