Heimpel（BSAⅦ,115-160）andSteinkeller（BSAⅧ,1995,49-70）bothdiscussthesheepandgoatterminologyinUrⅢtextsandwearegratefultothemforgivingusaclearerpictureofsmallcattleinAncientMesopotamia.However,astou8-sila4-nú（ná）/nu-aSteinkeller（p.55,4.2）andHeimpeldifferinopinion:"Rejectingthelong-acceptedinterpretationofnú/nu-asila4/másas"pregnant（with）alamb/kid",Heimpelnowproposesthetranslation"infertile",takingnú/nu-atomean"without".Inmyview,thisinterpretationisextremelyunlikely,primarilybecausethisdescriptionisverycommonatDrehem.……Iftheformerexpressionweretomean"infertile",wewouldbeforcedtoconcludethat,atDrehem,infertileanimalswereregularlyidentified（bywhatmeansandforwhatpurpose?）,whereaspregnantoneswerenot.…AsHeimpel＇sobjectionthatitisdifficulttothinkofanyrationalefor"slaughtering"pregnantanimals,itshouldbepointedputthat,atDrehem,thetermba-úsmeansnotonly"slaughtered",buta
