sentences:  Inscriptions attesting to irrigation of previously uncultivated lands seems to indicate an expanding agrarian community.Soil types that existed in various parts of the kingdom are mentioned, the earliest reference being a record of black soil ("Karimaniya") in the Sinda-8000 territory and to red soil ("Kebbayya mannu") Cultivated land was of three types; wet land, dry land and to a lesser extent garden land with paddy being the dominant crop of the region.Wet lands were called "kalani", "galde", "nir mannu" or "nir panya" and was specifically used to denote paddy land requiring standing water.