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.
正是这些帝国的掌权人， 开始雇佣人力，来记录别人欠下的麦子、羊以及葡萄酒。 还有他人欠的税款等。 当时他们通过在粘土上做记号来记录这些。