Granary of Ur metapuzzle

by Andrew Thomas

The six technologies that feed the Granary are Exogamy, Literacy, The Scroll, Epic Poetry, Agriculture, and Plant-Based Ink. The relevant puzzle answers therefore are:

GOOIER
AIRBAG
ORCHID
AUTUMN
INGRID
UPKEEP

Write each of the six-letter answers in two vertical columns, as shown on the sample cuneiform tablet. However, as the flavortext suggests, write only the vowels, so you get the following:

.i	a.	o.	au	i.	ue
oe	ia	.i	u.	.i	.e
o.	..	..	..	..	..

Read as Braille, this spells THE FED, which is the metapuzzle answer.