A Receipt of Stay

OIC 22, text 12 (the price of renting a bed):

"Since the first of the month of Arahsamnu, Warad-Ilabrat rented a bed belonging to Belshunu for 5.5 grains of silver."

This tiny receipt was excavated at Nippur, located in southern Iraq. It is about 3,750 years old: lodging is a very old industry. The text was found in a courtyard, whose floor was covered with other artifacts that had been abandoned. It likely belonged to the adjoining house, also left to the elements. Interestingly, "[t]here was no violent destruction of the building. It seems merely to have gone out of use for a time."

That adjoining building was constructed and abandoned between 1756 and 1736 BCE, coinciding with the end of King Hammurabi's reign and the first decade of rule by his son, Samsu-iluna. This was a politically hot period in history, so (the lack of) destruction is an important aspect of study.

One of the ongoing questions in Old Babylonian studies is a revolt against Samsu-iluna at this time: why did major cities like Nippur and Ur push back against Babylonian hegemony, and how did that revolt end? 

Was this house set up only for lodging, was it a way to help the owner make ends meet?