籍 this means registry.

 this is a plow. lei3
this means registry. ji2
let’s break it down.
Bamboo on top means this is either about something social, festive, or literal bamboo. Remember: Ancient Chinese books were composed from bamboo slips.
Right hand bottom side is 昔xi which is the image of meat above drying in the sun below. It means ancient, by extension cherish. Registered records are held for a long time.
What types of things get registered? Rents and harvests residences and land ownership. So that explains what a plow is doing here.
Bamboo for Books on top
Plow on the left
Cherish, ancient on the right.
耤 is also a phonetic element, it means to plow.
昔xi is the phonetic element of 耤ji.
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