国家地理
Nearly 4,000 years ago, a disgruntled trader named Nanni fired off a litany of woes about a transaction gone awry, giving a piece of his mind to an allegedly unreliable merchant—a fellow Babylonian by the name of Ea-nāṣir. This palm-sized clay tablet, inscribed in cuneiform, rails against the delivery of poor-quality copper. Considered the “world’s oldest complaint letter,” it was found in the house of metal merchant, Ea-nāṣir. Head to the link in bio to learn about who Ea-nāṣir was, and why Nanni’s complaint letter is so compelling thousands of years after it was written. Photograph courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum
3天前
Thought this was a cookie
3天前
I think we should wait until they dig up Eanasir’s version
3天前
Gets poor grade of copper...........angrily chisels the rock for 6 hours straight
3天前
Imagine how shitty the copper must have been for it to be talked about even after 4000 years... Gotta be on Nanni's side on this one
3天前
The complaint probably reached a call center somewhere in India.
3天前
“As per my last tablet.. ⚱️”
3天前
Was he a Verified Customer ?
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Ud rēa, ud sura rēa Ngi rēa, ngi bara rēa Mu rēa mu sura rēa Ud ul ningduē pa ēaba Ud ul ningduē mi zid duggaaba Eš kalammaka ninda šuaba Imšurinna kalammaka ningtab akaba An kita badabaraaba Ki anta badasuraaba Mu namluulu baangaraaba
3天前
How is this still in one piece?
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So this was why it was off-exhibit at the Museum lately…pity, I have some terrific photos y’all could’ve used!
3天前
Of course there grammar was terrible.
3天前
Not how Eanasir planned to live forever
2天前
I just want to know why they kept going back through enemy territory to get one shipment of copper.
2天前
Did he demand to see the manager? Was he the very first Karen? Lol
3天前
The very first yelp review lol