What do you take me for, that you treat somebody like me with such contempt? I have sent as messengers gentlemen like ourselves to collect the bag with my money (deposited with you) but you have treated me with contempt by sending them back to me empty-handed several times, and that through enemy territory. Is there anyone among the merchants who trade with Telmun who has treated me in this way? You alone treat my messenger with contempt!

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 months ago

Ea-nāṣir: "Lol, this one goes in the pile!"

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I usually think this joke is beaten into the ground, but I like this execution, it's great!

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 22 points 4 months ago

I dunno it's only been like 4,000 years. I think that's a pretty easy geological excavation to beat it back down some more.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 months ago

This one never gets old to me. There's something endearing about seeing people being their assholish selves in an everyday setting from over 3,700 years ago.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I love this meme. It is as beautiful and enduring as the copper ingots I once received from the honorable Ea-nāṣir of Ur. Many blessings upon his house.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Ea-nāṣir funds social media bots to polish his image because of all of the money he saves selling low grade copper ore

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"But, we were highly trusted in Ancient Sumeria, honest!"

"Your grasp of metalworking and material science looks like it belongs in 3000 B.C. too."

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 20 points 4 months ago

You have to admit, quality or not, the guy has the longest running brand recognition. Any PR is good PR.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Lmao "questions, complaints? Fill out the clay tablet..."

Legend

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

“…unless your are Nanni, then shut up”.

Lol

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

A great touch, attached in a little bag too!

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 months ago

Didn’t recognize the name until I saw the original Akkadian

𒂍𒀀𒈾𒍢𒅕 to clarify for everybody

[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Looks like bad copper to me.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Hahaha, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-n%C4%81%E1%B9%A3ir it's good/bad to know that humans have always been the same.

[–] lowleveldata@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

looks good to me

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Mesopotamia's Best! These are the copper fittings that built civilization. In fact it was these exact ones.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Maybe it wouldn't hurt to do some googling? You know what they say, what's on the internet is chiseled in stone.

[–] Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago

This is fantastic.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Should have saved this dank meme for Mesopotamia Monday

[–] Nebula@fedia.io 4 points 4 months ago

Its a diamond 💎 alloy.

Obvious /s

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not a history buff so I don't understand the reference.

[–] RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip 3 points 4 months ago

See the linked Wikipedia Article

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 months ago

"Those are speed-holes. They make the car go faster."

[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago

Looks more like a Harbor Freight brand.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

!reallyshittycopper@lemmy.world

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

It's a long "a"? I've been using a short "a" this whole time.