Wednesday, September 25, 2024

London Trip 17: You Can Do Numerous Successful Commercial Transactions With No Recognition

But, you get caught shipping lousy quality copper, and your name endures forever:

Yes, that's the tablet that has the complaint about Ea Nasir - right there in clay and cuneiform, inscribed in 1750 BC.  Ea Nasir was a merchant that helped put the mess in Mesopotamia.

Located in the British Museum in Room G56, display case 24, if you're looking to go see it in person.

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2 comments:

  1. Old NFOWednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11:29:00 PM EDT

    Interesting find!

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  2. AaronFriday, September 27, 2024 at 8:16:00 AM EDT

    Old NFO: Yep I knew it was there in the museum, finding exactly where it was in the museum took a bit of work and wandering around to find it.

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