If it's true that a man dies twice: once when his body fails, the second when his name is last spoken...
Then I swear this cheeky fucker is going to outlive us all!
Not again, Ea-Nasir. You cannot keep getting away with thisi
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!
Ea-nāṣir: "Lol, this one goes in the pile!"
I usually think this joke is beaten into the ground, but I like this execution, it's great!
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.
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.
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.
"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."
It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage.
You have to admit, quality or not, the guy has the longest running brand recognition. Any PR is good PR.
Lmao "questions, complaints? Fill out the clay tablet..."
Legend
“…unless your are Nanni, then shut up”.
Lol
A great touch, attached in a little bag too!
Didn’t recognize the name until I saw the original Akkadian
𒂍𒀀𒈾𒍢𒅕 to clarify for everybody
Looks like bad copper to me.
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.
looks good to me
This is fantastic.
Maybe it wouldn't hurt to do some googling? You know what they say, what's on the internet is chiseled in stone.
Should have saved this dank meme for Mesopotamia Monday
Its a diamond 💎 alloy.
Obvious /s
Not a history buff so I don't understand the reference.
See the linked Wikipedia Article
"Those are speed-holes. They make the car go faster."
Looks more like a Harbor Freight brand.
It's a long "a"? I've been using a short "a" this whole time.
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