Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to The Internet in Ancient Times@lemmy.world · 4 months agoStupid UrBay.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1325arrow-down14
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minus-squaretiramichu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up47·edit-24 months agoIt’s a reference to a clay tablet dating from 1750 BCE which is inscribed with a complaint from a customer about the poor quality of the copper they purchased. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nāṣir
minus-squareKazuyaDarklight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·4 months agoI’m with you, definitely feel like there is a layer to this that I’m missing.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·4 months agoI feel like some of you aren’t even from the Bronze Age.
minus-squareMajorHavoc@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoIt’s a reference to what is widely considered the oldest written customer complaint. I had to look it up.
It’s a reference to a clay tablet dating from 1750 BCE which is inscribed with a complaint from a customer about the poor quality of the copper they purchased.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nāṣir
I’m with you, definitely feel like there is a layer to this that I’m missing.
I feel like some of you aren’t even from the Bronze Age.
It’s a reference to what is widely considered the oldest written customer complaint. I had to look it up.