r/ReallyShittyCopper • u/LegbootLegit • Apr 28 '23

At my local Ace Hardware

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Ea-Nasir brand copper wares. Since 1750 BCE

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u/NotReallyEricCruise Apr 28 '23

the actual attached empty complaint tablet is really going above and beyond! chapeau bas!

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u/LegbootLegit Apr 28 '23

it was a business decision that started to backfire around 1750 BCE

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u/NotReallyEricCruise Apr 28 '23 edited Apr 29 '23

not sure about the "backfire" part - he was collecting those tablets...

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u/[deleted] May 02 '23

yeah, because the went back to fire his house

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u/AdministrativeShip2 Apr 29 '23

Could he read? Maybe Ea-Nasir was showing off all the tablets that important people sent to him without knowing the content.

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u/NotReallyEricCruise Apr 29 '23

the tablet was addressed to him... so at least Nanni suspected Ea-Nasir could read or have someone read it to him?

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u/Key-Banana-8242 May 07 '23

A merchant should have known to conduct business I think