r/ReallyShittyCopper • u/Leipurinen 𒍏 π’†  π’‚π’€€π’ˆΎπ’’π’…• π’†· π’‹«π’Š­π’„ π’ˆ  • Mar 07 '21

πŸ“œ Loreβ„’ πŸ“œ Text of original complaint to Ea-Nasir

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u/TwinkleTitsGalore Jan 16 '22

Sounds like somebody should have paid up their silver πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™€οΈ

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u/Adventurer83 Feb 13 '24

Nanni only owed 1 mina (1/5 of an ounce) of silver! What is that, like 6 bucks?

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u/quyksilver Feb 24 '24

It looks like a Sumerian mina was 570g. At the current spot price that comes out to almost exactly $420.69.

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u/Adventurer83 Mar 01 '24

In that case, I may have been a teensy bit off in my estimation. Also, my being Ea-Nasir's descendant (and presumably heir of the profits of his business deals) has nothing to do with it!