Complaint to Ea-Nāṣir in Akkadian

Описание: In the late 18th century BC, a trader called Nanni bought copper from merchant Ea-Nāṣir, but was not happy with his purchase. This complaint letter was found in Ea-Nāṣir's house in the ancient city of Ur and is the oldest known customer complaint in the world.

The language of this text is Akkadian, a Semitic language spoken in the Akkadian empire in ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). It's distantly related to Arabic and Hebrew, but developed in contact with the unrelated but geographically close Sumerian language. The text was written on clay, inscribed with a stylus, then dried and sent to Ur.

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Thanks to ‪@simulanger‬ for helping me out with part of this text.