17 Jan 2025

So you think you know Sumeria? The first complaint letter

From 8 'til Late, 9:25 pm on 17 January 2025
An ancient clay tablet which has split into two, displayed at a museum. The photo is close up to the artifact.

Photo: Gary Todd / CC0

Ever organised to pick up an item from Facebook marketplace, arrived to pick it up and... the item isn’t what was originally promised? A tale as old as time, which Assyriologist David Hilder uncovers in this episode's ancient tablet: The Ea-Nasir Complaint tablet.