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The | The [[w:Complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir|'''complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir''']] (''UET V 81'') is a [[w:clay tablet|clay tablet]] that was sent to the ancient city-state [[w:Ur|Ur]], written ''c.'' 1750 BCE. It is a complaint to a merchant named ''Ea-nāṣir'' from a customer named ''Nanni''. Written in [[w:Akkadian language|Akkadian]] [[w:cuneiform|cuneiform]], it may be the oldest known written [[w:Consumer complaint|customer complaint]]. It is currently kept in the [[w:British Museum|British Museum]]. In 2015, the tablet's content and Ea-nāṣir in particular gained popularity as an [[w:internet meme|online meme]]. | ||
The tablet is 11.6 centimetres (4+9⁄16 in) high, 5 cm (1+15⁄16 in) wide, 2.6 cm (1 in) thick, and slightly damaged. | |||
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==Akkadian<ref>"UET 5, 0081 Artifact Entry." (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414985.</ref>== | ==Akkadian<ref>"UET 5, 0081 Artifact Entry." (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414985.</ref>== | ||
[[File:Ea Nasir tablet transcription.jpg|thumb|A transcription of the text on the obverse, reverse, and left edge of the tablet]] | |||
'''Obverse''' | '''Obverse''' | ||
<poem> | |||
1. 𒀀𒈾 𒂍𒀀𒈾𒍢𒅕 | |||
''1. a-na e₂-a-na-ṣi-ir'' | |||
2. 𒆠𒉈𒈠 | |||
''2. qi₂-bi₂-ma'' | |||
2. | |||
3. um-ma na-an-ni-ma | 3. 𒌝𒈠 𒈾𒀭𒉌𒈠 | ||
''3. um-ma na-an-ni-ma'' | |||
4. a-nu- | 4. 𒀀𒉡𒌑𒈠 𒋫𒀠𒇷𒆪 | ||
''4. a-nu-u₂-ma ta-al-li-ku'' | |||
5. ki-a-am ta-aq | 5. 𒆠𒀀𒄠 𒋫𒀝𒁉𒄠 | ||
''5. ki-a-am ta-aq-bi-am'' | |||
6. um-ma at-ta-a-ma | 6. 𒌝𒈠 𒀜𒋫𒀀𒈠 | ||
''6. um-ma at-ta-a-ma'' | |||
7. gu-ba-ri da-am- | 7. 𒄖𒁀𒊑 𒁕𒄠𒆪𒁴 | ||
''7. gu-ba-ri da-am-qu₂-tim'' | |||
8. a-na gi-mil- | 8. 𒀀𒈾 𒄀𒅖𒀭𒍪𒂗 𒀀𒈾𒀜𒁲𒅔 | ||
''8. a-na gi-mil-ᴰsu₂-en a-na-ad-di-in'' | |||
</poem> | |||
9. ta-al-li-ik-ma ta#-aq-bi-a-am | 9. ta-al-li-ik-ma ta#-aq-bi-a-am | ||