From last thread. I actually had to look up the reference.
re: #239 William Lewis
One more from MicroSFF back in August 2021… :)
“These copper ingots,” the devil said, “are of sub-par quality.”
“You accepted them as payment,” the merchant said, “the deal is done.”
“Very well. I will uphold my end of the bargain,” the devil said. “Your name will live forever.”
“That is all I ask,” said Ea-nasir.
“… written c. 1750 BCE. [The tablet] is a complaint to a merchant named Ea-nāsir from a customer named Nanni. Written in Akkadian cuneiform, it is considered to be the oldest known written complaint.”
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