▲ 516 ▼ Yum (lemmy.world) submitted 7 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] starik@lemmy.zip 44 points 7 months ago (2 children) “How should we display these priceless ancient clay tablets?” “Just throw them in that bowl over there.” permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago (1 child) It seems like they would rub together and get messed up permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) I don't think anyone's going around shaking the basket permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] seraphine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 7 months ago (1 child) goes around shaking the basket permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago* >:o permalink fedilink source parent [–] gmtom@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 child) I think tablets like these are actually extremely common. I know a guy I spoke to at the British Museum about cuneiform tablets said they literally just have hundreds and hundreds of them in storage and they are most very mundane record keeping. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starik@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago You’re right. You can buy them on eBay for like $1000. Apparently ISIS does illegal excavations and sell the artifacts, and these are a common item. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago (1 child) It seems like they would rub together and get messed up permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) I don't think anyone's going around shaking the basket permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] seraphine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 7 months ago (1 child) goes around shaking the basket permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago* >:o permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FishFace@piefed.social 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) I don't think anyone's going around shaking the basket permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] seraphine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 7 months ago (1 child) goes around shaking the basket permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago* >:o permalink fedilink source parent
[–] seraphine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 7 months ago (1 child) goes around shaking the basket permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago* >:o permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 child) I think tablets like these are actually extremely common. I know a guy I spoke to at the British Museum about cuneiform tablets said they literally just have hundreds and hundreds of them in storage and they are most very mundane record keeping. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starik@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago You’re right. You can buy them on eBay for like $1000. Apparently ISIS does illegal excavations and sell the artifacts, and these are a common item. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starik@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago You’re right. You can buy them on eBay for like $1000. Apparently ISIS does illegal excavations and sell the artifacts, and these are a common item. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 27 points 7 months ago* Shredded Wheat lookin-ass receipts. permalink fedilink source
[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 7 months ago Are these things tiny or is there just a weirdly large bowl for display to make them look like cereal for… reasons..? permalink fedilink source
[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago (3 children) I love how most examples of ancient writing are not fiction or poetry, but inventories, invoices and business letters. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 21 points 7 months ago (1 child) If you were scammed into buying that copper, you'd write an angry clay brick yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] marcos@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 child) Yes, but if you were the scammer, would you collect the clay bricks of everybody that complains? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dumbass@piefed.social 13 points 7 months ago If the complaint was funny enough I would. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnrepentantAlgebra@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago Can you imagine going to an ancient Assyrian CVS? You'd need a second cart just to take the receipt home! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 months ago Middle Kingdom Egypt has a number of examples of fiction. If you count the religious texts under fiction there is a lot. Cuneiform tables are usually palm sized, so big biscuit sized. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 21 points 7 months ago (1 child) If you were scammed into buying that copper, you'd write an angry clay brick yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] marcos@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 child) Yes, but if you were the scammer, would you collect the clay bricks of everybody that complains? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dumbass@piefed.social 13 points 7 months ago If the complaint was funny enough I would. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] marcos@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 child) Yes, but if you were the scammer, would you collect the clay bricks of everybody that complains? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dumbass@piefed.social 13 points 7 months ago If the complaint was funny enough I would. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dumbass@piefed.social 13 points 7 months ago If the complaint was funny enough I would. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnrepentantAlgebra@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago Can you imagine going to an ancient Assyrian CVS? You'd need a second cart just to take the receipt home! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 months ago Middle Kingdom Egypt has a number of examples of fiction. If you count the religious texts under fiction there is a lot. Cuneiform tables are usually palm sized, so big biscuit sized. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 10 points 7 months ago (1 child) Looks like triscuit permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sundray@lemmus.org 1 point 7 months ago FR, or even like Life cereal a little bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sundray@lemmus.org 1 point 7 months ago FR, or even like Life cereal a little bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago I would eat that if I would gain the power to sell inferior copper permalink fedilink source
[–] PacMan@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago Uhhh the Midwest will tempt you with puppy chow permalink fedilink source
[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago The magazine selection in the Uruk dentist's waiting room. permalink fedilink source
[–] AEGIS2317@feddit.org 2 points 7 months ago Iltam sumra rashupti elatim! permalink fedilink source
[–] Syndication@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago Old-assyrian documents xkcd permalink fedilink source
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