Ur, Iraq.
Uruk (present day Al-Muthannā), Iraq
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Necklace from Assyrian Ashur. Tomb 45
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[Iraq National Museum]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/557c26416363155b61016c408a6c048a/tumblr_mmmh28U1ku1ql5d2uo1_500.jpg)
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I love how demanding Old Babylonian epistolarians can sound. Sometimes, their letters read like angry interoffice emails.
Take lines 4-14[1]:
“Concerning the giving of Iataratim’s ration, verily I wrote to you. Why have you not given (it)? When will you give Iataratum’s ration? Give (it)! If you do not give (it)…”
——
[1]The missing cuneiform in this image for lines 12-3 reads i-na ma-ti ta-na-di-in/ i-di-in.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf124e851954c15f0f6b627f7ca7eb8b/tumblr_mmwcm7rk6B1qbnaxvo1_500.png)
I love how demanding Old Babylonian epistolarians can sound. Sometimes, their letters read like angry interoffice emails.
Take lines 4-14[1]:
“Concerning the giving of Iataratim’s ration, verily I wrote to you. Why have you not given (it)? When will you give Iataratum’s ration? Give (it)! If you do not give (it)…”——
[1]The missing cuneiform in this image for lines 12-3 reads i-na ma-ti ta-na-di-in/ i-di-in.
