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minus-squareRooty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 months agoI love how most examples of ancient writing are not fiction or poetry, but inventories, invoices and business letters.
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoIf you were scammed into buying that copper, you’d write an angry clay brick yourself.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoYes, but if you were the scammer, would you collect the clay bricks of everybody that complains?
minus-squaredumbass@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoIf the complaint was funny enough I would.
minus-squareUnrepentantAlgebra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoCan you imagine going to an ancient Assyrian CVS? You’d need a second cart just to take the receipt home!
minus-squareSimulation6@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoMiddle 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.
I love how most examples of ancient writing are not fiction or poetry, but inventories, invoices and business letters.
If you were scammed into buying that copper, you’d write an angry clay brick yourself.
Yes, but if you were the scammer, would you collect the clay bricks of everybody that complains?
If the complaint was funny enough I would.
Can you imagine going to an ancient Assyrian CVS? You’d need a second cart just to take the receipt home!
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.