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[–] 41 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (11 children)

That tablet is talking about the allocation of beer, not wheat.

Which is more appropriate since those fuckers pretty much only talked about beer, barley, and sheep.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    In their defense they hadn't invented literature yet. Eventually Enheduanna had the idea to talk about the gods.

    But it is fascinating to know that writing began as a means of accounting and logistics and then Eventually spread to ideas like stories.

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    [–] 22 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Sumer time, and the living was easy

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago

    I can't not read this in the Bill Wurtz voice

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    Sweet, maybe they want my sheep and ore

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    Using excel is a fundamental part of being human.

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