Ea-nasir - Tumblr Posts
It's still so strange to me how apparently taboo it is to like a post on someone's Instagram from a month ago when there are posts still circulating on Tumblr from 1550 BCE
They say you die three times, first when the body dies, second, when your body enters the grave, and third, when your name is spoken for the last time. You were a normal person in life, but hundreds of years later, you still haven’t had your “third” death. You decide to find out why.
It's still so strange to me how apparently taboo it is to like a post on someone's Instagram from a month ago when there are posts still circulating on Tumblr from 1550 BCE
Down a Rabbit Hole I Went
I screwed up. I didn't think that using an ancient language on a piece of tumblr merch was necessary but I forgot what site I was on :) . This is tumblr, of course it has to be in linguistically accurate cuneiform. I went and hired an expert on Ancient Semitic Languages and Cultures. There aren't as many as you'd think that are willing to translate text for an internet gag so I'm so happy I found Paul.
Notes on the translation from the translator:
I used the ventive suffix on the imperative "give (rib+am)" which is a special feature of Akkadian that indicates the motion of direction. It makes it a little bit more authentic. The longer version actually includes the words "to me (ana iasim)", but a typical Akkadian speaker probably wouldn't have needed to say that.
Also, for the word "money" I used the Sumerian (KUG.BABBAR) instead of spelling out the Akkadian, because that was a common feature in Akkadian scribal writing. For the font I was happily surprised that Google has a Cuniform font, so not only is it correct but it looks pretty neat too. Right now you can buy both versions in the shop but cuniform version won't ship for a week or so as I have to order new stock with the new design.
𒀀 𒈾 𒂍 𒀀 𒈾 𒍢 𒅕𒆠 𒉈 𒈠𒌝 𒈠 𒈾 𒀭 𒉌 𒈠𒀀 𒉡 𒌑 𒈠 𒋫 𒀠 𒇷 𒆪𒆠 𒀀 𒄠 𒋫 𒀝 𒁉 𒄠𒌝 𒈠 𒀜 𒋫 𒀀 𒈠𒄖 𒁀 𒊑 𒁕 𒄠 𒆪 𒁴𒀀 𒈾 𒄀 𒅖 𒀭 𒂗𒍪 𒀀 𒈾 𒀜 𒁲 𒅔𒋫 𒀠 𒇷 𒅅 𒈠 𒋫 𒀝 𒁉 𒀀 𒄠𒌑 𒆷 𒋼 𒁍 𒍑𒄖 𒁀 𒊑 𒆷 𒁕 𒄠 𒆪 𒁴𒀀 𒈾 𒈠 𒅈 𒅆 𒅁 𒊑 𒅀𒋫 𒀸 𒆪 𒌦 𒈠 𒌝 𒈠 𒀜 𒋫 𒈠𒋳 𒈠 𒋼 𒇷 𒆠 𒀀 𒇷 𒆠 𒀀𒋳 𒈠 [𒆷] 𒋼 𒇷 𒆠 𒀀 𒀜 𒆷 𒅗𒅀 𒋾 𒀀 𒈾 𒆠 𒈠 𒈠 𒀭 𒉌 𒅎𒌅 𒅆 𒅎 𒈠 𒉌 𒈠𒆠 𒀀 𒄠 𒋼 𒈨 𒊭 𒀭 𒉌𒈠 𒊑 𒀀 𒉿 𒇷 𒀀 𒈾 𒆠 𒈠 𒅗 𒋾𒀀 𒈾 𒆠 𒋛 𒅀 𒈠 𒄩 𒊑 𒅎𒀸 𒁍 𒊏 𒄠 𒈠𒌅 𒈨 𒄿 𒊭 𒄠 𒈠𒄿 𒈾 𒂵 𒂵 𒅈 𒈾 𒀝 𒊑 𒅎𒅖 𒋾 𒅖 𒋗 𒅇 𒅆 𒉌 𒋗𒊑 𒆪 𒋢 𒉡 𒌅 𒋼 𒅕 𒊏 𒄠𒄿 𒈾 𒀀 𒇷 𒅅 𒋼 𒂖 𒈬 𒌦𒈠 𒀭 𒉡 𒌝 𒊭 𒆠 𒀀 𒄠𒄿 𒁍 𒊭 𒀭 𒉌 𒄿 𒈠𒀜 𒋫 𒈠 𒅈 𒅆 𒅁 𒊑 𒅀 𒌅 𒈨 𒂊 𒅖𒀀 𒈾 𒈠 𒆷 𒅗 𒊍 𒉿 𒅎𒊭 𒄿 𒈾 𒂵 𒋾 𒅀 𒌅 𒊺 𒍪 𒌑𒆠 𒀀 𒄠 𒋫 𒁕 𒁍 𒌒𒅇 𒀸 𒋳 𒄿 𒅗𒀀 𒈾 𒂍 𒃲 𒇷𒌋 𒐍 𒄘 𒍏 𒀀 𒈾 𒆪 𒀜 𒁲 𒅔𒅇 𒋗 𒈪 𒀀 𒁍 𒌝𒌋 𒐍 𒄘 𒍏 𒄿 𒁲 𒅔𒂊 𒍣 𒅁 𒊭 𒀀 𒈾 𒂍 𒀭 𒌓𒆪 𒉡 𒊌 𒅗 𒄠 𒉌 𒍣 𒁍𒀀 𒈾 𒉿 𒊑 𒅎 𒊭 𒀀 𒋾𒆠 𒄿 𒋼 𒁍 𒊭 𒀭 𒉌𒆠 𒋛 𒄿 𒈾 𒂵 𒂵 𒅈 𒈾 𒀝 𒊑𒌅 𒊌 𒋾 𒅋𒆠 𒋛 𒀀 𒈾 𒂵 𒋾 𒅀𒋗 𒇻 𒈠 𒄠 𒂊 𒇷 𒅗 𒄿 𒋗𒆠 𒈠 𒀭 𒉌 𒆠 𒀀 𒄠𒉿 𒊑 𒀀 𒄠 𒆷 𒁺 𒈬 𒂵 𒄠𒆷 𒀀 𒈠 𒄩 𒊒 𒅗 𒋫 𒆷 𒈠 𒀜𒄿 𒈾 𒆠 𒊓 𒇷 𒅀𒅖 𒋾 𒈾 𒀀 𒌑 𒈾 𒍝 𒀝 𒈠𒂊 𒇷 𒆠𒅇 𒀀 𒈾 𒊭 𒌅 𒈨 𒄿 𒊭 𒀭 𒉌𒈾 𒋛 𒄴 𒋫 𒄠 𒂊 𒁍 𒍑 𒅗𒀀 𒈾 𒂍 𒀀 𒈾 𒍢 𒅕𒆠 𒉈 𒈠𒌝 𒈠 𒈾 𒀭 𒉌 𒈠𒀀 𒉡 𒌑 𒈠 𒋫 𒀠 𒇷 𒆪𒆠 𒀀 𒄠 𒋫 𒀝 𒁉 𒄠𒌝 𒈠 𒀜 𒋫 𒀀 𒈠𒄖 𒁀 𒊑 𒁕 𒄠 𒆪 𒁴𒀀 𒈾 𒄀 𒅖 𒀭 𒂗𒍪 𒀀 𒈾 𒀜 𒁲 𒅔𒋫 𒀠 𒇷 𒅅 𒈠 𒋫 𒀝 𒁉 𒀀 𒄠𒌑 𒆷 𒋼 𒁍 𒍑𒄖 𒁀 𒊑 𒆷 𒁕 𒄠 𒆪 𒁴𒀀 𒈾 𒈠 𒅈 𒅆 𒅁 𒊑 𒅀𒋫 𒀸 𒆪 𒌦 𒈠 𒌝 𒈠 𒀜 𒋫 𒈠𒋳 𒈠 𒋼 𒇷 𒆠 𒀀 𒇷 𒆠 𒀀𒋳 𒈠 [𒆷] 𒋼 𒇷 𒆠 𒀀 𒀜 𒆷 𒅗𒅀 𒋾 𒀀 𒈾 𒆠 𒈠 𒈠 𒀭 𒉌 𒅎𒌅 𒅆 𒅎 𒈠 𒉌 𒈠𒆠 𒀀 𒄠 𒋼 𒈨 𒊭 𒀭 𒉌𒈠 𒊑 𒀀 𒉿 𒇷 𒀀 𒈾 𒆠 𒈠 𒅗 𒋾𒀀 𒈾 𒆠 𒋛 𒅀 𒈠 𒄩 𒊑 𒅎𒀸 𒁍 𒊏 𒄠 𒈠𒌅 𒈨 𒄿 𒊭 𒄠 𒈠𒄿 𒈾 𒂵 𒂵 𒅈 𒈾 𒀝 𒊑 𒅎𒅖 𒋾 𒅖 𒋗 𒅇 𒅆 𒉌 𒋗𒊑 𒆪 𒋢 𒉡 𒌅 𒋼 𒅕 𒊏 𒄠𒄿 𒈾 𒀀 𒇷 𒅅 𒋼 𒂖 𒈬 𒌦𒈠 𒀭 𒉡 𒌝 𒊭 𒆠 𒀀 𒄠𒄿 𒁍 𒊭 𒀭 𒉌 𒄿 𒈠𒀜 𒋫 𒈠 𒅈 𒅆 𒅁 𒊑 𒅀 𒌅 𒈨 𒂊 𒅖𒀀 𒈾 𒈠 𒆷 𒅗 𒊍 𒉿 𒅎𒊭 𒄿 𒈾 𒂵 𒋾 𒅀 𒌅 𒊺 𒍪 𒌑𒆠 𒀀 𒄠 𒋫 𒁕 𒁍 𒌒𒅇 𒀸 𒋳 𒄿 𒅗𒀀 𒈾 𒂍 𒃲 𒇷𒌋 𒐍 𒄘 𒍏 𒀀 𒈾 𒆪 𒀜 𒁲 𒅔𒅇 𒋗 𒈪 𒀀 𒁍 𒌝𒌋 𒐍 𒄘 𒍏 𒄿 𒁲 𒅔𒂊 𒍣 𒅁 𒊭 𒀀 𒈾 𒂍 𒀭 𒌓𒆪 𒉡 𒊌 𒅗 𒄠 𒉌 𒍣 𒁍𒀀 𒈾 𒉿 𒊑 𒅎 𒊭 𒀀 𒋾𒆠 𒄿 𒋼 𒁍 𒊭 𒀭 𒉌𒆠 𒋛 𒄿 𒈾 𒂵 𒂵 𒅈 𒈾 𒀝 𒊑𒌅 𒊌 𒋾 𒅋𒆠 𒋛 𒀀 𒈾 𒂵 𒋾 𒅀𒋗 𒇻 𒈠 𒄠 𒂊 𒇷 𒅗 𒄿 𒋗𒆠 𒈠 𒀭 𒉌 𒆠 𒀀 𒄠𒉿 𒊑 𒀀 𒄠 𒆷 𒁺 𒈬 𒂵 𒄠𒆷 𒀀 𒈠 𒄩 𒊒 𒅗 𒋫 𒆷 𒈠 𒀜𒄿 𒈾 𒆠 𒊓 𒇷 𒅀𒅖 𒋾 𒈾 𒀀 𒌑 𒈾 𒍝 𒀝 𒈠𒂊 𒇷 𒆠𒅇 𒀀 𒈾 𒊭 𒌅 𒈨 𒄿 𒊭 𒀭 𒉌𒈾 𒋛 𒄴 𒋫 𒄠 𒂊 𒁍 𒍑 𒅗
So I have reason to believe the xkcd guy may be one of us.
Source: https://xkcd.com/2758/
When an Ur guy / sells Nanni things / but the copper’s bad, / He simply records his complaint for all time / “I got a bad deal / I’m maaaaad”
My Favorite Things [Explained]
Your players are faced with an ancient Sumerian curse! However, since the early ancient Sumerian language was only used for recording tax debts, it turns out to actually be an ancient Sumerian bill.
oh fuck I thought the intro to today's Money Stuff was going to be a metaphor for some crypto bullshit but no an actual metals futures market was backed by actual bags of rocks.
in mesopotamia there were no 'cover letters' or 'curriculum vitaes'. there were just, pots.
SO yesterday I had a guest professor who
spent well over 10 minutes showing us memes about Ea-Nasir
Wondered if the Babylonians wore skirts because of 'the flow down under'
Called like all the kings in the Ancient Near East cute
Called all of us darlings, multiple times
Casually brought VERY valuable clay tablets to our lesson in a tin cookie jar
Proudly exclaimed 'I'm the father' while explaining pregnant tablets (clay tablets with another clay tablet in them)
'What happens in the office between me and the tablets, stays in the office between me and the tablets'
Casually said he was the first ever to put a tablet in a particle accelerator LIKE LAST WEEK
Had an absolutely FIRE powerpoint
Showed us a picture of a cute dog just because
What a legend