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Nanni's complaint

An ancient complaint survives. Nanni’s tablet, c. 1750 BC, belongs to the British Museum; its catalogue lists an Abu Dhabi loan.

Nanni's complaint

The tablet is only 11.6 cm high. Its inscribed surface preserves a complaint about copper and deliveries.

Nanni's complaint

Nanni complained to Ea-nasir about copper quality, then misdirection and delay of another delivery.

Nanni's complaint

Excavated at Ur by Leonard Woolley, the tablet entered the British Museum through the division of finds in 1953.

Nanni's complaint

The letter records Nanni’s grievance. The catalogue does not tell us how the dispute ended.

The complaint that survived