Level_Hour6480 on October 11, 2025 8:02 pm For those not in the know, one of the oldest surviving pieces of writing is an ancient complaint letter against a copper merchant Ea-Nasir. Comic by u/LuckOfTheDrawComic. Check out her profile for more comics. I usually post her history ones here anyway.
NeilJosephRyan on October 11, 2025 8:09 pm I feel like the joke’s starting to get old, but this take makes it feel fresh again.
TheHistoryMaster2520 on October 11, 2025 8:17 pm Jokes aside, a [device](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pessary?wprov=sfti1#) similar to this was known to be used in antiquity by women, and copper does have some antiseptic properties Edit: Damn autocorrect
Vexonte on October 11, 2025 8:35 pm Some cananite kid will be walking around talking about how he owes his existence to El-Nassir and his shitty copper.
Lambofodin on October 11, 2025 8:35 pm Lol. Thats a good one. 5 bucks says it’ll be on r/peterexplainsthejoke.
AndreasDasos on October 11, 2025 8:36 pm That’s a very diverse group of Sumerians. Even more pale redheads and sub-Saharan Africans than I’d have thought…
providerofair on October 11, 2025 8:38 pm This also a reference to the baby in brazil born holding his mothers IUD.
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For those not in the know, one of the oldest surviving pieces of writing is an ancient complaint letter against a copper merchant Ea-Nasir.
Comic by u/LuckOfTheDrawComic. Check out her profile for more comics. I usually post her history ones here anyway.
On r/ReallyShittyCopper in 3… 2… 1… 🤣
EA-Nasir srtiks agnen
I feel like the joke’s starting to get old, but this take makes it feel fresh again.
THAT is fucking funny.
Jokes aside, a [device](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pessary?wprov=sfti1#) similar to this was known to be used in antiquity by women, and copper does have some antiseptic properties
Edit: Damn autocorrect
Damn, good reference wasn’t expecting that lol.
Some cananite kid will be walking around talking about how he owes his existence to El-Nassir and his shitty copper.
Lol. Thats a good one. 5 bucks says it’ll be on r/peterexplainsthejoke.
That’s a very diverse group of Sumerians. Even more pale redheads and sub-Saharan Africans than I’d have thought…
This also a reference to the baby in brazil born holding his mothers IUD.