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it was so over, it is so over, and it will always be over 😔 (media.channels.im)
submitted 11 months ago by MattWalsh@sh.itjust.works to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] geoff@lemm.ee 76 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I so badly want a source for this.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 96 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It’s in the picture, just read the tablet

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 47 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I read the tablet and it's more about the quality of copper ingots delivered than the general decline of civilization.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't know where the best quality copper ingots could be found in Ancient Mesopotamia, but I've definitely learned not to bother dealing with Ea-nāṣir!

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Found Nanni's Lemmy account.

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago (2 children)

There’s a lot of references to this, but it looks like there’s not a known source. Interestingly, the first reference to this tablet was from 1908. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/10/22/world-end/

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 12 points 11 months ago

So it's a fake story from 1908

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

It's annoying that they referenced several times the quote appeared since the early 1900s, but didn't take a single step to determine if such a thing was written down in a museum in Istanbul.