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Explanation: Ea-nāṣir is a copper trader mentioned in the "complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir" (UET V 81), written around 1750 BCE. It is sometimes said to be "the oldest known customer complaint".
Also Ea-nasir was probably keeping them around for legal reasons. Like saving a letter or text in case some uppity fuck takes you to court, also the guy who wrote the most famous tablet owed Ea-nasir money.
Customer complaints prior to that were in club form.