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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/kottke/statuses/113629821830989044">kottke.org (kottke@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 07:43:32 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kottke" title="kottke@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/257448-48-20240427031830.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="kottke.org" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">kottke.org</a></section><article><p>A thread of some letters people wrote to each other on clay tablets in Mesopotamia thousands of years ago. “I am the servant of my lord. May my lord not withhold a chariot from me.” <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/paulmmcooper.bsky.social/post/3lb5bn253gc2x" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/paulmmcooper.bsky.social/post/3lb5bn253gc2x</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4161833#notice-8134575">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-12-11T07:43:32+09:00" title="Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 07:43:32 JST">about 5 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kottke/113629821830989044" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kottke/113629821830989044">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: cdn.bsky.app</div><h5><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/paulmmcooper.bsky.social/post/3lb5bn253gc2x">Paul Cooper (@paulmmcooper.bsky.social)</a></h5><div> from <span>Paul Cooper (@paulmmcooper.bsky.social)</span></div></header><div>For me, the most incredible artefacts from the ancient world are the letters people wrote on clay tablets and sent to one another over thousands of years in Mesopotamia, going back to more than 5,000 years ago.They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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A thread of some letters people wrote to each other on clay tablets in Mesopotamia thousands of years ago. “I am the servant of my lord. May my lord not withhold a chariot from me.” https://bsky.app/profile/paulmmcooper.bsky.social/post/3lb5bn253gc2x
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  For me, the most incredible artefacts from the ancient world are the letters people wrote on clay tablets and sent to one another over thousands of years in Mesopotamia, going back to more than 5,000 years ago. They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.

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