Nanni’s complaint to Ea-nasir

c. 1750 BC · Babylon

The oldest known customer complaint (right-hand tablet): a man named Nanni protests to a copper merchant in Ur who sold him poor goods and treated him rudely, and wants his money back.

Date

c. 1750 BC

Civilization

Babylon

Found at

Ur

Where it is today

British Museum, London

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