Complaint tablet to Ea-nasir collection British Museum
The complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir (UET V 81) is a clay tablet that was sent to ancient Ur, written c. 1750 BCE. It is a complaint to a merchant named Ea-nāsir from a customer named Nanni. Written in Akkadian cuneiform, it is considered to be the oldest known written complaint. It is currently kept in the British Museum. In 2015, the tablet's content and Ea-nāsir in particular gained popularity as an internet meme.Acquisition
The tablet was discovered and acquired by Sir Leonard Woolley, leading a joint expedition of the University of Pennsylvania and the British Museum from 1922 to 1934 in the Sumerian city of Ur.
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