One of the oldest known customer complaints is a clay tablet about poor-quality copper, written to a merchant named Ea-nasir.

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The idea in context

A clay tablet from ancient Mesopotamia preserves a customer's complaint about the quality of goods and the treatment he received — and its humour comes from recognition: gripes about service are not a modern invention. Human frustration can outlast empires.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Bilinen en eski müşteri şikâyetlerinden biri, Ea-nasir adlı tüccara yazılmış kötü kaliteli bakır hakkındaki kil tablettir.

Eski Mezopotamya'dan bir kil tablet, bir müşterinin malların kalitesine ve gördüğü muameleye dair şikâyetini korur — mizahı da tanıdıklıktan gelir: Hizmetten yakınmak modern bir icat değildir. İnsanın hayal kırıklığı, imparatorluklardan uzun yaşayabilir.

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British Museum Ea-nasir complaint tablet.

Background reading: Complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣirAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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