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Gina Konstantopoulos, Andrew Deloucas, Gabriel Moshenska, and Steven Garfinkle discuss internet favourite, Ea-nasir. What do we know about the Dilmun traders and their role in the supply of copper to the kingdoms of Babylonia? Who were his customers and what did they want his copper for? How did he become famous in the 21st century, and what jokes do people make about him? What possibilities does this offer assyriology?
Andrew Deloucas's university page
Gina Konstantopoulos's university page
Gabriel Moshenska's university page
Steven Garfinkle's university page
Music by Ruba Hillawi
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Chapters
1. 80. Ea-nasir: everyone's favourite copper merchant (00:00:00)
2. who was Ea-nasir? (00:03:22)
3. the world's first customer complaint letter (00:05:46)
4. his place in Old Babylonian society (00:07:02)
5. Dilmun in reality and imagination (00:11:44)
6. about copper (00:17:25)
7. Ea-nasir the meme (00:19:15)
8. how did he become famous? (00:23:22)
9. trends in the memes (00:26:13)
10. favourite jokes (00:29:50)
11. impact on the field (00:34:21)
12. opportunities (00:37:20)
13. Ea-nasir's future (00:42:41)
14. displaying Ea-nasir (00:47:28)
15. publications (00:51:59)
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