sisterofiris:

jeneelestrange:

So I stumbled onto the Etsy shop of this academic who–in real life–is an expert on cuneiform–and on the side, makes little trinkets with Sumerian on them and OH MAN THIS SHOP HAS MADE MY ENTIRE WEEK

For the price of about thirty bucks, you too can have a clay necklace that says “Like a farting butt, the mouth brings forth too many words” in the oldest written language on earth
https://www.etsy.com/listing/537034173/choose-your-words-carefully-like-a?ref=shop_home_active_23

Or a necklace that declares “I have ferocious features that exude sexiness”
https://www.etsy.com/listing/540406774/i-have-ferocious-features-that-exude?ref=shop_home_active_54

Or be the ultimate hipster and anti-capitalist before capitalism even existed with “Wanting more riches when already wealthy offends the gods” 
https://www.etsy.com/listing/543598245/wanting-more-riches-when-already-wealthy?ref=shop_home_active_6

Sumerian erotic poetry? Got it. Sumerian drinking songs? Yep. A little something for everyone on your Akitu gift list.

Guys, if you’re interested in acquiring your own cuneiform tablets, I highly recommend that you check out this shop. It’s a great way of getting accurate replicas while both supporting an academic’s work, and, most importantly, avoiding the trade of real, often illegally acquired artefacts. You get your tablet that says “beer is good, travel is bad”, and the real tablets stay in museums where they belong – it’s a win-win situation.

(Little reminder that if you’re near Geneva, Switzerland on 27-28th April, you can make your very own cuneiform tablets, hieroglyphic papyri and much more at our ancient festival!)