Slightly terrifying that a spreadsheet from 1800BCE is easier to read than a spreadsheet from 1990 on a 5¼ floppy...
If you’re wondering what a spreadsheet looked like in 1800 BCE, here is one that tallies foodstuffs for cattle received by four cowherds.
Three are named in the right hand column as Ubar-Shamash, Sin-iddinam, Sin-re’um, and the last one making the record simply writes “mine”
Three are named in the right hand column as Ubar-Shamash, Sin-iddinam, Sin-re’um, and the last one making the record simply writes “mine”
March 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Slightly terrifying that a spreadsheet from 1800BCE is easier to read than a spreadsheet from 1990 on a 5¼ floppy...
I'm running a one-shot Bronze Age Horror game and the sorcerer back in 1800BCE Mari needs the players to eat Marsu to summon them back to a previous life, so I baked Marsu: coriander shortbread stuffed with nuts and dates.
May 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm running a one-shot Bronze Age Horror game and the sorcerer back in 1800BCE Mari needs the players to eat Marsu to summon them back to a previous life, so I baked Marsu: coriander shortbread stuffed with nuts and dates.
The 1800BCE Indus River valley cow statue and my 2000CE porygon figure are friends.
February 6, 2024 at 5:06 PM
The 1800BCE Indus River valley cow statue and my 2000CE porygon figure are friends.
Prince Stolas is the leggiest owlboi and would very much like you to ask Him literally anything.
But be prepared for an infodump the size of mount everest. Yeah you'll get the modern knowledge.
And the 1800s knowledge. And 600s knowledge. And 1800BCE knowledge. And whether cavemen knew it.
But be prepared for an infodump the size of mount everest. Yeah you'll get the modern knowledge.
And the 1800s knowledge. And 600s knowledge. And 1800BCE knowledge. And whether cavemen knew it.
If you ever wondered why Stolas Helluva Boss is so tall despite being an owl, he's an actual pre-existing demon and he's Just Like That
December 29, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Prince Stolas is the leggiest owlboi and would very much like you to ask Him literally anything.
But be prepared for an infodump the size of mount everest. Yeah you'll get the modern knowledge.
And the 1800s knowledge. And 600s knowledge. And 1800BCE knowledge. And whether cavemen knew it.
But be prepared for an infodump the size of mount everest. Yeah you'll get the modern knowledge.
And the 1800s knowledge. And 600s knowledge. And 1800BCE knowledge. And whether cavemen knew it.
This mummy was discovered in the early 21st century wearing a necklace made of ...fermented dairy. The exact type of dairy is still up for debate but it could be kefir or similar...Lets find the long history of fermented dairy in Central Asia here:
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February 12, 2026 at 9:29 AM
This mummy was discovered in the early 21st century wearing a necklace made of ...fermented dairy. The exact type of dairy is still up for debate but it could be kefir or similar...Lets find the long history of fermented dairy in Central Asia here:
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Grasshopper carving
hematite
Old Babylonian
c. 1800-1700 BCE
#ancientculture #babylonia #1800BCE #carved #carving #hematite #grasshopper #carvedstone #ancientart #art #weight #measure #trade #bronzeage #marketplace
hematite
Old Babylonian
c. 1800-1700 BCE
#ancientculture #babylonia #1800BCE #carved #carving #hematite #grasshopper #carvedstone #ancientart #art #weight #measure #trade #bronzeage #marketplace
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Grasshopper carving
hematite
Old Babylonian
c. 1800-1700 BCE
#ancientculture #babylonia #1800BCE #carved #carving #hematite #grasshopper #carvedstone #ancientart #art #weight #measure #trade #bronzeage #marketplace
hematite
Old Babylonian
c. 1800-1700 BCE
#ancientculture #babylonia #1800BCE #carved #carving #hematite #grasshopper #carvedstone #ancientart #art #weight #measure #trade #bronzeage #marketplace
In Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat, Potiphar is stated to be "counting shekels" but the story takes place in 1800BCE, before the minting of coins in Egypt in 380BCE. So he would be counting Deben, or units of weight of precious metals, not coins. Shekels are also units of weight though.
May 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM
In Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat, Potiphar is stated to be "counting shekels" but the story takes place in 1800BCE, before the minting of coins in Egypt in 380BCE. So he would be counting Deben, or units of weight of precious metals, not coins. Shekels are also units of weight though.
#WyrdWednesday
"A house based on a foundation like the skies
A house one has covered with a veil like a secret box
A house set on a base like a goose
One enters it blind,
Leaves it seeing."
Answer: the School
A very early example of a riddle, found on a Sumerian tablet dated around 1800bce.
"A house based on a foundation like the skies
A house one has covered with a veil like a secret box
A house set on a base like a goose
One enters it blind,
Leaves it seeing."
Answer: the School
A very early example of a riddle, found on a Sumerian tablet dated around 1800bce.
April 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
#WyrdWednesday
"A house based on a foundation like the skies
A house one has covered with a veil like a secret box
A house set on a base like a goose
One enters it blind,
Leaves it seeing."
Answer: the School
A very early example of a riddle, found on a Sumerian tablet dated around 1800bce.
"A house based on a foundation like the skies
A house one has covered with a veil like a secret box
A house set on a base like a goose
One enters it blind,
Leaves it seeing."
Answer: the School
A very early example of a riddle, found on a Sumerian tablet dated around 1800bce.
That’s the very same statue & exhibition Maria.
This was my favourite goddess from the exhibition , with owls!
This was my favourite goddess from the exhibition , with owls!
August 17, 2026 at 2:44 PM
That’s the very same statue & exhibition Maria.
This was my favourite goddess from the exhibition , with owls!
This was my favourite goddess from the exhibition , with owls!
Ea-Nasir was 1800BCE-ish, so he's stolen the face of an honest-to-Enkidu antiquity here. We're practically turning him into a Bugs Bunny-level trickster, which I've gotta admit is very 21st-century of us.
February 26, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Ea-Nasir was 1800BCE-ish, so he's stolen the face of an honest-to-Enkidu antiquity here. We're practically turning him into a Bugs Bunny-level trickster, which I've gotta admit is very 21st-century of us.
Mesopotamia, circa 1800BCE, roughly 3825yrs.
What's your point?
What's your point?
February 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Mesopotamia, circa 1800BCE, roughly 3825yrs.
What's your point?
What's your point?
Huh, any clue on the original etymology here? There's a Finnish word, kosia 'to woo' (like what suitors do)-- this one possibly goes back to Proto-Finnic (so, 1800BCE - 800AD). at least Wiktionary doesn't know the ultimate origin, but if it were Yiddish it wouldn't be the first loan into Finnish
March 4, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Huh, any clue on the original etymology here? There's a Finnish word, kosia 'to woo' (like what suitors do)-- this one possibly goes back to Proto-Finnic (so, 1800BCE - 800AD). at least Wiktionary doesn't know the ultimate origin, but if it were Yiddish it wouldn't be the first loan into Finnish
"What kind of clothes did the Bell Beaker people (~2800BCE-1800BCE) wear?
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6nmv62/did_the_bell_beakers_2300_bc_and_native_britons/dkb9bcy/ #twitterstorians"
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6nmv62/did_the_bell_beakers_2300_bc_and_native_britons/dkb9bcy/ #twitterstorians"
November 9, 2024 at 1:42 AM
"What kind of clothes did the Bell Beaker people (~2800BCE-1800BCE) wear?
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6nmv62/did_the_bell_beakers_2300_bc_and_native_britons/dkb9bcy/ #twitterstorians"
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6nmv62/did_the_bell_beakers_2300_bc_and_native_britons/dkb9bcy/ #twitterstorians"
A genome comparison bet. ancient Canaanite & surrounding peoples during/after Bronze/Iron Age 3500-1800BCE in the Levant. In response to Zionist DNA claims to indigeneity or continuity bet. ancient Israelites/Jews & contemporary Jews/Israelis this offers contrary perspective
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January 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Oh yes. And it’s transfixed by a heartfelt (almost Atreides) belief in something bigger than them. A belief that we don’t share at all. It’s like a lens into the 12th century. Or the 2nd century. Or 800BCE. Or 1800BCE. Very clever.
October 15, 2023 at 10:35 PM
Oh yes. And it’s transfixed by a heartfelt (almost Atreides) belief in something bigger than them. A belief that we don’t share at all. It’s like a lens into the 12th century. Or the 2nd century. Or 800BCE. Or 1800BCE. Very clever.
The "Noah" story has several variations over time (1800BCE to present), moving from one god to another and with different shapes of the "boat". www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_fk...
Irving Finkel | The Ark Before Noah: A Great Adventure
Irving Finkel, Assistant Keeper I with responsibility for cuneiform in the Department of the Middle East, British Museum.This talk, illustrated by a PowerPoi...
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March 25, 2024 at 2:26 PM
The "Noah" story has several variations over time (1800BCE to present), moving from one god to another and with different shapes of the "boat". www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_fk...