Ea-nāṣir was a merchant (tamkārum) and a traveler of Dilmun (ālik Dilmun). This means he traveled from Ur to modern day Bahrain by land and sea. He likely utilized boats similar to that of a 'Magan Boat.'
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Ea-nāṣir was a merchant (tamkārum) and a traveler of Dilmun (ālik Dilmun). This means he traveled from Ur to modern day Bahrain by land and sea. He likely utilized boats similar to that of a 'Magan Boat.'
It wasn’t just copper that was traded between these regions: while Dilmun received sesame oil, textiles, and silver (mentioned above), Ur received pearl, ivory, gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, chlorite, exotic woods, and kohl.
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 PM
It wasn’t just copper that was traded between these regions: while Dilmun received sesame oil, textiles, and silver (mentioned above), Ur received pearl, ivory, gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, chlorite, exotic woods, and kohl.
Judging from how these letters paint Ea-nāṣir, it appears that, though he lived in Ur, he travelled regularly to Dilmun where he collected copper for the purpose of dispersal in Babylonia. This copper was certainly from Magan, an area flush with metal.
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Judging from how these letters paint Ea-nāṣir, it appears that, though he lived in Ur, he travelled regularly to Dilmun where he collected copper for the purpose of dispersal in Babylonia. This copper was certainly from Magan, an area flush with metal.
Current read: Constance Maria Piesinger, "Legacy of Dilmun: The Roots of Ancient Maritime Trade in Eastern Coastal Arabia in the 4th/3rd Millennium B.C."
1983 UW-Madison dissertation. 1,227 pages involving material from a half-dozen sites that basically no one had access to at the time.
1983 UW-Madison dissertation. 1,227 pages involving material from a half-dozen sites that basically no one had access to at the time.
January 18, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Current read: Constance Maria Piesinger, "Legacy of Dilmun: The Roots of Ancient Maritime Trade in Eastern Coastal Arabia in the 4th/3rd Millennium B.C."
1983 UW-Madison dissertation. 1,227 pages involving material from a half-dozen sites that basically no one had access to at the time.
1983 UW-Madison dissertation. 1,227 pages involving material from a half-dozen sites that basically no one had access to at the time.
Here two other ālik Dilmun merchants swore to pay back this neighbor of the price of four pounds of copper per eight grams of silver. This neighbor was looking to score a quarter ton of copper (480 lbs). So, this wasn’t low-risk, low-reward trade.
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Here two other ālik Dilmun merchants swore to pay back this neighbor of the price of four pounds of copper per eight grams of silver. This neighbor was looking to score a quarter ton of copper (480 lbs). So, this wasn’t low-risk, low-reward trade.
You can go right ahead and do that but I've been advised by a particularly esteemed Dilmun merchant to buy the dip
November 13, 2024 at 3:58 AM
You can go right ahead and do that but I've been advised by a particularly esteemed Dilmun merchant to buy the dip
If you're 25-30, and your main circle isn't frequently discussing:
- Grade-A copper ingots
- Trade routes to Dilmun
- Filing formal grievances on clay tablets
And is instead discussing:
- Accepting substandard ore from Sit-Sin
- Being rude to messengers
It's time to elevate your friend circle.
- Grade-A copper ingots
- Trade routes to Dilmun
- Filing formal grievances on clay tablets
And is instead discussing:
- Accepting substandard ore from Sit-Sin
- Being rude to messengers
It's time to elevate your friend circle.
April 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
If you're 25-30, and your main circle isn't frequently discussing:
- Grade-A copper ingots
- Trade routes to Dilmun
- Filing formal grievances on clay tablets
And is instead discussing:
- Accepting substandard ore from Sit-Sin
- Being rude to messengers
It's time to elevate your friend circle.
- Grade-A copper ingots
- Trade routes to Dilmun
- Filing formal grievances on clay tablets
And is instead discussing:
- Accepting substandard ore from Sit-Sin
- Being rude to messengers
It's time to elevate your friend circle.
Funny thing. I began reciting the complaint in the original Akkadian, and I'm suddenly hearing all sorts of weird whispers and echoes. I'm sure Dilmun being a cult center for Dagon has nothing to do with it.
August 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Funny thing. I began reciting the complaint in the original Akkadian, and I'm suddenly hearing all sorts of weird whispers and echoes. I'm sure Dilmun being a cult center for Dagon has nothing to do with it.
If the land of Bahrain was once called Dilmun, the land of Oman and the UAE was once called Magan. In the early 2nd millennium BCE (2000-1750), we have evidence of trade all the way from Tell Hariri, Syria (ancient Mari) to Gujarat, India, the center of this trade along the Gulf.
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 PM
If the land of Bahrain was once called Dilmun, the land of Oman and the UAE was once called Magan. In the early 2nd millennium BCE (2000-1750), we have evidence of trade all the way from Tell Hariri, Syria (ancient Mari) to Gujarat, India, the center of this trade along the Gulf.
I added a second scene. #Ishtar #Babylon #Dilmun #retrofuturism #airship #goddess #mythology #fantasy #aiart #aiartcommunity #seedance #animation
September 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I added a second scene. #Ishtar #Babylon #Dilmun #retrofuturism #airship #goddess #mythology #fantasy #aiart #aiartcommunity #seedance #animation
La Nave Divina, Ishtar's airship, is assembled in midair from Lego bricks! #Ishtar #airship #dilmun #mesopotamia #mythology #fantasy #retrofuturism #babylon #aianimation #aiart #seedance #lego #legoafol
September 28, 2026 at 3:21 PM
La Nave Divina, Ishtar's airship, is assembled in midair from Lego bricks! #Ishtar #airship #dilmun #mesopotamia #mythology #fantasy #retrofuturism #babylon #aianimation #aiart #seedance #lego #legoafol
I don't often write about my non-European travels so for this week's #TravelBlogShare theme of #Asia I'm sharing an older post about Bahrain - karenwarrenauthor.com/dilmun-civil...
#TravelBloggersCommunity #TravelAddicts #travel #bahrain
#TravelBloggersCommunity #TravelAddicts #travel #bahrain
The Dilmun Civilisation: Archaeological Sites Of Bahrain
Archaeological sites of Bahrain's 4,000 year old Dilmun civilisation include ancient towns, temples and burial mounds.
karenwarrenauthor.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I don't often write about my non-European travels so for this week's #TravelBlogShare theme of #Asia I'm sharing an older post about Bahrain - karenwarrenauthor.com/dilmun-civil...
#TravelBloggersCommunity #TravelAddicts #travel #bahrain
#TravelBloggersCommunity #TravelAddicts #travel #bahrain
The Land of Dilmun youtu.be/Dcqs8nN4inY?... via @YouTube
The Land of Dilmun
YouTube video by My Lunch Break
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September 30, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The Land of Dilmun youtu.be/Dcqs8nN4inY?... via @YouTube
Someone on Threads sent me this, and I can't stop laughing 🤣🏺
June 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Someone on Threads sent me this, and I can't stop laughing 🤣🏺
the world isnt ready for my elite level bronze age posting. ppl still think ea-nasir is funny without acknowledging his legitimately dangerous work trading back and forth with dilmun or his catty fucking replies to hate mail. dude could host raw time without missing a beat
July 12, 2026 at 5:25 AM
the world isnt ready for my elite level bronze age posting. ppl still think ea-nasir is funny without acknowledging his legitimately dangerous work trading back and forth with dilmun or his catty fucking replies to hate mail. dude could host raw time without missing a beat
Thinking About Ea-nasir: Dilmun, the place where he bought the notorious copper, was thought of as paradise by the Mesopotamians, but by 1750 BCE it was a former trade empire in a parlous state. It's telling that Ea-nasir went there to get his copper; it's where you'd got to get the cheap stuff.
April 28, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Thinking About Ea-nasir: Dilmun, the place where he bought the notorious copper, was thought of as paradise by the Mesopotamians, but by 1750 BCE it was a former trade empire in a parlous state. It's telling that Ea-nasir went there to get his copper; it's where you'd got to get the cheap stuff.
currently playing with having other locations in The World Unsundered being assorted lost cities/mythological places (Dilmun, Hawaiki, Agartha)
December 9, 2024 at 8:23 PM
currently playing with having other locations in The World Unsundered being assorted lost cities/mythological places (Dilmun, Hawaiki, Agartha)
we're busting some underworldly stunts out at the en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilmun_...
Dilmun Burial Mounds - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
May 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
we're busting some underworldly stunts out at the en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilmun_...
he went all the way to dilmun! and for what!!!!!
August 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
he went all the way to dilmun! and for what!!!!!
🎁 Idée cadeau : Tablette évoquant l'envoi de laine et d'argent à Dilmun par la reine de Lagash
December 21, 2024 at 7:18 AM
🎁 Idée cadeau : Tablette évoquant l'envoi de laine et d'argent à Dilmun par la reine de Lagash
From the Ea-nāṣir archive:
UET 5, 643 is a list of fifty folks investing in four traders. These traders sailed from southern Iraq to Bahrain and back via Gulf. These coffers may have been literal reed baskets or something more abstract. Ea-nasir was one of those investors.
UET 5, 643 is a list of fifty folks investing in four traders. These traders sailed from southern Iraq to Bahrain and back via Gulf. These coffers may have been literal reed baskets or something more abstract. Ea-nasir was one of those investors.
March 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
From the Ea-nāṣir archive:
UET 5, 643 is a list of fifty folks investing in four traders. These traders sailed from southern Iraq to Bahrain and back via Gulf. These coffers may have been literal reed baskets or something more abstract. Ea-nasir was one of those investors.
UET 5, 643 is a list of fifty folks investing in four traders. These traders sailed from southern Iraq to Bahrain and back via Gulf. These coffers may have been literal reed baskets or something more abstract. Ea-nasir was one of those investors.
Arabian Peninsula at 7000 to 1500 BC was a fertile region composed of 3 kingdoms: Dilmun East, Magan South, and Saba West
They were colonies of the 1052 city-states of the Thar Valley such as Mohenjo-daro and of the Gobi Valley
The first kites were discovered in Saudi Arabia in the Kingdom of Saba
They were colonies of the 1052 city-states of the Thar Valley such as Mohenjo-daro and of the Gobi Valley
The first kites were discovered in Saudi Arabia in the Kingdom of Saba
January 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Arabian Peninsula at 7000 to 1500 BC was a fertile region composed of 3 kingdoms: Dilmun East, Magan South, and Saba West
They were colonies of the 1052 city-states of the Thar Valley such as Mohenjo-daro and of the Gobi Valley
The first kites were discovered in Saudi Arabia in the Kingdom of Saba
They were colonies of the 1052 city-states of the Thar Valley such as Mohenjo-daro and of the Gobi Valley
The first kites were discovered in Saudi Arabia in the Kingdom of Saba
Great question: he likely would have been paying the Dilmun Tithe, which was a 10% state tariff on merchants that traded between Ur and Dilmun. If he had issues with his partners or clients, he would have been brought to court. That would have been at the É-Dublamah, or Great Tribunal House:
November 26, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Great question: he likely would have been paying the Dilmun Tithe, which was a 10% state tariff on merchants that traded between Ur and Dilmun. If he had issues with his partners or clients, he would have been brought to court. That would have been at the É-Dublamah, or Great Tribunal House:
![A scene where John Oliver is slapped by a blonde woman.
Panel 1: John Oliver speaking
Text:Who do you think you are, treating someone like me with such contempt? […] Is there anyone else among the traders who deal with Dilmun who has treated me this way? Only you treat my messenger with contempt!
Panel 2: John Oliver continuing to speak
Text: Be advised that I will no longer accept any copper from you that is not of good quality. From now on, I will personally select the ingots in my own yard, and I will exercise my right of refusal against you, since you have treated me with contempt.
Panel 3 and 4
The blonde woman slapping john in two steps. There is a picture of a Mesopotamian statue's head super imposed over top of her head. This implies that it is the infamous Ea-nasir doing the slapping.
Panel 5: John Oliver looking vexed that he has been slapped.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:thcmv7r55dygygmnehgygigg/bafkreibi5qxakckmq4c6cj7cog72ffwej4mgvfitt4rpktt7ldyitsnwrq)
Make Dilmun Great Again
April 12, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Make Dilmun Great Again