archaeologistforhire:ancientart:“No! Absolutely not! Not a word of it is true! I did not have
archaeologistforhire:ancientart:“No! Absolutely not! Not a word of it is true! I did not have sex with her!”Even after 1000s of years, some things really do not change: shown here are tablets from the ancient Mesopotamian city of Nuzi (modern Yorghan Tepe, Iraq), which record a court case that took place against the mayor. The Semitic Museum provide the following description:Thus Kushshi-harbe, the mayor of Nuzi, vehemently denied the accusation of illicit sexual relations, one of the numerous allegations of corruption lodged against him by the citizens of Nuzi. Fourteen largely complete tablets, found in the palace at Location A on the site plan, record depositions against the mayor; other fragments have also been identified as belonging to the dossier. None, however, preserves the court’s verdict. In Tablets 1 and 2 Kushshi-harbe and his henchmen are charged, among other things, with making a door for his private house from wood belonging to the palace, looting a sealed house, numerous thefts and kidnapping.1 & 2: Tablet, Yorghan Tepe, Stratum II, L2. (AASOR 16, 8; AASOR 16, 1).This photo was taken while at the Semitic Museum last year at their exhibit: Nuzi and the Hurrians: Fragments from a Forgotten Past, you can check out some of the others taken while at the museum here. Courtesy of the Semitic Museum at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Photo taken by B. Kelly.Nothing has changed :P -- source link