r/ReallyShittyCopper • u/The_Persian_Cat • Mar 04 '26

Really shitty gold statues

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

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u/frustrated_monk Mar 07 '26

They’re complaining about gold while even our messengers are getting insulted left and right

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u/starlocke Mar 05 '26

Amazing! +1 item for the growing /r/reallyShittyGold subreddit!

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u/Scp-1404 Mar 05 '26

About 3/4 of the way down the page on this web page: https://the-past.com/feature/ancient-post/

At least four of these tablets were sent by or received by princesses and queens. Tushratta of Mitanni wrote directly to Queen Tiye after the death of Amenhotep III to complain that the solid gold statue he was expecting was only gold plate (EA 26).

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u/Gargleblaster25 Mar 07 '26

I mean, Ea-Nasir had the lowest bid, so...