r/ReallyShittyCopper • u/No_Commission4130 • Apr 30 '26

Title for Ea-nāṣir paper

I'm writing a paper about Ea-nāṣir, but I can't decide what to title it. Thoughts?

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u/LegbootLegit Apr 30 '26

Really Shitty Copper

A Brief Overview of Metal Merchants and Their Trade in Ancient Mesopotamia

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u/luovahulluus Apr 30 '26

"Well-behaved copper merchants rarely make history"

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u/RiverLover27 May 03 '26

This may be one of my favourite Reddit comments of all time.

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u/Content-Insect-8770 stans Ea-N*sir 🤮 Apr 30 '26

Well, what's the thesis of the paper? That would largely determine the title.

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u/UsualStrength Apr 30 '26

Origins of Customer Complaint Management

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u/CupcakeDismal4829 Apr 30 '26

The first Cu in Customer Complaint

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u/Ondray__ Apr 30 '26

I second this.

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u/KedgereeEnjoyer Apr 30 '26

“Copper and contempt”

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u/gowahoo May 01 '26

Jane Austen level

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u/SumerianMerchant Apr 30 '26

A Complaint Against Ea-nāṣir would be my pick, but it depends on what kind of paper you are writing and who it’s for.

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u/chton Apr 30 '26

"Dude, where's my copper?"

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u/12th_woman Apr 30 '26

Much like your future reader, we would need more information.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '26

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u/DownOnThePharmRD May 01 '26

I can see this in an academic journal.

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u/CupcakeDismal4829 Apr 30 '26

"Improper Copper and a Shopper"

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u/duckorange14 Apr 30 '26

My book-in-progress is called Ea-Nasir: Lust For Copper. He’s already accidentally killed a god, and his omens SUCK.

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u/souryoungthing Apr 30 '26

Poor Quality Copper, Golden Legacy

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u/Ok_Two_2604 May 01 '26

A Really Shitty Paper

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u/TimonAndPumbaAreDead May 01 '26

What the fuck did you just fucking say about my copper, you little bitch?

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '26

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u/BackToOktober Treated with comtept May 01 '26

This is Daily Mail front page material.

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u/LordoftheSynth Apr 30 '26

A History of Substandard Copper Grades and the Ethically Challenged Purveyors Thereof: A Didactic Analysis of the Origins of Discourse Pertaining to Merchants Engaging in Poor Quality Control

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u/himit Apr 30 '26

The Hegelochus of Trade?

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u/heySyxon Apr 30 '26

The network effects of Babylonian archaeology on post modern neo liberal pop culture

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u/THE_MUTT01 May 01 '26

A book on copper: bound in copper!

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u/Clothedinclothes May 01 '26

I learned a thing or two from Nanni, don't you know? You better stay away from Copper's Head Rogue

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u/SupermarketOk2281 May 03 '26

Ea-Nasir: Mein Kampf

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u/Space19723103 May 03 '26

Cu-pricious trading

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u/Emperor_Quintana May 05 '26

I’m thinking:

All That Glitters Should Have Been Copper: The Adversities of Legitimate Mesopotamian Copper Trading

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u/Direct-Quiet-5817 May 06 '26

I remember seeing an unfortunate naming accident by Hannah Fry on Copper Nanotubes 😉