TIL that the first person in history we know the name of was an ordinary accountant named Kushim. He used his name to sign a clay tablet receipt for barley shipments, around 3100 BC.
TIL that the first person in history we know the name of was an ordinary accountant named Kushim. He used his name to sign a clay tablet receipt for barley shipments, around 3100 BC.
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The receipt says: "29,086 measures barley 37 months Kushim". The most probable reading of this sentence is: "A total of 29,086 measures of barley were received over the course of 37 months. Signed, Kushim."