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I’M YOUR MONSTER, I’M NOT LIKE YOU

for @killrockstar‘s sleater-kinney zine :)

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L'Amour l'après-midi, 1972

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I WILL JOURNAL MY WAY OUTTA THIS PROBLEM

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Charley Harper, Darwin’s Finches, from The Giant Golden Book of Biology, 1961

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Bathing

-Hydropathic Encyclopedia 1857

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I'm technically a prophet but the prophecies are presented to me in a language I can neither speak nor fundamentally fathom. so I just circle back to basically being normal

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Ea-Naṣir Reassures Two Men (UET V 72)

In this unpublished tablet, held by the British Museum, we find the copper merchant Ea-Naṣir and his associate Ilushu-illassu writing to a couple of men to reassure them.  Although the situation is missing some context, there are some real gems in the context of the famous letter to Ea-Naṣir.

One of the men intimidating the recipients is named Mr. Shorty (kurûm).

Ea-Naṣir complains that people don’t believe him.

Ea-Naṣir mentions giving “the ingots that we talked about” to someone.

The repeated encouragements — “don’t be scared!” “don’t be critical!” “don’t worry!” — sound a lot like Ea-Naṣir is trying to reassure someone that a situation hasn’t gone sideways (but it has).

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Say to Shumun-libshi and the Zabardabbû: [1]

Ea-Naṣir and Ilushu-illassu say:

As for the situation with Mr. “Shorty” and Erissum-matim, who came here, don’t be scared.

I made them enter the temple of the Sun-God and take an oath.  They said, “We didn’t come about these matters; we came for our businesses.”

I said, “I will write to them” — but they didn’t believe me!

He said, “I had a quarrel with Mr. Shumun-libshi.”  He said, “[…] to his partner.  I took, and you did not […]  You didn’t give to me.”

Within 3 days, I’ll come to the city of Larsa.

Also, I spoke with Erissum-matim and said, “What is your sign?” [2]

I said to the kettle-maker (?), “Go with Ilum-gamil the Zabardabbû, and take the shortfall for me, and put it in the city of Enimma.”

Also, don’t neglect your […].

Also, I have given the ingots that we talked about to the men.

P.S. Don’t be critical!  Get the […] from them!  Don’t worry!  We’ll come to you.  [3]

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Phenakistoscope disc, 1893.

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wjen i graduate and they strip me of my free database access im literally going to walk into the ocean

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Enfin Seule! (Finally Alone) by Jean-Louis Forain in Le Courrier Français, ca. 1890

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Experimenting! Part coptic binding, part embroidered cover, all bees. Hoping to create other designs in the future.

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Jean-Marc Nahas - Théo, 2023