Monday, August 15, 2011

Some things do not change

Do not tell your wife where you hide your money.
--From a tablet in the city of Ugarit, circa 1400 B.C.

... Having remained ignorant of Ugarit and its treasure-trove of texts until yesterday morning, I find the 3QD link another example of how one learns a new word or fact and then it seems to pop up (whereas presumably one had been unconsciously ignoring it previously).

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