Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally. Just like it’s still the department of defense

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“The man who caught the tail of the lion sank in the river, but the one who caught the tail of the fox was rescued” Maybe he bit off more than he could chew, or just made a bad decision and had to face consequences. The letter is to the king, asking him to review another person’s behaviour.

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“My eyes come and go out again at the bread (and) beer eaten” I’m too busy to eat (?) A man named Pushu-ken tells his wife Lamassi that he keeps looking at the food and drink being consumed, but is too busy to eat them. He prefaces the phrase with “as they say” so it may even be like a proverb.

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“I am a dog of the king.” It’s an expression of loyalty and subservience that scholars used when writing to ancient Assyrian kings. One astronomer named Bel-ushezib introduces himself as “your servant and your dog who fears you” before complaining about being punished for reporting a bad omen.

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“You lifted him up and wear him around your neck like a seal” You gave him too much power and trust A cylinder seal was a stamp of authenticity on documents. People wore them around their necks. In this letter king Sargon II reprimands an official for giving a bad guy named Bēl-nūri too much power

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