5,000-year-old Beer Receipt

5,000-year-old Beer Receipt

This picture of an ancient tablet is actually a 5,000-year-old beer receipt. The "Alulu beer receipt" records a purchase of the "best" beer from a brewer circa 2050 B.C. in the Sumerian city of Umma, ancient Iraq.

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