[wavefunction]

I don't discount the scholarly value of these works as you note. They provide a very important insight into these early and semi-documented societies but they don't have a visceral impact for the public like "The Hidden Mysteries of Things Previously Unknown" we accord to the Library of Alexandria in popular acclaim

[krapp]

True, but sometimes something like the complaint tablet to Ea-Nasir[0] reaches meme status.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-n%C4%81...