https://econu.substack.com/p/the-job-applicant-who-was-ghosted?r=64j4w3&triedRedirect=true

a clay tablet from the state archives of Assyria, dating from some time between 911 and 609 BC.

The surviving contents of the tablet read:

To the deputy (governor), my lord: your servant Aššur-reṣiwa. Good health to my lord!

Why is my lord silent (while) I wag my tail and run about like a dog? I have sent three letters to my lord. Why does my lord not consent to send an answer to (my) letter? Let my lord return me to my office. As much as I served your father, so let me now serve you!