Save Gender Masculine Usage Akkadian Scripts 𒂍𒀀𒈾𒍢𒅕(Akkadian Cuneiform) Pronounced Pron. /ˈe.a ˈnaːt͡sʼiʁ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "Ea is his warden". This was the name of an Akkadian copper merchant whose customer, a man named Nanni, wrote to him the oldest known written complaint.