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If you are interesting anything related to cuneiform writing or ancient Mesopotamian culture , Irving Finkel, a British Museum curator, is a treasure. Here he
by Jun8 11mo ago
If you are interesting anything related to cuneiform writing or ancient Mesopotamian culture , Irving Finkel, a British Museum curator, is a treasure.
Here he is teaching how to write cuneiform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVmsfL5LG90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVmsfL5LG90
Here is a hilarious talk he gave at Chicago's Oriental Institute on Noah's Ark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_fkpZSnz2I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_fkpZSnz2I
- sothatsit 11mo agoI was lucky enough to meet Irving Finkel a couple of times and he is as eccentric in person as he is in his brilliant lectures, talks, and videos. When I met him all the shelves, and even the floor, in his office was covered with different books, papers, and artifacts. He has amassed quite a collection of interesting things. I met him through my work related to the Royal Game of Ur, which he also did a fantastic video on with Tom Scott: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WZskjLq040I https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WZskjLq040I