Irving Finkel

11 Podcast Episodes

#119 - The First Ghosts with Dr. Irving Finkel | Glitch Bottle

#119 - The First Ghosts with Dr. Irving Finkel | Glitch Bottle

Who were the first ghosts ever written about from 4,000 years ago? How did Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian necromancer... Read more

18 Jul 2022

1hr 50mins

Episode 78: Games In Antiquity. With Irving Finkel

Episode 78: Games In Antiquity. With Irving Finkel

This week we take a look at board games in Antiquity.From The Royal Game Of Ur which is over 3000 years and more we disc... Read more

5 May 2022

42mins

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Irving Finkel On Sumer EP:5

Irving Finkel On Sumer EP:5

Irving Finkel is by far the best presenter of Sumer history and language. He is a curator at the British Museum’s middle... Read more

18 Feb 2022

1hr 11mins

Dr Irving Finkel on the ancient language of cuneiform

Dr Irving Finkel on the ancient language of cuneiform

Learning a written language is hard enough, now imagine it's from 3200 BC, written on clay tablets, and very few people ... Read more

15 Dec 2019

35mins

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Irving Finkel: The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood

Irving Finkel: The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood

The recent translation of a Babylonian tablet launches a groundbreaking investigation into one of the most famous storie... Read more

28 Jul 2018

1hr 48mins

19. Diary "Rescuer" Irving Finkel

19. Diary "Rescuer" Irving Finkel

British researcher Irving Finkel discusses his passion for collecting diaries and launching the Great Diary Project, whi... Read more

1 Jun 2018

39mins

6 - Board Games - Irving Finkel, Cluedo, and Big Funeral

6 - Board Games - Irving Finkel, Cluedo, and Big Funeral

Kathy tells all about the origins of Monopoly, Clue(do), and the oldest boardgame ever!!

30 Mar 2018

31mins

The Ark before Noah by Irving Finkel

The Ark before Noah by Irving Finkel

Irving Finkel, Assistant Keeper I with responsibility for cuneiform in the Department of the Middle East, British Museum... Read more

30 May 2016

58mins

Little Atoms 322 – Irving Finkel & Lucianne Walkowicz

Little Atoms 322 – Irving Finkel & Lucianne Walkowicz

Irving Finkel is an archaeologist and Assyriologist, currently Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian Script, Language... Read more

28 Jan 2016

1hr 27mins

Irving Finkel

Irving Finkel

Assyriologist Irving Finkel talks to Michael Berkeley about his passion for clay tablets, chamber music, and Jimi Hendri... Read more

1 Jun 2014

40mins

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