The Knowledge of the First Civilizations | Dr. Irving Finkel
About this episode
Dr. Irving Finkel of the British Museum joins John Michael Godier to discuss the origins of ancient Sumerian writing, the development of cuneiform tablets, and the early flood myths that shaped the world’s oldest known stories.Finkel explains how the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh and the Babylonian Flood Tablet predate the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark, revealing how ideas about divine floods, survival, and human memory first emerged in ancient Mesopotamia.Dr. Irving Finkelhttps://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG132564https://thegreatdiaryproject.co.uk/
Get every episode summarized
Each time John Michael Godier's Event Horizon publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from John Michael Godier's Event Horizon
What Do We Do if They Are Here? with Avi Loeb
John Michael Godier's Event Horizon
Is the Universe a Code? with Nick Bostrom
John Michael Godier's Event Horizon
Is Anyone Else Out There? with Dan Werthimer
John Michael Godier's Event Horizon
Surprising New Discoveries Made by James Webb with Dr. Allison Kirkpatrick
John Michael Godier's Event Horizon