The Origins Conference is taking place on 2nd November 2024 in Wiltshire. Get last-minute tickets for the in-person event or live-stream here: [ Ссылка ]. A world-renowned authority on cuneiform, the form of writing on clay tablets which dates back to 3400 BC, Irving Finkel has embarked upon an ancient ghost hunt, scouring these tablets to unlock the secrets of the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians to breathe new life into the first ghost stories ever written. In his research he has uncovered an extraordinarily rich seam of ancient spirit wisdom which has remained hidden for nearly 4000 years, covering practical details of how to live with ghosts, how to get rid of them and bring them back, and how to avoid becoming one, as well as exploring more philosophical questions: what are ghosts, why does the idea of them remain so powerful despite the lack of concrete evidence, and what do they tell us about being human?
Dr Finkel is a curator at the British Museum, in charge of cuneiform inscriptions on tablets of clay from ancient Mesopotamia, of which the Middle East Department has the largest collection – some 130,000 pieces – of any modern museum. He specializes in ancient Mesopotamian medicine and magic, and is also interested in literature, religion and the history of ideas. Finkel studies the history of board games, and is on the editorial board of Board Game Studies. Among his breakthrough works is the determination of the rules of the Royal Game of Ur. He is also the best-selling author of The Ark Before Noah, the theme of his talk at Origins 2014 in London. His most recent book is The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies. [ Ссылка ]
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The Ark Before Noah, Origins Conference 2014 - [ Ссылка ]
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