Thank you

​@@PrometheusZandskihave you got any lectures I can watch ? 😂

​​@@PrometheusZandskiI, too, can speak autism. I'm glad to have found a similar fellow here

I'm only familiar with the name from the Tom Scott videos on Cuneiform and Ur.

​@@PrometheusZandskiare you high dude?

@beamazed1162 yes, actually I know all that. I even have a book on Chinese inventions. Spare your breath

The audio quality is horrid. _`God`_ forbid they remaster the audio, out of the Neolithic age of analog technology & into the digital age, to at least lessen the echo, while also reducing the background noise, to something reasonable. The echo and the background noise, coupled with _`Her Majesty's`_ British accent, make this video completely unworthy of wasting my time trying to watch, and listen, to it. Thumb's down!

@@MorpheusOne Everything must be carbon-14 tested and corroborated by multiple evidences. China’s history has been corroborated by multiple evidences

​@@MorpheusOne-- ...listening to a Good British Storyteller is simply a matter of de-tuning your Modern Ear to let the language flow around- and over you -- as if you are watching Shakespeare performed in its original accent... You've expended at least TWICE as much effort & energy in compiling your pedantic Complaints about this presentation than it would have taken you to just run the video 2 times -- the first to watch the images as you let the audio play in the 'background', and the second to enjoy HEARING the tale which Professor/Doctor Finkle is telling...

@neclark: Have you considered the more likely possibility that you have really, REALLY, really low standards¿?

U islam idiot. Destroying this artefak

Just wait until the United nations gets moved out of New York to a small ancient town about 50miles south of Baghdad.

The ratios are also present in the consruction of a pllace called stone henge, and in the construction of churches and mosque.. In Christian mythology they come from the tree of knowledge and there is a sequence of cosines that go with it the mythology described as a serpent. The academic canon ask that people are not told this. Barthes wrote something about the mythology in the 1950's and added "I can see the thunder clouds on the horizon as I writre.. Cant control the internet.

@001FJ your country is the cradle of civilisation. be proud of your history and hope that you will be able to be proud of your country one day again

There is a vortex in Iraq, thus the recent invasion.

Perhaps Discworld is actually a coracle on four elephants on a sea turtle.

absolutely! I hadnt thought of that! I adore Irving Finkel!

What an apt comparison. Somewhat scatter-brained whilst muttering arcane knowledge to himself and explaining in disjointed phrases. The world needs experts like these :)

100%, and while he's at it he really does personify a wonderful character of Englishness which does, just a smidgen, leave one thinking: "Perhaps, in the bemusingly witty intelligence of our finest eccentrics we did have a valid claim for world domination after all." I know, a truly terrible thing to say, but there it is 😉 [PS. I think Erwin Saunders, professor of pixie studies who has a wonderful youtube channel here must have largely been inspired by Irvin Finkel - the names have a rather similar ring to them too.]

He’s off his Dried frog pills. (these are pills made chiefly from frogs, specifically the extremely poisonous ones that live in the vivarium at Unseen University)

This is one of the most interesting lectures I've ever heard! It's incredible the puzzles that can be solved from such limited information. I also saw a video of how you deciphered the rules to the Royal Game of Ur. Thank you for uncovering our history!

thank you

I just happen to have my debit card handy and am willing to use it. I expect your humor to be a little more on the dry side for the book? No matter, you are obviously intelligent and your input on ancient history will be, no doubt, interesting. You sold me on the idea.

Smashing! Absolutely smashing! Well good chap I dare say that was undoubtedly the witty-est and most enjoyable speech! Bravo ! Very informative and great bursts of humor throughout. Needless to say, but I must, that was a jolly good show you! I will check out your book in support of what seems to be your life's work and passion. Thank you for this pleasurable experience. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Vos, Christian

I absolutely loved it. I watched it twice, once many months ago, and now here I am again, on a quest to gain my UKposts PhD in ancient history. Thank you for helping me on my quest

The TaImud is one of the main sources of the unprecedented EVlL we see and experience first hand in current times.

Sorry, but according to my knowledge, theccurrent Arab Iraq was carved out of Arabia by the British and does not have much in common with ancient Mesopotamia, Babylon etc., not the same languages, same religion, culture etc, except it is the same region. Not, to minimise the ancient Arab Islamic historical impact, but if the Mongol empire had persisted until today, they would be claiming ownership on Babylon, Mesopotamia, etc cultures.

@@kukuruku4697 Islam is irrelevant it didn't appear till 640 AD

Sadly with what is happening around the world that is the most talk about when mentioning Iraq, but when you look at photos or video of the cities and countryside it looks like a modern country with amazing architecture but modern cities with modern roads and buildings everywhere, it is sad how politics can depict places completely different to what they really are. When the people take back their country one day i would hope that visitors spread the word of its beauty and how it is nowhere near as described by its enemies.

@albionjq who said otherwise, and what is the connection to what I said?

Everything must be carbon-14 tested and corroborated by multiple evidences. China’s history has been corroborated by multiple evidences

“There’s usually a giraffe looking out of the window “!😀

Yes.. awesome. Really brilliant. I have though encountered a couple of other equally brilliant lectures.... one by Jim Mathews proving that James Clerk Maxwell is the greatest scientist ever, and the other, so long ago I forget the lecturers name but will never forget the amazing history of the Azania people of the four corners region.

​​@@jackieking1522 i looked for about 10 mins trying to find those lectures you were talking about, the azania people would apparently have to be from somewhere in east africa and a four corners region the only one im aware of is in the southwestern united states and i also googled the other lecture about james clerk maxwell, but couldnt find either one. Try douglas adams' lecture " parrots the universe and everything" right here on you tube.

Challenge it for yourself without his "dates" as they are flawed. See what you come up with. Don't be deceived.

Copy🐱

He is a jewel. Enjoyed his talk so much. Wow

Hey beautiful queen lady

Absolutely!! Most lectures I listen to at night, they're so dry! But he's always enjoyable!!

He is in my team, for quiz night 😁

I should have greatly enjoyed being one of the Americans he allegedly chased after to explain that the bit about the heads of departments arriving at the museum on elephants was not true. The comedic possibilities of understanding that it was a joke in the first place and pretending to believe it despite all claims to the contrary are pure gold.

Me too.

Lol it happens. I would also like to share with you all a very important video imo ukposts.info/have/v-deo/eqifd6yJoIqfxXk.html

His quick American accent was quite on point.

@@michaeldougherty6036 as an American I can confirm this lol

Does he have any writings on cuneiform dictionary grammar? Cuneiform characters can only be understood by himself, so can people who read his books not understand it? This shows that he is a fake, a fake person!

As a descendant of Noah, he should live until 950!

Does he have any writings on cuneiform dictionary grammar? Cuneiform characters can only be understood by himself, so can people who read his books not understand it? This shows that he is a fake, a fake person!

​@@beamazed1162what? Who told you he's the only person who can read cuneiform?

@@suzbone drop me a link to a grammar book that translates cuneiform grammar into English, and I will also translate the content on the mud board.

​@@beamazed1162 your online on utube asking questions about things you can find the answers for if you Google your questions. A quick answer, yes , men have been studying and translating cuneiform for around 150 years.. Go look at some examples of cuneiform translated into English .

He's not a teacher. So you can't take a course of his.

@Al Kotov I'm sure that the OP meant something more appropriate to the subject matter. This stuff is basically a Sumerian/Akkadian/Old Babylonian precursor to a Hebrew Torah narrative element. Not history per se but almost certainly a narrative influenced by history - likely the legacy of several Euphrates and/or Tigris flood events blended into one story with mythological justifications and explanations.

@generalframework You can lead a fool to knowledge, but you can't make him think.

I had a similar experience with my A-lv maths tutor: a fascinating guy with many stories & anecdotes to tell, often humorous. Sadly I spent so much time listening to his stories that I failed abysmally in the exams :((

@generalframework The name of the story is "Atra-Hasis" or the "Epic of Atrahasis," though can be found in slightly differing form (a few name and date changes and prose alterations) within the "Epic of Gilgamesh." The oldest copies of parts of the Atra-Hasis flood story we have date to the mid/late 1600's BCE, but many other copies exist from then through the 1st millennium BCE. The Gilgamesh version's oldest form we have dates to the 7th century BCE, but the Epic of Gilgamesh itself is present in part from a tablet dated to the 18th century BCE. There are countless papers published on both in myriad journals and would be nearly effortless to find with a quick Google.

The speaker in the video hasn't a clue what he is talking about.

@@earlysda Does he not? How's that? Did he not set the rules for the Royal Game of Ur straight? Did he not literally publish the paper on this matter?

@@Aurora-oe2qp Aurora, your satire is quite funny. Thank you.

@@earlysda He's literally the world's foremost expert on Cuneiform. He's not saying he believes the story, or anything like that, Dr Finkel is an atheist. He does know more than most if not all people about Cuneiform, so I'd drop the pride a bit and realize that you're listening to someone who's more of an expert than you are.

@@aryehlevine8677 Aryeh, God calls Atheists "fools".

In keeping to the spirit of Mr. Finkel.... I say we wait to give it to him.. at a later date ! Just tell him we have one for him.,. and not tell him when he gets it ~!

Be on the lookout for Nicholas Cage

No, get him an elephant to come to work on!

I went to an all girls school, a famous one in London, such a privilege, but the teachers were so wonderful I still remember them & their fantastic methods that made you sit up & take it all in - I'm 83 now, and wish every kid could have what they gave me ! I learned to love learning, and still do !

You've got the remind part backwards.

​@@veronicaroach3667 because of my dads job ( professional footballer) we moved around England & I had a few different schools ( during the 60s and 70s) Teachers who bring the subject alive who capture the imagination are worth their weight in Gold. And are quite rare ..

That's amazing to have gleaned so much from your teachers and created a life of learning absolutely beautiful t​@@veronicaroach3667

Lol👍

Hows the beard coming along?

I do hope you do. Keep an open mind, by all means study religions but don't believe them. Learn at least one other language and read,read read,it focuses the mind that TV won't do. I wish you great success, if you have this guy as your north star you are already on the right track.

@@julianwaugh968 Study religion but dont believe them? I can see close mindedness here.

It’s never too late 😊👍🇦🇺

Wishful thinking….I can tell you have never taught in urban classrooms.😢

I didn't even realise it's been an hour.

BBC would only be interested if he put on a dress, converted to Islam, and changed his name to Venus Rainbow, and then complained about sexism, transphobia, and islamophobia.

He was talking about pornhub

Agree

@@slappy8941 and racism and white males...don't forget about racism and WHITE MALES!!!!

I liked the guy who went full Fox News to make you feel at home.

I agree he should be known to more people than he is. Like many historical academics, he doesn't earn much Youd be surprised. He does it for the love for the passion , he could earn more if he left the British museum and went on tour earning money from his lectures .

Funny reactions. Hes interesting to listen to, obviously very knowledgable, and keeps his audience engaged with his humor. I'd hardly call him hilarious, though.

it is cute that you need learning to be fun in order for yo to learn. reminds me of toddlers.

"Talk about paint drying and I'd listen"..... No kidding, it'd be great.

@ordanburdan Personally, I can learn from almost anyone, but humor is still appreciated. It's weird that you think adults shouldn't have a sense of humor.

@@ordanburdan9397 what a nasty comment, you're not automatically mature if you don't like humor. Let people enjoy learning however they want.

All hail

I came to hear him speak after watching him play the board game from UR.

Tedious.

James Rendi vibes.

Same

More congruently maybe that Backwater boats are wooden but fastened by coir ropes if Iraqi carocles built conversely? Yet it's interestingly curious if not arcs actually made lighter with Mesopotamian dry reeds not coconut ropes more heavy! At the same time ancients had reached American coast either floating indefinitely thanks only to our ancestor Noah's narrator...

What happened to your company?

Naw, we already concluded that he is a wizard, likely merlin.

@@applemauzel So the Merlin is the descendant of Noah? ...Come to think of it, it does make sense that whoever he is he'd be a descendant of Noah.

MrLodinn isn’t everyone?

@@lewisham LOL

Rather Albus Dumbledore.

@@ezicarus8216 thats hilarious if true

Ah, The Book of Dave hypothesis...

Stable career as a professor, and comedy to liven it up. Sounds like a winning combination to me!

I’m so happy u get to feel close to ur ancestors and beautiful history history like this pretty awesome ❤

😊👍🇦🇺

@@chocotaco1225 Oooh Interesting... Care to explain how he is a fraud? Is he perhaps inventing his academic credentials? Oh... wait... Is 'Irwin Finkel' an alias? ... Is he simply looking up cuneiform on some obscure beta-version of google translate? I'm sure you wouldn't bismirch a mans integrity without good cause. It'd be bearing false witness for one... and, it'd be a cowardly slanderous black-hearted whisper from the shadows if you weren't prepared to stand by your accusation. So I'm sure you wouldn't just slyly whisper "Fraud and Liar" from the wings and disappear into the night. So, out with it... let the truth be known by all. If you intend to destroy a mans honour, do it boldly ... and not from the shadows. It should be very easy. He is, by all accounts, a man of academia - so if your allegation holds water, he will be gladly unmasked by his peers. As for being despised... Personally I'm not too worried about whether "powerful and religious" people despise his theories. More often than not, this has historically served as a signpost of academic integrity.... after all, the powerfull and the religious always benefit greatly from maintaining status quo and the suppression of knowledge ... of course, they've slowly been losing control of that for centuries... particularly after both holy books and treatises became subject to the printing press and general education meant everyone could finally read them... ... till then, the powerful and holy had always held their advantage over the common man jealously, and sought to keep him subservient through lies and threats. So, contention among the established? well... that's nothing too worrying... But actual FRAUD ?!?! Now that WOULD interesting. So, go ahead Keta, explain your slanderous self and unmask this charlatain... or, slink back into the shadows on your cowardly belly like a serpent. Either way, we will learn much.

@GaryChap - Ya, make him miserable and ruin his legacy forever. That sounds like a good plan. I say leave him alone and let him do what he does best.

@@garychap8384 Well said sir, well said indeed!

And don't forget the Netflix special

He has already made a presentation at the Royal Institute on the same material. These are prestigious institutes.

Nah, not nerdy. You don't have to have some special interest or knowledge to like and understand this lecture. Seems to me this nerd romanticism says more about how certain people want to present themselves as special than about their actual interests.

@@jeanfatale OP is calling Finkel nerdy, not the watchers. Talking about ancient Babylonian text about a prototype story for the Noah's ark story strikes me as nerdy. Being a curator and studying assyriology strikes me as nerdy

I was getting distinct hints of Sir Terry Pratchett.

Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr.

End of the Road RC It belongs in a museum!

Honestly, the hero in Dan Brown’s potboilers should look like this fella more than Tom Hanks

It is, for a curator.

Very much agreed!

Another gem is 'A Tribute to Euler' by William Dunham. Exciting lectures are certainly few and far between.

And I shall sweep the area you work in and absorb the scraps of knowledge

I should have read the comments before nearly plagiarising yours, 2 years later!

You should see the actual documentary he's lecturing about. It's brilliant.

@@user-sc2jz9ng6k I have just watched that based on your recommendation. It's a great talk, but I think you really need to be mathematically minded to enjoy it. I'm actually a mathematician myself, but I enjoyed Irving Finkel's talk a lot more. Maybe if Euler lived today and gave a talk on a popular subject it would be on similar level.

Dead right, always thought the same😝

I had the opportunity to meet Terry Pratchett in the early 90s--he was guest of honor at Capricon 13, held near Chicago (can't remember the name of the town, or the venue right now). Unfortunately, I didn't know he'd be there, so I didn't take my copy of The Color of Magic with, to get an autograph. Also unfortunate, was that I didn't get to hear him speak much. This was before I'd found more of the Discworld books, so I was under the impression that it was a one-off...so glad it wasn't.

What’s the date of the earliest account?

Makes you wonder how many original stories the bible has

Only his information is not completely correct, he keeps referring to Atra-Hasis while the Epic of Gilgamesh is older and the measurements of the boat on that tablet was damaged and not readable at all. Noah's name was Utnapishtim though on that tablet. But a copy from that same period was found and it told the story about the flood and a man. The part that described the measurements and how to build it was complete. He never build the boat all by himself but with skilled workmen. Why Irving Finkel keeps saying that Enki told Atra-Hasis about the flood I don't know because Enki never mentioned the name Atra-Hasis. He told about the flood but did not used that name. Also, there's even an older tablet that was found then the Epic of Gilgamesh from the Nagas civilization but it was damaged severely. But enough was left to know that it was about a flood and a man.

I always got leftover screws after assembling....mhhh.....

Yes it explains this amounts of Quasiscrews lying around after it was in usable condition.

AMEN!

He is the kind of which i wish my teachers would have been.

love the part about the doors were made for Rages to go to work on Elephants. Bible Ark all around the World

Too right!

Agreed

ahh , a lot of blabla and exaggeration in humour in academic style - too much words to communicate simple and concrete information

so to speak 'puring water' - "lanie wody" po polsku

Thanks for the laugh buddy!

...lol...carry on...my good fellow lol

I was living in East Anglia when I had a Scottish girlfriend. She came from Aberdeen. Well, that only lasted a week because I kept asking her to repeat herself, and she later pointed out that one of her biggest pet peeves is people asking her to keep repeating herself because nobody in England understood what the hell she was saying!

If only everyone else had ancient keys to, with some very disciplined effort, render better understanding of one another, might we all get along any better?

Lol

You would be a school teacher

Lol

Indeed

My favorite professor in college was an English teacher who was about this fella's age. Wisdom in age, that's for sure. I don't think my professor was quite as funny as this fell out but he had a way of making very early English literature fascinating.

I was thinking the same ;)

Don't forget funny!!!!

Which of Noah's sons was Asian? Which of Noah's sons was Black? Hmmm - there's is a story of the Flood in each culture though . . .

when having fun

It's not Noah's ark

@@michealfreeman9714 it’s what the story was based on you pedant

Babylonian ark. *Babylonian.* Sumerian or Akkadian ark would also be acceptable.

e with math I would suggest studying the golden ratio or FiDid you watch other lectres I am about to when I have time. I wonder i he has any DMT experiences or i he practices psychic viewing. He looks like an elder Russel Brand. I he is uncomfortable with math, I would suggest studying the golden ratio nor Fibonacci's sequence , it made math FB come alive for me . Now for some rock and roll... I am off try o my garden. I better make a memo to myself to give Irving Finkle a closer look.

I discovered him as of today, and I've watched three lectures already, subscribed, and have another three lectures in the queue. I'm searching for more.

@GCAT 1.618 I am just now seeing this comment and I love it! I bet he has tried DMT. All of us who are SEEKING do so. I know I have and will again! Math is difficult for me, but I feel I am called to understand sacred geometry. Therefore, I MUST OVERCOME!!! MUCH LOVE, DEAR ONE!