You just have got to love Dr. Irving Finkel. I wish all my teachers had taught like he does.

Does anyone know what the ancient texts say regarding, specifically, if a woman gives birth to a child with six fingers (or an extra thumb) on the right hand? Alternatively, a complete list of omens pertaining to polydactyly. Also, I’m wondering if there is an English translation of any texts pertaining specifically to divination of the human liver. Texts to the extent that one might be able to even go so far as to divine a human liver themselves if one were available or through a scan. Does anyone know where I might find such texts? You see, I’m quite interested in comparison of modern medical modalities to the ancient beliefs to see if there is anything that may possibly hold true today, possibly regarding the psychological aspects of that individual’s life (the one born with such omens) and if there is any meaningful connection or if it’s all possible to make sense of anything else that might be relevant in today’s world.

What was the name of the dagger that Mimlanenu carried, do you know?

#wow 💪😉

This fellow is so cool 😎

Dr. Finkel brightens my day, while speaking of Eeevil 😊

These ancient demons like Azazel, Lilith, Lucifer etc,etc...are these from the Anunnaki? The Anunnaki created them ? Or are these characteres of fairy tales (folklore)? Piece and happy weekend !

hi dr ikram. I really want to know were are you from?

Mesopotamian writing did not develop 3500 BC in Mesopotamia😂😂 they did not come up with anything😂😂 Egyptian hieroglyphs came first before Mesopotamian scratchings

Difference between Mesopotamian rivers and Egyptian Nile is huge. The Mesopotamian Rivers dried out in the summer. The Nile flooded in the summer. Civilization paused and died out several times in Mesopotamia, while it continued unbroken in Egypt. Thank you for your video.

Becky is totally like: Sakiremu mas~u FInkel... and he's like i suppose ur right i goddamn right(Eridu) xD ahh yess

An international treasure, the man who so effortlessly transports us thousand years into the past. I have little doubt that among the ancient divinations buried under the sands of Iraq there are images of a bearded sage telling the story of a kingdom long gone. May you be praised, oh Finkel the Great!

Many thanks for that, I found it most interesting.

This guy Rocks..💃

Woooow so cool!!! In Farsi we still use that same language about a worm eating your tooth!!! for example if a child is eating too much candy we would say stop it or worms will eat your teeth! Or if you have a bad tooth and your in pain and someone asks what's wrong? you say worm ate my tooth:)) this is so cool!!!

Thank you from a native Assyrian village in Iraq Dr. Irving

Ur a beast keep it up bro. Ill try to donate soon for the knowledge is gold

How fascinating! I had no idea about that fantastic library, or thought about the generations of hard-won knowledge behind these medical practices. I wonder how much information is recorded there that might be useful in our modern times, like plants that are useful for certain conditions? I was also struck by the part about considering that designations such as "wolf's sweat" most likely refer to plants we haven't identified (or concoctions/preparations that were common knowledge back then, but lost over the centuries), as it seems like such an obvious and practical assumption, now that people smarter than me have thought of it! My brain feels drenched in knowledge right now! 😋

The First language & writings of mankind was 'Paleo Hebrew' which changed later-on at the tower of Babel then God (Yah) of the Bible & creator of all things came down to the earth with His Angels to confused the peoples language due to their Sin against Him. They thought to kill God -Yah & takeover from Him - and put their pagan gods in place of Him somehow through the use of their tower of Babel ?. So Yah/God decided to came down from heaven to see what was going on and to put a stop to their evil plan by changing the one language He gave to the peoples of the world - 'Paleo Hebrew' - into 70 different language's according to the number of the Sons of Yah - which are the 70 Angels appointed by Yah to rule over these 70 languages and their peoples that would spread out into the surrounding lands to become the nations of the world we see to day. The man called 'Abram' in the Bible - later to be renamed Abraham'; found favour in the eyes of Yah, so only Abram and his household was allow to keep Yah's ordinal language & writing because Abram believed in Yah and pleased Him by walking with Him by keeping His way's His commands; And this is the way of Yah's/God's people; to believe in Him and walk in His right-rulings, And this is the message of Yah's only begotten Son : Jesus or Yahusha in Hebrew which means Yah's Salvation, He came down from heaven to earth to teach us; and to pay the price for our sins by His death on the cross' and all those who believe in Him, repent of sin, and start to learn of Him and follow Him in His Fathers right-rulings (commandments will be saved : Please see (John 3:16-21, Matthew 11 : 17-30, 1 John 5: 2-5, & Exodus 20:1-17). Were does the name Yah come you may wonder ? The name 'Yah' has 40 Occurrences in the Bible - And it Means : to 'Shine' - like the dawning of the growing new moon : a spiritual symbol of God's (Yah's) loving light or nature growing/shining gently or softly on the believers heart and mind' as their relationship grows in faith and obedience walking with the most high Yah; who is - the Shining Light of the world ? : John 8 :12, Again Jesus (Yahusha in Hebrew meaning Yah's Salvation) spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Psalm 68 : 4-5, Ps 106:1 are two examples of the name Yah in the Bible' (nkjv) There is no J sound in the Hebrew language for example the praise word; 'Hallelujah' spelled with a j is a bad translation - it should be spelled - HalleluYah' - as the j is a Y sound, I hope this info helps someone out there'

Looks like writing was invented for bureaucratic purposes

Ukraine is= to the word cranium so a head of an ancient people?

Superb lecture. Thankyou.

Thank you Sir, it is a pleasure.

There is music playing in the background that drowns out his voice. Maybe it's just my ears, but I hear the music and can't concentrate on the voice. Too bad, as I was really interested in watching this.

as someone who suffers from non epileptic siezures i'm happy that if i had been born in babylonian times i would have been in good hands

Chicken scratches only serve one purpose. The proliferation of LIES and DECEPTIONS. In other words they can convey what ever LIE or DECEPTION the writer invented them for. Regardless of what these present times possessed individuals are telling us. REAL FACTS!

This is dangerous. Religious occult effigies, idols, are cursed objects, especially from ancient civilizations, should not be handled or duplicated. As these can open connections with disastrous results. Should you come into the presence of such an object you should destroy it completely.

How does he know students would be physically punished for mistakes or not learning fast enough? Is that documented or an assumption?

Shiptu: The incantation with three signs for god... Would this be the origins of the idea of The Holy Trinity? John.

Today we imagine Santa Clause, we "know" his taste in clothes and shaving.

Excellent presentation, with wit and humour, that makes absorbing the history enjoyable and thorough. 👏

It seems to me that Iraq was the historic centre of the universe.

Maybe you don't need a catalogue in the library that holds the actual tablets, since you can just go and look at them; but in th eother library, you need a catalogue, so that you can order the correct tablets for an inter-library loan - as you cannot get them to send to whole book on one donkey!

#justiceforpazuzu

An excellent video with a crucial question at its heart. It seems to me that your argument that historic seers would never put their reputation on the line is diminished by the fact that the system lasted so long ... why on Earth would any system of divination be so long-lasting if it never provided an accurate answer ?

I love it! An anthropology lesson about ghosts and what people did at the time to manipulate them.

Please sub in english so i can listen while doing chores 😅

Still hearing and taking my time, recently got the audiobook “the horse the wheel and language” and your video analyses complements perfectly what i have been learning, thank you and hope for more like this

Shamanism is partly defined as the ability to transform one thing into another. By this metric we might say comedians who create comedy out of tragedy are shamans. This may seem like ''small magic'' but I assure you it is powerful and has merit.🥰 "It is hard work, and great art, to make life, not so serious.'' -John Irving (The Hotel New Hampshire.)🤣

wonderful lecture...the Assyrians would have loved Dr . John Dee's obsidian mirror

JUST FOUND YOU. THANKING YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU DO ! MANY BLESSINGS SENT.

The list of cuniform games fpr girls and boys feels like an Amazon gift search result 😂. Brilliant!

First time I watched a live on your channel. It was really well researched and glad I had the patience to watch to the end. The artifacts were some I've never seen before. Thanks would appreciate more on this group of people .and other lost civilizations. 👍👍💯

Mesopotamian Magic..became..the religion of today

Well to be fair lamashtu and pazuzu both ate new born and thats why they were rivals lamashtu later became lilith btw

I believe ghosts have existed even long before this i also believe writing existed far longer but most likely in a smaller capacity.

I need to buy this book.

Thank you! Archaeology and horses and art. Facinating glance at an intriguing lost people.