The Babylonian Map of the World with Irving Finkel | Curator’s Corner S9 Ep5

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  • @britishmuseum
    @britishmuseum  5 місяців тому +138

    The video we refence at the end of this one is now live(ish - it's another premiere so do join in if you're around at 4PM BST today): ua-cam.com/video/ffWBf0HmuqA/v-deo.html

    • @Joao_133
      @Joao_133 4 місяці тому +5

      what else from the bible was alteady in previous texts?

    • @LizKoegel
      @LizKoegel 4 місяці тому +1

      Wonderfully interesting TY Dr Finkel.

    • @DeniseEPerez
      @DeniseEPerez 4 місяці тому

      Seems to me the "rings" are what we now have defined as Euclidean space or spherical-geometry to which clearly the 'triangles' are its expressions in literal geographical terms as stated. Interesting conclusions and indeed a remarkable example of a "birds eye" report.
      An observation of Intriguing and thought provoking correlations and of course historical significance where my mind "decompresses" the recorded data as it were, in broader terms - as it relates to my question of "time" itself, thank you.

    • @RebeccaGarcia-b8t
      @RebeccaGarcia-b8t 4 місяці тому

      Love it 🙏🙏🙏💯💯💯🍃🍃🍃✨☝️🪷🌷🏵️🍁🪴🌲🌾🪻

    • @BlackStump172
      @BlackStump172 4 місяці тому +1

      @@Joao_133The Ten Commandments ! See the Hammurabi Stone in the Louvre .

  • @CharIie.brzzzz
    @CharIie.brzzzz 5 місяців тому +2968

    Dude talked about a piece of clay for 17min and I wasn’t bored even a sec. 10/10

    • @carla-CY-PenArt
      @carla-CY-PenArt 5 місяців тому +16

      I know

    • @biblebadcopycatofcuneiform8210
      @biblebadcopycatofcuneiform8210 5 місяців тому +48

      @@W1ZY Cuneiform is much, much more interesting than smoking weed and watching anything on TikTok. It's the very beginnings of humanity.

    • @biblebadcopycatofcuneiform8210
      @biblebadcopycatofcuneiform8210 5 місяців тому

      When you really get into Cuneiform tablets, you get answers about humanity and human creation where the Bible copycat fails and falls apart. I've been researching and check Cuneiform since I left the cult that is Christianity and their lies. It has been a massive amount of fun. Going on 13 years now.

    • @sultankebab1587
      @sultankebab1587 5 місяців тому +26

      Yeah, the reason why nobody likes this in school is that teachers cant make it interesting

    • @bigboy4006
      @bigboy4006 5 місяців тому +29

      I could listen to Dr. Finkel for hours!

  • @llchapman1234
    @llchapman1234 Місяць тому +127

    Professor Finkle shows why it's so important to continue the traditions of oral storytelling, even in science. His words breath life into the past, ressurecting these people long gone, and making them relatable to all of us once more.

  • @hailsatin3530
    @hailsatin3530 6 місяців тому +1531

    Please double the amount of Irving Finkle content. It still won't be enough, but this man is a treasure and needs to have his brilliance preserved

    • @CharlesHrodric
      @CharlesHrodric 5 місяців тому +30

      He needs a channel

    • @5thumbsup137
      @5thumbsup137 5 місяців тому +18

      I second this! I will subscribe if he becomes a regular!

    • @hashimalzarooni9179
      @hashimalzarooni9179 5 місяців тому

      Most of the artifacts in the British Museum are stolen, and only those that fit the Western narrative are displayed. The others are kept away from the public.

    • @leetaylor13
      @leetaylor13 5 місяців тому +20

      He needs to do a series of programmes aimed at primary school aged kids and another for secondary age. He has the ability to play pied-piper and lead so many more young people into the field.

    • @johnjeffreys6440
      @johnjeffreys6440 5 місяців тому +1

      That rock tablet in the thumbnail looks like the one they pieced together on Gilligan's Island.
      Reply

  • @maryc4745
    @maryc4745 Місяць тому +36

    It's fascinating that Dr. Finkel appears to be the Curator plucked from my imagination when I think of a masterful historian. His appearance and story-telling skills are mesmerizing! More of him, please! His excitement and passion are contagious!

  • @capt.bart.roberts4975
    @capt.bart.roberts4975 6 місяців тому +1540

    Mr. Finkel, you are a great british treasure. That was just wonderful, you are truly talented story teller.

    • @edwardhoyenski68
      @edwardhoyenski68 6 місяців тому +57

      With respect, he's an INTERNATIONAL treasure!

    • @bruisedhelmet8819
      @bruisedhelmet8819 6 місяців тому +20

      I love how snarky he is when he talked about ancient ghosts or The Royal Game of Ur!

    • @123Andersonev
      @123Andersonev 6 місяців тому +21

      @@edwardhoyenski68 In British that means he belongs in a museum.

    • @velvetvioletta
      @velvetvioletta 6 місяців тому +10

      @@123Andersonev Which is presumably why he's spent so nay years working in one.

    • @RaytheonTechnologies_Official
      @RaytheonTechnologies_Official 6 місяців тому +28

      That's *Doctor* Finkel to you. And how this man has not yet got a knighthood is beyond me.

  • @laki74
    @laki74 6 місяців тому +3091

    A younger looking Finkel still looks like an an ancient wizard.

    • @Mystterrio
      @Mystterrio 6 місяців тому +173

      The older Irving looks like a wizard from the Unseen University of Ankh-Morpork :D

    • @wdsftygt
      @wdsftygt 6 місяців тому +23

      That woman Edith looks like Jon Voight

    • @hadz8671
      @hadz8671 6 місяців тому +29

      I did a double-take when I saw a dude with a dark beard.

    • @ariochiv
      @ariochiv 6 місяців тому +24

      Apprentice wizard

    • @ecurewitz
      @ecurewitz 6 місяців тому +52

      He is an ancient wizard. His discussions on Mesopotamia arec magic

  • @sfperalta
    @sfperalta 5 місяців тому +389

    There should be a YT channel where Prof Finkel says "Good morning! Time to wake up!", and then gives you a tiny history lesson to start your day. I would subscribe! What a wonderful personality and resource.

  • @MasterJediDude
    @MasterJediDude 2 місяці тому +35

    I love this! What an amazing teacher! There's no wonder he has students volunteering to do this work. He makes this entire video so much fun to watch and I love his style and his personality. This is what makes learning fun and exciting! Thank you Professor Finkel!

  • @tommychamberlin5962
    @tommychamberlin5962 4 місяці тому +262

    Special thanks to Dr. Finkel for this great video - I made the mistake last night of using this video to help my 8 year old daughter to go to sleep ... I knew I'd enjoy it but thought it'd put her out. However, the opposite happened - she was so interested that she wasn't pleased when I paused it and then wanted to watch more once the video ended. I greatly enjoyed the video but the highest compliment comes from my 8 year old who wants to see more.

    • @grizwoldphantasia5005
      @grizwoldphantasia5005 2 місяці тому +24

      A friend took her pre-school children to a movie and found she'd gotten the wrong schedule, and the only movie available was "Apollo 13", a 2:20 long movie where everyone knows the ending, very technical etc. Yet her kids were on pins and needles the whole time. I cannot think of a better recommendation of good story telling. Why Ron Howard didn't get an Oscar for that, I do not know. Irving Finkel should get something for his story telling too. Treasures like them are rare.

    • @BionAvastar3000
      @BionAvastar3000 27 днів тому +1

      HURRAH!!! Another cuneiform convert!

  • @spooksprings
    @spooksprings 6 місяців тому +478

    Living epitomy of a proper professor, informative, knowledgable, racounteur, eccentric, wild beard, likeable, vivid, engaging

    • @jeanah685
      @jeanah685 5 місяців тому +7

      I was trying to determine if his suit was tweed. 😊. Dr. Finely is excellent at conveying his knowledge.

    • @paulmanson253
      @paulmanson253 5 місяців тому

      No elbow patches however.
      ​@@jeanah685

    • @windturbinesyndrome1067
      @windturbinesyndrome1067 5 місяців тому +11

      Great sense of humor within context of his expertise.

    • @sbar091
      @sbar091 5 місяців тому

      And capable of holding his own against Philomena Cunk

    • @RipOffProductionsLLC
      @RipOffProductionsLLC 5 місяців тому +1

      And he looks like a wizard/Santa, that's always a plus in educational figures.

  • @lilitheden748
    @lilitheden748 6 місяців тому +345

    Professor Finkel is one of those people you can’t get enough of. Listening to hm is such a treat. I cherish every moment of it.

    • @tymz-r-achangin
      @tymz-r-achangin 6 місяців тому +4

      Absolutely agree with you

    • @christopherwilson3242
      @christopherwilson3242 5 місяців тому +3

      I agree wholeheartedly. It makes my day every time there is a new posting.He is truly a treasure.

    • @One.Zero.One101
      @One.Zero.One101 5 місяців тому +3

      Yeah I was intending to just skim through the video to see what it's about but I watched all of it because he was so engaging.

    • @CorpseOfAgathar
      @CorpseOfAgathar 5 місяців тому +2

      agreed!

    • @nayon9379
      @nayon9379 5 місяців тому

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  • @h0plite996
    @h0plite996 Місяць тому +15

    So interesting that Urartu is cognate with the Biblical Ararat, Akkadian Urashtu, and Armenian Ayrarat, and the tablet map mentions Urartu, highlands mentioned about 1300 BC by the Assyrians. The map points to Urartu, the city that became the capital of the Kingdom of Lake Van mentioned in Jeremiah 51:27. History is fun.

  • @richbuilds_com
    @richbuilds_com 6 місяців тому +785

    I would gladly listen to this man read out the telephone book.
    Such an engaging story teller with a deep knowledge and infectious passion for his subject matter.
    He's not on enough!

    • @grahampalmer9337
      @grahampalmer9337 6 місяців тому +10

      Yep. Even a telephone book. It isn't about the content it's about the wondrous journey. The sort of man that can put, imaginative, flesh on Giants & Trolls & Dragon's & Unicorns. A fantasmagorical man - he makes me feel like I'm a wide eyed 5 year old again sucking in the wonders of the World.

    • @Musketeer009
      @Musketeer009 6 місяців тому +13

      I agree but he'd have to go to a museum to find a telephone book....Oh! Hold on!

    • @lagmonster7789
      @lagmonster7789 6 місяців тому +8

      In 2000 years some future archeologist IS probably going be waxing lyrical about this amazingly preserved phone book they've uncovered and how a diligent student helped piece it together, then be considerably puzzled by how the supposed scribe could have such a strange name as 'Yellow Pages' 😁

    • @GizzyDillespee
      @GizzyDillespee 6 місяців тому +5

      An Assyrian phone book. He'd have a field day with the ads in the yellow pages

    • @cholulahotsauce6166
      @cholulahotsauce6166 5 місяців тому +4

      He reads the audiobook versions of his books.

  • @douglasboyle6544
    @douglasboyle6544 5 місяців тому +391

    "A rrrreplica" 😆
    I swear, Irving Finkle and his knowledge are deserving of his own museum.

    • @Jeremy-yw9ls
      @Jeremy-yw9ls 5 місяців тому +16

      When he rolled the R I was 100% committed

    • @auntiecarol
      @auntiecarol 5 місяців тому +6

      We need to petition our new Prime Minister for a nation-wide Finkel Day. The gent is a national treasure.

    • @Terri_MacKay
      @Terri_MacKay 5 місяців тому +6

      Right after he said it, I just had to repeat it, rolling my rrrrrrs as best as I could. 😆❤️

    • @frenzalrhomb6919
      @frenzalrhomb6919 5 місяців тому +3

      ​​@@auntiecarol
      "The King is a Fink . . el"
      From . .
      The "Wizard of Id" comics, for those to whom this reference may be just a little to obscure!!

    • @hashimalzarooni9179
      @hashimalzarooni9179 5 місяців тому

      Most of the artifacts in the British Museum are stolen, and only those that fit the Western narrative are displayed. The others are kept away from the public.

  • @SaxeGrove
    @SaxeGrove 6 місяців тому +326

    I have missed Dr Finkel so much. So nice to hear from you again.

    • @ecurewitz
      @ecurewitz 6 місяців тому +9

      He is fantastic

    • @farabor7382
      @farabor7382 6 місяців тому +10

      He recently appeared on the podcast The Ancients to talk about the mesopotamian texts that relate the story of Noah's Ark. Just in case anyone's missed it 😉

    • @Northcountry1926
      @Northcountry1926 5 місяців тому

      ❤❤❤

  • @dato260
    @dato260 Місяць тому +24

    There are treasures on UA-cam - and Irving Finkel is one of the most brilliant. Thank you!

  • @dogduz
    @dogduz 5 місяців тому +432

    That man is a 100% character that you can listen to for hours. He draws you into his circle of confidence and there is not escape until a YT commercial comes blaring to the screen to disturb your solitary visit with this man. From the US here, but we have nothing like him, he is an Englishman through and through.

    • @MedellínInsider-n3o
      @MedellínInsider-n3o 5 місяців тому

      He is not English. You just confirmed you are the usa educational system product...

    • @earthling808
      @earthling808 5 місяців тому +20

      and he looks like he should be one of the exhibits in the museum.

    • @ingramdw1
      @ingramdw1 5 місяців тому +8

      ...or an ad blocker

    • @BladedEdge
      @BladedEdge 5 місяців тому +3

      Don't reward google for being obnoxious, just get an ad blocker

    • @joejoejoejoejoejoe4391
      @joejoejoejoejoejoe4391 3 місяці тому +1

      You want him as an Uncle.

  • @maj373
    @maj373 5 місяців тому +383

    As an Iraqi I say thank you from the bottom of my heart for preserving and deciphering the codes. I wish I could shake your hand one day to thank you.

    • @samarghattas5847
      @samarghattas5847 4 місяці тому

      Why is history used to change facts? Why do we not understand that the Torah was written in ancient Iraq and its stories were inspired by the legends there and not the other way around... These are not tangible facts and no trace of this ship has been found in Iraq... and thus history is being falsified

    • @chickadeeacres3864
      @chickadeeacres3864 4 місяці тому +1

      @@james_smith9how sad

    • @JohnnyButtons
      @JohnnyButtons 4 місяці тому

      Iraq = the cradle of civilization

    • @jarek3573
      @jarek3573 4 місяці тому +2

      @@james_smith9 in pre-islamic? by christians?

    • @patrickhead5837
      @patrickhead5837 4 місяці тому +1

      A lovely tribute.

  • @MariaFrancaSerrau
    @MariaFrancaSerrau 6 місяців тому +152

    I could listen to Mr Finkel for hours and hours. This has been the most interesting, entertaining and delightful lesson on the BM channel so far!!! The British Museum curators are the best and Mr Finkel is the best of the best!!!

    • @aamackie
      @aamackie 6 місяців тому +1

      Dr Finkel, surely?

    • @MariaFrancaSerrau
      @MariaFrancaSerrau 6 місяців тому +1

      @@aamackie I’m sorry, but I don’t understand your remark!

    • @aamackie
      @aamackie 6 місяців тому +2

      @@MariaFrancaSerrau I think he's Dr Finkel (PhD), not Mr.

    • @MariaFrancaSerrau
      @MariaFrancaSerrau 6 місяців тому +3

      @@aamackie ah! Ok!! Now I get it. As I wasn’t sure about it, I based my comment on what other followers wrote. I noticed that everyone has used Mr Finkel and no Dr and I did the same. But Mr or Dr do not change the fact that he is one of the best social science communicator in the world.

  • @marktunnicliffe2495
    @marktunnicliffe2495 3 місяці тому +12

    It's always a joy to listen to people who cleary love the subject they specialise in. Dr Finkel's engaging, witty & passionate style is perfect.

  • @N_Jones
    @N_Jones 6 місяців тому +3243

    Finkel-Fans unite !

    • @margaretlumley1648
      @margaretlumley1648 6 місяців тому +58

      I love him so much! ❤❤❤❤

    • @janr3inhardt
      @janr3inhardt 6 місяців тому +26

      best comment ive read for years

    • @helenvanpatterson-patton
      @helenvanpatterson-patton 6 місяців тому +42

      Finkle-Fans powers ACTIVATE!!! hahahaa

    • @bruisedhelmet8819
      @bruisedhelmet8819 6 місяців тому +29

      He’s like the most jovial grumpy Santa that you love listening to!

    • @froillainart
      @froillainart 6 місяців тому +28

      Lets use this time machine together ✨✨✨

  • @CharlieQuartz
    @CharlieQuartz 6 місяців тому +237

    I’m starting my PhD in Polymer Physics but the way you approach your field with intimate wonder and present it with cheeky wit and indefatigable personality has inspired me deeply. I hope when I’m deep into my own expertise, I can seem nearly as badass and distinguished as you.

    • @HaggenKennedy
      @HaggenKennedy 6 місяців тому +33

      And please, do not forget to, one day, when it is possible for you, to try and distill the knowledge you've gained in a way that the common folk will understand, thereby making knowledge accessible to everyone -- and, who knows, perhaps even inspire others to follow in your footsteps and continue the journey to take us further down the path of knowledge... and wisdom. It is very important to share knowledge.

    • @chrisj683
      @chrisj683 6 місяців тому +5

      Hopefully it doesn’t take you awfully long to invent plasteel.

    • @littlebirdie2
      @littlebirdie2 6 місяців тому +1

      Exactly!!

    • @jabelalasari3482
      @jabelalasari3482 6 місяців тому

      What's you POC?

    • @G-ra-ha-m
      @G-ra-ha-m 5 місяців тому +2

      Remember there are two branches of physics, and the establishment one of looking closer and closer at tiny things: is dead. The Other Physics starts from the consciousness model, and is closer to the quantum model in nature, and actually works. The Aether was rebranded to 'Quantum Space', as a clue.

  • @thecaveofthedead
    @thecaveofthedead 6 місяців тому +120

    This is one of the best videos I've ever seen on UA-cam. Finkel's storytelling ability is unparalleled. And the production team did a superb job adding to the magic with the graphics.

    • @joseHernandez-xc4ix
      @joseHernandez-xc4ix 4 місяці тому +2

      Just started to watch his Videos and I quite Honestly AGREE 👍

  • @MC-bq4eg
    @MC-bq4eg 3 місяці тому +10

    I hated philology because every professor I ever had was boring and never made any attempt to make the material interesting. You sir have made your field of study quite interesting. It is very apparent that you love the work that you do. Well done!

  • @merlapittman5034
    @merlapittman5034 6 місяців тому +89

    I had no interest in cuneiform and not much in the ancient Middle East. Then I watched a video with Dr. Irving Finkel and was fascinated! His enthusiasm and knowledge just radiate out and draws you in. I really like his videos, plus it doesn't hurt that he's adorable with a wonderful sense of humor! The man is an international treasure and Britain is extremely fortunate to have him

    • @ariochiv
      @ariochiv 6 місяців тому +8

      Indeed. The British Museum's greatest ancient treasure is Dr. Finkel.

    • @kellydalstok8900
      @kellydalstok8900 6 місяців тому +10

      @@ariochiv Actually, at 72 or 73 years old he’s one of the youngest treasures at the museum.

    • @Elmalorum
      @Elmalorum 6 місяців тому +2

      Ancient middle east and northern Africa civilizations are the greatest

    • @Radahntheconqueror
      @Radahntheconqueror 5 місяців тому +1

      It’s where civilization began and you still follow a lot of their ideas and religious myths. Even you time your day according to them lol

  • @user-os7pm7fj7d
    @user-os7pm7fj7d 6 місяців тому +74

    Irving Finkel is just one of those people you'd absolutely love to have a cup of tea with. I could listen to the man talk for days.

    • @COURRUPTIONCOIN
      @COURRUPTIONCOIN 2 місяці тому

      Rediculous date. Problem with locating the flood @ Mesopotamia is " Oh flood didn't happen in ....... Egypt ..? "
      And there other signposts to point to fraud.
      One of being ,that Britain c-nt let go of Zion and Zionist precepts to the degree that they will make 💩....up.

    • @Northcountry1926
      @Northcountry1926 4 дні тому

  • @Bernandez4139
    @Bernandez4139 6 місяців тому +303

    This man looks exactly how you would expect the curator of the British Museum to look.

    • @sirrathersplendid4825
      @sirrathersplendid4825 5 місяців тому +23

      Sadly, he’s only one of many curators. Some of the more senior curators have come down with advanced woke-itis and are doing actual harm to the British Museum’s reputation.

    • @vanessanassif
      @vanessanassif 5 місяців тому +27

      ​@@sirrathersplendid4825Ummm I hate to break it to you but historians of any kind have always been woke/informed.

    • @sirrathersplendid4825
      @sirrathersplendid4825 5 місяців тому +17

      @@vanessanassif woke no longer just means “informed”. It’s now understood (even in the Oxford English Dictionary) to indicate views that are dogmatic and extreme.

    • @_de_reve
      @_de_reve 5 місяців тому

      ​@@sirrathersplendid4825 absolute BS to call it 'woke' when it's just progress based on science and human evolution. it's just academic nature to keep developing and looking for a better and inclusive future and if you think that is 'extreme' than YOU are the problem and should go read some more.

    • @vanessanassif
      @vanessanassif 5 місяців тому +18

      @@sirrathersplendid4825 It means EXACTLY the same thing. It's you that's changed. You've been propagandized.

  • @kmichael2248
    @kmichael2248 Місяць тому +11

    Dr. Finkle is my absolute favorite person on YT. What a treasure.

  • @youremakingprogress144
    @youremakingprogress144 6 місяців тому +42

    What a terrific discovery by Edith Horsley! And Irving Finkel is such a delight.

  • @kennyofbaja
    @kennyofbaja 5 місяців тому +76

    This is the first time I've come across Mr. Finkel and he is wonderful!

    • @LaniChilds
      @LaniChilds 3 місяці тому

      This second time for me,
      I think I see him last year…something about Babylon…hanging gardens being a misinterpretation for bridges that went over the “rivers of Babylon”
      That’s what I remember but I don’t think he talk about that

  • @JVanHarlinger
    @JVanHarlinger 5 місяців тому +49

    A map with an 8 point compass, land marks, and field notes, all laid out in a Birds point of view. Practical for orienteering but yet an amazing piece of Ancient technology!

  • @fpsgod3028
    @fpsgod3028 3 дні тому +1

    It's so sweet how he keeps crediting his student for the find. Even though it was pretty much a co-discovery, he keeps mentioning that it's all thanks to Edith.

  • @thunderwh
    @thunderwh 6 місяців тому +311

    Fresh water is called "sweet water" in some languages. Salt water is actually called "bitter water" in some languages like Hebrew and Arabic. The implication is that the Bitter River is not a mythological construct but a representation of the sea and the map is showing places to which you could actually travel across salt water.

    • @evamai728
      @evamai728 5 місяців тому +31

      Thank you for sharing that!

    • @WhyDidntIInventYT
      @WhyDidntIInventYT 5 місяців тому +22

      @@evamai728 co-signed, that's a good insight. It's interesting that it refers to large flightless birds, which are quite real, and to a Great Wall. Naturally the Great Wall of China was built long after this tablet, but there could've been an earlier incarnation, or it might've been referencing another fortification.

    • @G-ra-ha-m
      @G-ra-ha-m 5 місяців тому +10

      Water also has two states, living - structured into liquid crystals by sunlight, from a spring, river, rain, steam, and dead, from a tap.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv 5 місяців тому +20

      @@WhyDidntIInventYT We have no records of how old the earliest parts of the Great Wall are, but they are clearly very, very old. It was a jigsaw puzzle or a mishmash of smaller walls for many centuries before parts of it were refurbished and joined together, so some parts could indeed be that old, but it's not likely they would be known of in Mesopotamia. It's more likely they mean a large fortification closer to home.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv 5 місяців тому +1

      @@G-ra-ha-m You need to go back to school, and stop taking fools like Graham Hancock for experts, which he most definitely is not.

  • @HelicopterDown
    @HelicopterDown 5 місяців тому +145

    Irving Finkel is such an amazing speaker. I could sit and listen to him all day.

    • @Olfan
      @Olfan 5 місяців тому +6

      Knowing a lot and infecting an audience with a fascination for a topic are two very distinct things, and so rarely do they combine in the same person. When I try to remember my own school days I can think of one awesome teacher and a small handful of good ones, the same numbers repeat in university. Given what I hear from my sons about their experience at school I have to consider myself very lucky. It's always sad to see teachers who obviously know their stuff but just can't get it to transfer to the class. Dr. Finkel is a shining beacon to those poor people - not just exceptionally well versed in the subject matter but also so in love with it that it shows in every sentence, capturing an audience of one as easily as one of hundreds, making it easy to learn, to commit to long-term memory, and to find the motivation to come back for more.
      I get a notification for all of The British Museum's new videos, and I do watch some of them. But in truth, the notification is just to see if there's a new video starring Irving Finkel so I can't miss any.

    • @robertlanger427
      @robertlanger427 5 місяців тому

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    • @robertlanger427
      @robertlanger427 5 місяців тому

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    • @Olfan
      @Olfan 5 місяців тому

      @@robertlanger427 Is that Sumerian in modern letters or did a cat walk over your keyboard?

  • @jakemoeller7850
    @jakemoeller7850 6 місяців тому +31

    I love Dr. Finkel's talks. His enthusiasm has not diminished in the least. Save me a seat in the way-back machine, Dr. Finkel!

  • @Hinch55
    @Hinch55 3 місяці тому +4

    Dr. Finkel looks like he should be the Unseen University's Chair of Indefinite Studies. Excellent video.

  • @VincentGroenewold
    @VincentGroenewold 6 місяців тому +234

    Ohhh mr. Irving! Always a joy to watch

    • @NoneOfyourbusiness-ob2yz
      @NoneOfyourbusiness-ob2yz 6 місяців тому +2

      Wonderful isn't he 😊

    • @joymcguire
      @joymcguire 6 місяців тому +1

      he is!

    • @Andy_Babb
      @Andy_Babb 6 місяців тому +2

      _Doctor_ Irving 😉

    • @nayon9379
      @nayon9379 5 місяців тому

      🥀THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name"
      (People only experience in the last days the reappearance of the Redeemer in the flesh, and they receive the personal work and words of God. This is because the last days are the conclusion of the whole age. These the sum and end of God's six-thousand-year rule plan, and these are the end of mankind's suffering life journey. My work will only last six thousand years, and I will I whose contempt for all mankind will not last more than six thousand years. I will not continue or delay any more: In the last days I will conquer Satan, I will take back all My glory, and I will take back the all the souls on earth that belong to Me so that these sorrowing souls can escape from the sea of ​​suffering, and thus My whole work on earth will be finished. I will only do one thing on earth: I will change mankind, the humanity that is holy, and My faithful city on earth. This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. The spoils of war I have rescued from Satan's domain, and are the only consummation and fruition of My six-thousand-year rule plan. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the universe. I will destroy this ancient, and utterly defilement of mankind, as I destroyed the firstborn sons and cattle in Egypt, leaving only the Israelites, who ate lamb's flesh, drank lamb's blood, and sealed blood of sheep's on the beams of their houses)
      Almighty God said
      PEOPLE only in the LAST DAYS experience the RE-APPEARANCE of the REDEEMER in the FLESH, and they ACCEPT GOD'S PERSONAL WORKS and WORDS. It will not be two thousand years before the LAST DAYS of the END COME; they are SHORT, as JESUS ​​DID the WORKS during the AGE of GRACE in JUDEA. This is because the LAST DAYS are the CONCLUSION of ALL TIME. These are the FULFILLMENT and the END of the SIX--THOUSAND--YEAR PLAN of GOD'S RULE, and they are the END of HUMANITY'S LIFE JOURNEY of SUFFERING. 🙏
      My WORK WILL ONLY LAST SIX THOUSAND YEARS, and I PROMISE THAT EVIL'S HOLD OF ALL HUMANITY WILL NOT LAST MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND YEARS either. ☀️
      And so timely. I will not continue or delay any longer: In the LAST DAYS I WILL CONQUER SATAN, I WILL RECOVER ALL MY GLORY, and I WILL RECOVER all the SOULS on EARTH that belong to Me so that these suffering SOULS can LOSE in the SEA of SUFFERING, and thus My ENTIRE WORK on EARTH will be FINISHED. From this day forward, I will never again incarnate on earth, and My domineering Spirit will never again work on earth. 🙏
      I will only DO one THING on EARTH: I will CHANGE HUMANITY, humanity that is DIVINE, and My FAITHFUL CITY on EARTH. 🌺
      But you must know that I will not destroy the whole world, nor will I destroy the whole humanity. I will KEEP the REMAINING PART THREE---the third part that LOVES Me and COMPLETELY SUBMITS to Me, and I will MAKE them fruitful and MULTIPLY in the EARTH as the ISRAELITES DID UNDER the LAW, FEEDING them with Abundant SHEEP and CATTLE and ALL the ABUNDANCES OF THE EARTH. 🌺
      This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. 🙏 That mankind will not be harmed, disturbed, or besieged by Satan, and they will be the ONLY mankind that WILL REMAIN ON EARTH AFTER I AM VICTORIOUS AGAINST SATAN. This is humanity that I have NOW CONQUERED and GOT MY PROMISE. And so, the humanity conquered in the LAST DAYS is the same humanity that WILL BE SAVED and ACHIEVE My ETERNAL BLESSINGS. 🌺
      This will be the only proof of My victory over Satan, and the only spoils of My battle with Satan. The SPOILERS of WAR I HAVE SAVED from SATAN'S ATTITUDE, and the ONLY COMPLETION and FRUIT of My SIX-THOUSAND-YEAR REIGN PLAN. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the UNIVERSE. They come from different races, different languages, customs and skin colors, and they are scattered in all countries and denominations around the world, and even in every corner of the WORLD. 🏵️ SOON, they will COME TOGETHER to BUILD THE PERFECT HUMANITY, the meeting of humanity that SATAN'S FORCES CANNOT REACH. 🙏 Those of HUMANITY that I have NOT SAVED and CONQUERED and will SINK SILENTLY in the DEPTH OF THE SEA, and MY BURNING FIRE WILL BURN ETERNALLY. 😪
      I will wipe out this old, and utter abomination of mankind, just as I DESTROYED the FIRST-BORN BOYS and cattle in EGYPT, leaving only the ISRAELITES, who EAT lamb's flesh, DRINK sheep BLOOD, and STAMP the BLOOD of the asSHEEP on the beams of their DOORS. 🙏🌷🙏
      AREN'T the PEOPLE I CONQUERED and became FAMILY the same PEOPLE who ATE My FLESH as LAMB and I REDEEMED and WORSHIP Me? Aren't they the TYPES of PEOPLE who are always ACCOMPANIED with My GLORY? Are they not without My body, the Lamb, and have quietly sunk into the depths of the sea? Now they oppose Me, and now My words and just like those that Jehovah said to the male children and male grandsons of Israel. BUT HARDNESS IN THE DEPTH of your HEARTS STORES MY WRATH, CAUSES MORE JUDGMENT on your SINS, and more WRATH on your unrighteousness. Who will be saved in My day of wrath, if this is how you treat Me now? ☀️
      Whose UNJUSTICE can ESCAPE My EYES of PUNISHMENT? Whose sins can escape the hands of Me, the ALMIGHTY? Whose resistance will escape My judgment, the ALMIGHTY? I, JEHOVAH, am SPEAKING to you, TRIBES of GENTILE FAMILIES, and the WORDS I AM SPEAKING to you are MORE than ALL that was SPOKE in the AGE of LAW and in the AGE of GRACE, but you are more stubborn than all people in Egypt. Are you not storing up My wrath while I PREPARE My REST? How can you get away with nothing?g damage from My Sun, the ALMIGHTY? 🌻
      From "The Word Appears in the Flesh"
      The kingdom that Christ brought down and built from heaven engraved with His Holy name "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 fulfillment of (Matthew 16:18) The Lord Jesus said "And I say to you, you are Peter, in upon this rock I will build my Church, that the power of death shall not prevail over her."
      💌 So everyone is led here! because this is the last day which means the last age and the last salvation the last stage is the AGE OF THE KINGDOM or the age of the word, in His lowered Kingdom "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐because the purification of God has come to the individual of the spirit of man ("The Parable of the Washing of the Feet" John 13:5-9)... . EVERYONE WHO HAS AN EAR LISTEN TO WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES!" (Rev. 2:7,11,17,29 and 3:6,13,22) 🌺

    • @Keyhan-c8c
      @Keyhan-c8c 5 місяців тому

      Someone from Harry Potter said such a line I can remember 😂

  • @maryjones8741
    @maryjones8741 6 місяців тому +103

    I just really want to give him a big hug!

  • @barry-allenthe-flash8396
    @barry-allenthe-flash8396 6 місяців тому +59

    Mr. Finkle has the magic ability to simultaneously talk about something in a comfy, cozy manner while also 100% getting across this genuine enthusiasm that makes you care about whatever he's talking about. Really quite fun to listen to these videos of yours, Irving! Genuinely always love learning about these things in your 'Curator's Corner' - whenever I see a new video show up my sub feed, I always make sure to click!

  • @cosmicsage369
    @cosmicsage369 4 місяці тому

    I have just fallen in love with Irving Finkel! May this wise, eloquent and highly entertaining ancient history wizard live to see at least three hundred years. What an extraordinary soul. Wonderful recording, thank you.💚☘

  • @Savvas1640
    @Savvas1640 5 місяців тому +121

    British museum not only preserves world's artifacts, but old time type of scholars as well who we are missing of. Thank you professor Finkel !

    • @hashimalzarooni9179
      @hashimalzarooni9179 5 місяців тому

      Most of the artifacts in the British Museum are stolen, and only those that fit the Western narrative are displayed. The others are kept away from the public.

    • @throwaways3043
      @throwaways3043 5 місяців тому +19

      stolen artifacts you mean

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable 5 місяців тому +15

      @@throwaways3043 The locals took such good care of them, no doubt leaving them smashed in the ground and in ruined temples so they could dig them up and reassemble them one day, the crafty buggers!

    • @malahammer
      @malahammer 5 місяців тому +2

      @@throwaways3043 exactly!

    • @malahammer
      @malahammer 5 місяців тому

      @@Cheepchipsable imagine doing that when an invading force comes along to rape and pillage everywhere................

  • @williamhiller3988
    @williamhiller3988 6 місяців тому +34

    "A warmth of understanding". That's just lovely and I'm stealing it.

  • @tombpunk
    @tombpunk 6 місяців тому +65

    "It also looks like elephants have danced polka over the surface" Well, I'm sold on this Irving fella

  • @ryancordier2917
    @ryancordier2917 День тому

    Finkle's enthusiasm and his insight on this amazing piece of history was a pleasure to experience!

  • @PtolemyJones
    @PtolemyJones 6 місяців тому +29

    Well that was a delight. Love the old news footage, and young Irving! And he is a heck of a guy to give credit tot he lady who found it, not many would do that I think...

  • @Preacherjonson
    @Preacherjonson 5 місяців тому +119

    The passion that Finkel exudes for whatever he is talking about is inspirational and heartwarming.

    • @leedavis3704
      @leedavis3704 5 місяців тому +6

      It’s like watching Indiana Jones as an old professor brings everything to life

  • @arwenrosefall8081
    @arwenrosefall8081 6 місяців тому +40

    I love how he sounds like he's speaking from memory both when talking about working with Horsley and when describing the contents of the tablet

    • @joelnolan7642
      @joelnolan7642 6 місяців тому +8

      that's cause he is. humans are pretty perceptive, we can tell when someone is reading from an off-screen prompter. this has none of those hallmarks. It's always a pleasure to see someone that is good at their job and they enjoy it. And Mr. Finkle is nice enough to share with us all, the more marvel. Videos like this make me thank the universe for being alive at the same time as him and able to partake in his wisdom.

    • @nayon9379
      @nayon9379 5 місяців тому

      🥀THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name"
      (People only experience in the last days the reappearance of the Redeemer in the flesh, and they receive the personal work and words of God. This is because the last days are the conclusion of the whole age. These the sum and end of God's six-thousand-year rule plan, and these are the end of mankind's suffering life journey. My work will only last six thousand years, and I will I whose contempt for all mankind will not last more than six thousand years. I will not continue or delay any more: In the last days I will conquer Satan, I will take back all My glory, and I will take back the all the souls on earth that belong to Me so that these sorrowing souls can escape from the sea of ​​suffering, and thus My whole work on earth will be finished. I will only do one thing on earth: I will change mankind, the humanity that is holy, and My faithful city on earth. This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. The spoils of war I have rescued from Satan's domain, and are the only consummation and fruition of My six-thousand-year rule plan. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the universe. I will destroy this ancient, and utterly defilement of mankind, as I destroyed the firstborn sons and cattle in Egypt, leaving only the Israelites, who ate lamb's flesh, drank lamb's blood, and sealed blood of sheep's on the beams of their houses)
      Almighty God said
      PEOPLE only in the LAST DAYS experience the RE-APPEARANCE of the REDEEMER in the FLESH, and they ACCEPT GOD'S PERSONAL WORKS and WORDS. It will not be two thousand years before the LAST DAYS of the END COME; they are SHORT, as JESUS ​​DID the WORKS during the AGE of GRACE in JUDEA. This is because the LAST DAYS are the CONCLUSION of ALL TIME. These are the FULFILLMENT and the END of the SIX--THOUSAND--YEAR PLAN of GOD'S RULE, and they are the END of HUMANITY'S LIFE JOURNEY of SUFFERING. 🙏
      My WORK WILL ONLY LAST SIX THOUSAND YEARS, and I PROMISE THAT EVIL'S HOLD OF ALL HUMANITY WILL NOT LAST MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND YEARS either. ☀️
      And so timely. I will not continue or delay any longer: In the LAST DAYS I WILL CONQUER SATAN, I WILL RECOVER ALL MY GLORY, and I WILL RECOVER all the SOULS on EARTH that belong to Me so that these suffering SOULS can LOSE in the SEA of SUFFERING, and thus My ENTIRE WORK on EARTH will be FINISHED. From this day forward, I will never again incarnate on earth, and My domineering Spirit will never again work on earth. 🙏
      I will only DO one THING on EARTH: I will CHANGE HUMANITY, humanity that is DIVINE, and My FAITHFUL CITY on EARTH. 🌺
      But you must know that I will not destroy the whole world, nor will I destroy the whole humanity. I will KEEP the REMAINING PART THREE---the third part that LOVES Me and COMPLETELY SUBMITS to Me, and I will MAKE them fruitful and MULTIPLY in the EARTH as the ISRAELITES DID UNDER the LAW, FEEDING them with Abundant SHEEP and CATTLE and ALL the ABUNDANCES OF THE EARTH. 🌺
      This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. 🙏 That mankind will not be harmed, disturbed, or besieged by Satan, and they will be the ONLY mankind that WILL REMAIN ON EARTH AFTER I AM VICTORIOUS AGAINST SATAN. This is humanity that I have NOW CONQUERED and GOT MY PROMISE. And so, the humanity conquered in the LAST DAYS is the same humanity that WILL BE SAVED and ACHIEVE My ETERNAL BLESSINGS. 🌺
      This will be the only proof of My victory over Satan, and the only spoils of My battle with Satan. The SPOILERS of WAR I HAVE SAVED from SATAN'S ATTITUDE, and the ONLY COMPLETION and FRUIT of My SIX-THOUSAND-YEAR REIGN PLAN. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the UNIVERSE. They come from different races, different languages, customs and skin colors, and they are scattered in all countries and denominations around the world, and even in every corner of the WORLD. 🏵️ SOON, they will COME TOGETHER to BUILD THE PERFECT HUMANITY, the meeting of humanity that SATAN'S FORCES CANNOT REACH. 🙏 Those of HUMANITY that I have NOT SAVED and CONQUERED and will SINK SILENTLY in the DEPTH OF THE SEA, and MY BURNING FIRE WILL BURN ETERNALLY. 😪
      I will wipe out this old, and utter abomination of mankind, just as I DESTROYED the FIRST-BORN BOYS and cattle in EGYPT, leaving only the ISRAELITES, who EAT lamb's flesh, DRINK sheep BLOOD, and STAMP the BLOOD of the asSHEEP on the beams of their DOORS. 🙏🌷🙏
      AREN'T the PEOPLE I CONQUERED and became FAMILY the same PEOPLE who ATE My FLESH as LAMB and I REDEEMED and WORSHIP Me? Aren't they the TYPES of PEOPLE who are always ACCOMPANIED with My GLORY? Are they not without My body, the Lamb, and have quietly sunk into the depths of the sea? Now they oppose Me, and now My words and just like those that Jehovah said to the male children and male grandsons of Israel. BUT HARDNESS IN THE DEPTH of your HEARTS STORES MY WRATH, CAUSES MORE JUDGMENT on your SINS, and more WRATH on your unrighteousness. Who will be saved in My day of wrath, if this is how you treat Me now? ☀️
      Whose UNJUSTICE can ESCAPE My EYES of PUNISHMENT? Whose sins can escape the hands of Me, the ALMIGHTY? Whose resistance will escape My judgment, the ALMIGHTY? I, JEHOVAH, am SPEAKING to you, TRIBES of GENTILE FAMILIES, and the WORDS I AM SPEAKING to you are MORE than ALL that was SPOKE in the AGE of LAW and in the AGE of GRACE, but you are more stubborn than all people in Egypt. Are you not storing up My wrath while I PREPARE My REST? How can you get away with nothing?g damage from My Sun, the ALMIGHTY? 🌻
      From "The Word Appears in the Flesh"
      The kingdom that Christ brought down and built from heaven engraved with His Holy name "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 fulfillment of (Matthew 16:18) The Lord Jesus said "And I say to you, you are Peter, in upon this rock I will build my Church, that the power of death shall not prevail over her."
      💌 So everyone is led here! because this is the last day which means the last age and the last salvation the last stage is the AGE OF THE KINGDOM or the age of the word, in His lowered Kingdom "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐because the purification of God has come to the individual of the spirit of man ("The Parable of the Washing of the Feet" John 13:5-9)... . EVERYONE WHO HAS AN EAR LISTEN TO WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES!" (Rev. 2:7,11,17,29 and 3:6,13,22) 🌺

    • @evamai728
      @evamai728 5 місяців тому +1

      He speaks so kindly about her, it must be a pleasure to be his student

  • @cowboysmith7972
    @cowboysmith7972 3 місяці тому +2

    WOW!! Now that was absolutely rivetingly interesting. Thank you for sharing, way to go British Museum, Mr. Finkel and Mrs. Horsley, just outstanding.

  • @surrogatemarker
    @surrogatemarker 6 місяців тому +92

    Dr. Finkel’s lecture on the importance and provenance of this clay tablet is so good, that the British museum should set up video monitor next to the tablet on display and play this video on a loop for museum visitors.

    • @truincanada
      @truincanada 5 місяців тому +5

      Alimentary idea chap! Excellent!

    • @nayon9379
      @nayon9379 5 місяців тому

      🥀THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name"
      (People only experience in the last days the reappearance of the Redeemer in the flesh, and they receive the personal work and words of God. This is because the last days are the conclusion of the whole age. These the sum and end of God's six-thousand-year rule plan, and these are the end of mankind's suffering life journey. My work will only last six thousand years, and I will I whose contempt for all mankind will not last more than six thousand years. I will not continue or delay any more: In the last days I will conquer Satan, I will take back all My glory, and I will take back the all the souls on earth that belong to Me so that these sorrowing souls can escape from the sea of ​​suffering, and thus My whole work on earth will be finished. I will only do one thing on earth: I will change mankind, the humanity that is holy, and My faithful city on earth. This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. The spoils of war I have rescued from Satan's domain, and are the only consummation and fruition of My six-thousand-year rule plan. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the universe. I will destroy this ancient, and utterly defilement of mankind, as I destroyed the firstborn sons and cattle in Egypt, leaving only the Israelites, who ate lamb's flesh, drank lamb's blood, and sealed blood of sheep's on the beams of their houses)
      Almighty God said
      PEOPLE only in the LAST DAYS experience the RE-APPEARANCE of the REDEEMER in the FLESH, and they ACCEPT GOD'S PERSONAL WORKS and WORDS. It will not be two thousand years before the LAST DAYS of the END COME; they are SHORT, as JESUS ​​DID the WORKS during the AGE of GRACE in JUDEA. This is because the LAST DAYS are the CONCLUSION of ALL TIME. These are the FULFILLMENT and the END of the SIX--THOUSAND--YEAR PLAN of GOD'S RULE, and they are the END of HUMANITY'S LIFE JOURNEY of SUFFERING. 🙏
      My WORK WILL ONLY LAST SIX THOUSAND YEARS, and I PROMISE THAT EVIL'S HOLD OF ALL HUMANITY WILL NOT LAST MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND YEARS either. ☀️
      And so timely. I will not continue or delay any longer: In the LAST DAYS I WILL CONQUER SATAN, I WILL RECOVER ALL MY GLORY, and I WILL RECOVER all the SOULS on EARTH that belong to Me so that these suffering SOULS can LOSE in the SEA of SUFFERING, and thus My ENTIRE WORK on EARTH will be FINISHED. From this day forward, I will never again incarnate on earth, and My domineering Spirit will never again work on earth. 🙏
      I will only DO one THING on EARTH: I will CHANGE HUMANITY, humanity that is DIVINE, and My FAITHFUL CITY on EARTH. 🌺
      But you must know that I will not destroy the whole world, nor will I destroy the whole humanity. I will KEEP the REMAINING PART THREE---the third part that LOVES Me and COMPLETELY SUBMITS to Me, and I will MAKE them fruitful and MULTIPLY in the EARTH as the ISRAELITES DID UNDER the LAW, FEEDING them with Abundant SHEEP and CATTLE and ALL the ABUNDANCES OF THE EARTH. 🌺
      This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. 🙏 That mankind will not be harmed, disturbed, or besieged by Satan, and they will be the ONLY mankind that WILL REMAIN ON EARTH AFTER I AM VICTORIOUS AGAINST SATAN. This is humanity that I have NOW CONQUERED and GOT MY PROMISE. And so, the humanity conquered in the LAST DAYS is the same humanity that WILL BE SAVED and ACHIEVE My ETERNAL BLESSINGS. 🌺
      This will be the only proof of My victory over Satan, and the only spoils of My battle with Satan. The SPOILERS of WAR I HAVE SAVED from SATAN'S ATTITUDE, and the ONLY COMPLETION and FRUIT of My SIX-THOUSAND-YEAR REIGN PLAN. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the UNIVERSE. They come from different races, different languages, customs and skin colors, and they are scattered in all countries and denominations around the world, and even in every corner of the WORLD. 🏵️ SOON, they will COME TOGETHER to BUILD THE PERFECT HUMANITY, the meeting of humanity that SATAN'S FORCES CANNOT REACH. 🙏 Those of HUMANITY that I have NOT SAVED and CONQUERED and will SINK SILENTLY in the DEPTH OF THE SEA, and MY BURNING FIRE WILL BURN ETERNALLY. 😪
      I will wipe out this old, and utter abomination of mankind, just as I DESTROYED the FIRST-BORN BOYS and cattle in EGYPT, leaving only the ISRAELITES, who EAT lamb's flesh, DRINK sheep BLOOD, and STAMP the BLOOD of the asSHEEP on the beams of their DOORS. 🙏🌷🙏
      AREN'T the PEOPLE I CONQUERED and became FAMILY the same PEOPLE who ATE My FLESH as LAMB and I REDEEMED and WORSHIP Me? Aren't they the TYPES of PEOPLE who are always ACCOMPANIED with My GLORY? Are they not without My body, the Lamb, and have quietly sunk into the depths of the sea? Now they oppose Me, and now My words and just like those that Jehovah said to the male children and male grandsons of Israel. BUT HARDNESS IN THE DEPTH of your HEARTS STORES MY WRATH, CAUSES MORE JUDGMENT on your SINS, and more WRATH on your unrighteousness. Who will be saved in My day of wrath, if this is how you treat Me now? ☀️
      Whose UNJUSTICE can ESCAPE My EYES of PUNISHMENT? Whose sins can escape the hands of Me, the ALMIGHTY? Whose resistance will escape My judgment, the ALMIGHTY? I, JEHOVAH, am SPEAKING to you, TRIBES of GENTILE FAMILIES, and the WORDS I AM SPEAKING to you are MORE than ALL that was SPOKE in the AGE of LAW and in the AGE of GRACE, but you are more stubborn than all people in Egypt. Are you not storing up My wrath while I PREPARE My REST? How can you get away with nothing?g damage from My Sun, the ALMIGHTY? 🌻
      From "The Word Appears in the Flesh"
      The kingdom that Christ brought down and built from heaven engraved with His Holy name "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 fulfillment of (Matthew 16:18) The Lord Jesus said "And I say to you, you are Peter, in upon this rock I will build my Church, that the power of death shall not prevail over her."
      💌 So everyone is led here! because this is the last day which means the last age and the last salvation the last stage is the AGE OF THE KINGDOM or the age of the word, in His lowered Kingdom "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐because the purification of God has come to the individual of the spirit of man ("The Parable of the Washing of the Feet" John 13:5-9)... . EVERYONE WHO HAS AN EAR LISTEN TO WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES!" (Rev. 2:7,11,17,29 and 3:6,13,22) 🌺

    • @6bc246
      @6bc246 5 місяців тому +3

      YES! Fantastic idea

    • @magdatorruellas9122
      @magdatorruellas9122 5 місяців тому +3

      Brilliant idea dude!

    • @A_SYL
      @A_SYL 5 місяців тому +4

      They should do a hologram like the Guy Pierece 'Time Machine' film from the 2000s with Finkel inside telling this story 🔥

  • @vaughnfrancis9298
    @vaughnfrancis9298 6 місяців тому +111

    I appreciate the humility of these scholars. He gives her credit. She gives him credit.

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 5 місяців тому +15

      She gives him credit because even then he was a legend in the field. He gives her credit because part of what makes him legendary is that he's a classy person.

  • @danalynch8889
    @danalynch8889 5 місяців тому +36

    Normally I would have stop watching something like this after a few minutes, but I couldn't stop. You really kept my attention and I learned something.

  • @Maclabhruinn
    @Maclabhruinn 2 місяці тому

    I could sit and listen to Dr Finkel all day long! Absolutely fascinating content; and presented in such an engaging and accessible manner.

  • @SilverionX
    @SilverionX 6 місяців тому +24

    Dr. Irving Finkel might be one of the best storytellers in the world. Sometimes I'm almost hesitant to watch videos with him because I'm oblivious to the state of the world when I'm watching and sad when it ends. But what a wonderful time it is.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv 5 місяців тому +3

      I find him very enthralling too!

  • @patricedeavila4771
    @patricedeavila4771 6 місяців тому +24

    Dr. Finkel is an absolute treasure. I am so happy when I see that he's got a new video out. Thank you for sharing his sparkle, charm and vast knowledge.

  • @ahmadbenhachem2750
    @ahmadbenhachem2750 5 місяців тому +17

    The depth of knowledge in this documentary is impressive. It's rare to find an Ancient History Documentary that's both educational and entertaining. Great work!

  • @timpearson9870
    @timpearson9870 4 місяці тому +3

    Absolutely Outstanding Mr Finkel.... you are an incredible person, more of these please ....

  • @jimbrittain402
    @jimbrittain402 6 місяців тому +46

    And once again, the British tradition of the educated amateur hitting on the perfect discovery. Thank you, Ms Horsley - and thank you, Dr Finkel.

  • @maksymilianzienkiewicz1776
    @maksymilianzienkiewicz1776 5 місяців тому +120

    I think the 5th one describes ancient Lebanon, and the 'wall' thing means a dense forest of local trees (Cedrus libani) which can grow up to 42m (yes, meters) for 2-3 thousands years which for me would definitely look like a wall, but those trees are usually no longer than 5m. If you consider Ararat as a mark for 4th region then 5th 'triangle' points exactly at Lebanon. What is striking is that if one would like to walk from ancient babylon to lebanon it would take you approx. 9 days by foot.
    In the myth of Gilgamesh he literally walks from Ur to lebanon (where are cedars of gods) and fights with a monster there, which is strange because this map suggests that he should swim there for 7 leagues. He walked for 6 days, and this description indicates 7 leagues, but the time of walking may vary depending of the speed of walking, especially if you are considered a giant among your people. In lebanon there is the mount of lebanon where are the last cedars of gods till this day (and they are still called cedars of gods). It also states that the cedars of gods were protected from humans by some kind of god / demigod till the time of Gilgamesh.
    And you know what? There are some very big stones in lebanon, the biggest we have ever concluded to be created by human hand (Baalbek stone).
    Nevertheless I think it is something worth considering.
    *I made a Channel to talk about this and more because a lot of you ask a lot of questions. Ancient Theories Channel.

    • @markjohnson8761
      @markjohnson8761 5 місяців тому +7

      omg I\vejust thought about Baalbek when he mentioned a Great Wall of 840 cubits

    • @AndreaSzabo7171
      @AndreaSzabo7171 5 місяців тому +3

      Thank you. 💖 🫠

    • @anna-lenameijer9942
      @anna-lenameijer9942 5 місяців тому +9

      Thank you for such an inspiring lecture. Will there be more like it (please)? While listening, I remembered university; how very important it is to have an inspiring teacher (especially for us who teach).

    • @AncientTheoriesChannel
      @AncientTheoriesChannel 5 місяців тому +6

      I made a YT channel where I talk more about those topics

    • @cakea5461
      @cakea5461 5 місяців тому +2

      I concur, good eye, I'll check out your channel😊

  • @dafydd56
    @dafydd56 6 місяців тому +47

    Dr Irving Finkel...the best communicator of all time. Thank you for sharing.

  • @brianasciak1668
    @brianasciak1668 4 місяці тому +2

    The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story loved the book i read 5 times. Thank Mr. Finkel love how you tell your work & stories.

    • @user-to9ge8ii9n
      @user-to9ge8ii9n 4 місяці тому

      Agreed, fascinating book -- his writing so clearly carries his manner of speaking I couldn't help but hear his voice.

  • @buhoahogado2993
    @buhoahogado2993 6 місяців тому +29

    Glad to see that Dr. Finkel has rocked that biblical beard for so many years.

  • @adolfocastanon1880
    @adolfocastanon1880 6 місяців тому +34

    Thank you for everything Mr. Finkel. You are a world treasure and a true link between the contemporary and ancient world!

    • @gonzo1354
      @gonzo1354 6 місяців тому +1

      He's not that old 😉🤣

    • @kellydalstok8900
      @kellydalstok8900 6 місяців тому

      @@gonzo1354 He’s only 72 or 73 and hopefully he’ll be with us for many years to come.

  • @crispincain5373
    @crispincain5373 6 місяців тому +35

    Thank you for sharing with us! Dr Finkel, you are simply the best, ever.

  • @mctron22rd
    @mctron22rd Місяць тому +1

    Can you imagine how many forgotten relics are in large museums all over the world? How extremely fascinating this is! I want to know more about all of the artifacts. What an amazing JOB to have, it's my dream job! I love these little tid bits of knowledge, thank you for sharing such an important artifact!❤❤❤❤

  • @bjm1711
    @bjm1711 6 місяців тому +18

    I find Doctor Finkel to be one of the most entertaining and informative experts I have ever encountered.

  • @D9802-w4h
    @D9802-w4h 6 місяців тому +10

    By Crikey, this chap knows how to weave and portray a totally interesting story. I was completely riveted. A fantastic insight into our past. Thank you so much, Irving !

  • @kevinmilner2072
    @kevinmilner2072 6 місяців тому +162

    In the general crappyness that is 2024, I feel blessed to live in the same world as Irving Finkel.

    • @windturbinesyndrome1067
      @windturbinesyndrome1067 5 місяців тому +8

      Yes

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv 5 місяців тому +9

      I love Dr Finkel! What a gem of a man and educator!

    • @isabelled4871
      @isabelled4871 5 місяців тому +2

      Could not have said it better. So grateful for modern technology and youtube though, both for the wonderful content and meeting of like-minded souls!

    • @seabertotter4325
      @seabertotter4325 5 місяців тому

      Crappyness is a poopy puppy.

  • @rosamrc923
    @rosamrc923 Місяць тому

    What an adorable informative fun and authoritative way of teaching history. Cant wait to go and see this Babylonian map. Just beautifully done!

  • @PURPLECATDUDE7734
    @PURPLECATDUDE7734 6 місяців тому +266

    Really cool of you guys to get an actual ancient Mesopotamian to present this

    • @caseco4979
      @caseco4979 6 місяців тому +11

      "I never liked the name Bird"

    • @javablanca547
      @javablanca547 6 місяців тому +2

      Touché

    • @martinsmith6049
      @martinsmith6049 6 місяців тому +11

      We Brits have a real life Gandalf. It's the kind of thing we do.

    • @charlytaylor1748
      @charlytaylor1748 6 місяців тому +8

      He was born in year ii of the rule of zimri lin

    • @likeke.benoyt
      @likeke.benoyt 6 місяців тому +2

  • @authormichellefranklin
    @authormichellefranklin 6 місяців тому +192

    HE'S BACK ❤

    • @A3Kr0n
      @A3Kr0n 6 місяців тому

      Are you sure? 🙂

    • @philipb2134
      @philipb2134 6 місяців тому +1

      Doctor Finkel.

  • @moalisiddiqui
    @moalisiddiqui 5 місяців тому +43

    What an amazing and smashing revelation of this tablet. To think those thoughts and words of another Human Being reaching out through time and knocking our heads to pay attention to something mind-blowing. Thank you to Edith Horsley and Irving Finkel for sharing this spectacular bit of ancient history.

  • @MagicNash89
    @MagicNash89 19 днів тому +2

    Dr Finkel is hilarious in the most intelligent sense of the word, always a pleasure to listen to, I was always interested in Modern History before, but finally going into Ancient History and especially Mesopotamia...

  • @Iammrspickley
    @Iammrspickley 6 місяців тому +24

    Mr Finkel is a lovely man. And it's so enjoyable to listen to someone who knows what he is talking about and also understands how to tell a story...

  • @TheSteveBoyd
    @TheSteveBoyd 6 місяців тому +8

    I've been fascinated with cuneiform writing ever since I stumbled upon a book on the subject as a teenager, some 35+ years ago. A new video from Dr Finkel is always a jolt of dopamine for me, and this one did not disappoint.

  • @cynthiapate9138
    @cynthiapate9138 5 місяців тому +16

    Dr Finkel is a wonderful teacher. He presents ideas do clearly while being entertaining!!!

  • @dannihardy7874
    @dannihardy7874 20 днів тому

    Dr. Finkel you are so great to listen to, and I hope this sparks curiosity in some young person(s) to develop a passion of history. I find myself sitting up and leaning forward in my chair, but at 12:05 The description. Arc, Thank you, and thank Edith Horsley for to becoming addicted to cuneiform we have a map to the final resting place of Noah's arc. A modern day miracle.

  • @JoBoToGo
    @JoBoToGo 6 місяців тому +11

    Came back after still marveling at this story hours later, and realizing the past news clips imply Dr Finkel has looked just as magnificent for decades. Wonderful!

  • @Mindartcreativity
    @Mindartcreativity 5 місяців тому +12

    This is exactly what I imagined a historian would look like. Thank you so much, I learned a lot!

  • @lindasue8719
    @lindasue8719 6 місяців тому +324

    I see Mr . Finkle on an "upcoming", and I'm jumping for joy around the kitchen😂

    • @CatPort-gs7ps
      @CatPort-gs7ps 6 місяців тому +3

      please send notification

    • @ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13
      @ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 5 місяців тому

      Who send you a notification??? ​@@CatPort-gs7ps

    • @arunanand2809
      @arunanand2809 5 місяців тому +1

      I am an Indian and started watching this video out of sheer curiosity. I found this man's diction was perfect, his usage of words was exact and his pauses were immaculate.
      Then it dawned upon me that he was English.
      We, in India, are more attuned to the accent of the native English speakers and find the Australian or the New Zealander's accent slightly difficult to comprehend.

  • @martymartinez737
    @martymartinez737 Місяць тому +2

    I love videos like this because it shows us that history is more complex than fiction.

  • @tonysargent1699
    @tonysargent1699 6 місяців тому +18

    Irving Finkel is just the most interesting geek/story teller on UA-cam!
    Thankyou for being you, Mr.
    Finkel, it is very much appreciated.

  • @NJase
    @NJase 5 місяців тому +13

    well i was ridiculously ecstatic to have this pop up on my recommendation feed. love to see more and more institutions like museums embrace global access media so that people who will never make it their physical location can still learn from and about them.
    Irvine Finkel is brilliant on camera, 10/10 whoever thought to put this man in front of a camera.

  • @m.lozano9970
    @m.lozano9970 5 місяців тому +93

    This is what the history channel should be... instead it's all lies and fantasy and cinematic reenactments....mouth breather content.

  • @qedcharlie
    @qedcharlie 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for doing this world map Sir Irving Finkel. Its another validating copy of the story of Noah's world wide flood and his built Ark. So cool. You Sir are a great story teller.

  • @aresmaximus1
    @aresmaximus1 5 місяців тому +13

    Professors like this would make me stay in school uni, etc, forever ! Like his patience, his passion

  • @Grondhammar
    @Grondhammar 6 місяців тому +123

    "Its failings from a cartographical point of view are irrelevant" is a beautiful statement and one that's easy to pass over. People thought in a totally different way and valued other things like ties to cultural heritage far more than scientific reproducibility. I do wish there were a greater value placed on "different" instead of "better or worse".

    • @HamsterPants522
      @HamsterPants522 6 місяців тому +4

      Yes. Like every culture in history and today, there is a strong desire among people to figure out what their purpose is or what is the point of their lives, and this is simply one of many examples of the results of people trying to construct a narrative for their existence.

    • @martinsmith6049
      @martinsmith6049 6 місяців тому +4

      Looks like a Tube map to me... I don't care how far it is, I just want to know wheres next... so it can sit on a Palm sized tablet.

  • @huwjmatsumura7752
    @huwjmatsumura7752 5 місяців тому +9

    Watching from Kyoto Japan, Holy moly IRVING FINKEL we love you! In the middle of all the Dark news I saw this started to watch and Wow You are a Delight to Listen to! THANK YOU!

  • @minoutjexxx
    @minoutjexxx 3 місяці тому

    He is amazing! Such a soothing way of explaining things all whilst keeping you focused and wanting to know more. Would have loved to have him as one of my archeology professors!

  • @chrisball3778
    @chrisball3778 6 місяців тому +12

    Is Edith Horsley still with us? I'm guessing not. What a legend. It's so cool that an enthusiastic and informed amateur made the breakthrough that unlocked this mystery.

  • @morgangallowglass8668
    @morgangallowglass8668 5 місяців тому +13

    He is precisely the sort of professor who got me addicted to history and archaeology.

    • @leeannmettlach2412
      @leeannmettlach2412 4 місяці тому +1

      I understand why. Amazing how he presents this material in such a manner that a layperson, like myself, can understand what he is talking about & follow him on this very interesting subject!

  • @ladybird1463
    @ladybird1463 6 місяців тому +76

    Such a honor listening to Prof. Finkel explanations and analysis ❤

  • @barbaraschenk2426
    @barbaraschenk2426 Місяць тому +1

    Curator Finkel,thank-you; you brought me right back to college and two of my favorite professors 😊❤

  • @ehfik
    @ehfik 6 місяців тому +12

    young finkel. what a treat! thank you for this episode!

  • @jeremymatthies726
    @jeremymatthies726 5 місяців тому +8

    Dr. Finkel, i just stumbled across your channel here. I absolutely love ancient history and love how you explained everything. Even an uneducated nerd like me was able to understand and comprehend it.
    Greetings from BC, Canada.

  • @margaretlumley1648
    @margaretlumley1648 6 місяців тому +28

    I am so excited! A new Irving Finkel video! ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @TheJQuon
    @TheJQuon 2 місяці тому

    This video is fantastic. I love the story. Love the old news footage with a young Irving. Thanks 🙏🏻

  • @Ultrevolous
    @Ultrevolous 5 місяців тому +65

    This man is THRILLING. Wow. I've never been so interested in babylonian cuneiform in all my life

    • @kelliintexas3575
      @kelliintexas3575 2 місяці тому

      You must not be paying attention. We are SURROUNDED by an ENTIRE CULTURE of Celebrities & Wealthy Elite OBSESSED with worshipping it & its God Molach.

  • @TeaBird01
    @TeaBird01 6 місяців тому +5

    Another delightful video from Mr. Finkel, and with Ms. Horsley guest-starring - I love it. So interesting.

  • @JoyceHariyono
    @JoyceHariyono 4 місяці тому +6

    Where have you been all my life?? You are simply marvelous....so happy to have found you. I have been a searcher all my life, through the 70 + years finding all sort of ancient truths. But in all honesty your presentation is the most delightful. Thank you and I have subscribed.right away 10 min into your talk. Here is hoping for a long and endearing talks of humanities true history that you will be partaking with us all around the world. There is hope that with all the exciting new discovery these past years , you can combined them with what the British Museum already has to solidify our histories even more. Love from Bali.