I’m native Assyrian of Nineveh , North iraq. We still speak our Aramaic or “sureth” language. We are the Mesopotamian people and love our ancient history ! Hail king Ashur on our flag !
Forgive me if I create a faux-pas but is there a connection between a Syrian and an Assyrian? This question has always been lurking in the back of my head and I'd appreciate any thoughts you might provide toward an answer.
if you assume he's correct in what he's talking about. This is almost entirely opinion, not fact, like most archeology is. Those guys keep telling us we couldn't build the pyramids today for example...we very well could, we just can not justify the expense of doing it which is very different from not being able to do it...and that's just one example of hundreds when it comes to this field.
I never knew it was possible to make the study of ancient mesopotamian artifacts entertaining and funny while being incredibly informative. What a charming and lovely human 😁
The real magic is turning such specific and erudite knowledge into raw material for an accessible and interesting video capable of capturing the attention of people around the world. Professor Finkel is the master wizard of pedagogy. A true Indiana Jones of ancient and modern words.
We can extrapolate further, still and say, ultimately, the "magic" with the utmost fidelity to the word, is, in fact, the technology ,which is definitely supernatural and just last millennium would have seemed otherworldly. Not to minimize Finkel or his awe inspiring lucubrations
@@ttacking_you have you read Tish & Pish (How to be of speakingness like Stephen Fry) by Stewart Ferris ? - thy words have stronger aroma than thy breath 😘
I'm sad that I missed the live lecture but thankyou so much for putting it up on UA-cam. Professor Finkel is always an absolute pleasure to listen too. Thanks Professor!
1. There are not a lot of bronzes unearthed in Egypt. The latest archeology proves that they were built by construction workers, not slaves. Slaves can eat high-quality beef and can be buried near the pyramids. 2. There is no history of bronze wares in Europe, only a very small amount of bronze is fished out of the water or bought from the antique market, so it is impossible to measure carbon 14 (compared with Sanxingdui in China to see what bronze wares can be measured by carbon 14) 3. There is no such thing in Europe Astronomical calendar (there are many observatory sites in China, there are no such sites in Europe, and it takes hundreds or thousands of years of continuous observation, calculation, and accumulation to have a calendar) 4. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, and China has unified weights and measures for more than 2,000 years. Many instruments related to measurement have been unearthed in China. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, so where does advanced arithmetic come from? History cannot be recorded until there has been no change for thousands of years. For the above points, can anyone overthrow it? If it cannot be overthrown, then ancient Babylon (someone obtained a cuneiform dictionary and translated clay tablets?), ancient Egypt, and ancient Greece are all false. Ancient Rome was a very small place not a great empire, let alone a civilization. If you look at the technology of the Song Dynasty in China and the Sanxingdui site, you will know the reason. Note that the first steam engine-driven car was also in China, but it is a pity that the Ming Dynasty, the creator of civilization, was stolen by barbarian Manchus and European missionaries, and rewritten the real history. 6. If Babylonian civilization is as great as described in textbooks, why is writing still written on clay tablets? Why not use noble sheepskin? 7. There is no such a grammatical dictionary for cuneiform, which can allow ordinary people to translate these clay tablets into modern characters. If there is no such dictionary, then they can make fakes at will. The ancient nautical chart of ancient Egypt is marked as Babylon, which is the map of China 600 years ago（it was codified by European missionaries to 1601）： www.loc.gov/item/2010585650/ This is a map of Europe：commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geographia_by_Ptolemy,_Aphricae_Tabula_III,_1540_Basel_edition_-_Maps_of_Africa_-_Robert_C._Williams_Paper_Museum_-_DSC00625.JPG
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@@sarahrosen4985 OH NO!!! Ok - here's the best way to keep up to date: log on to our website and you will find the dates for all of his upcoming events. Here's the link: www.archaeologynow.org/zoom-lectures
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Equally as divine as Dr Finkel & his presentation subject matter, is the reverent & intriguing community found here in the comments section of this video. Would that I could listen & engage with you all in person. I adore finding beautiful minds, melting in appreciation.
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1. There are not a lot of bronzes unearthed in Egypt. The latest archeology proves that they were built by construction workers, not slaves. Slaves can eat high-quality beef and can be buried near the pyramids. 2. There is no history of bronze wares in Europe, only a very small amount of bronze is fished out of the water or bought from the antique market, so it is impossible to measure carbon 14 (compared with Sanxingdui in China to see what bronze wares can be measured by carbon 14) 3. There is no such thing in Europe Astronomical calendar (there are many observatory sites in China, there are no such sites in Europe, and it takes hundreds or thousands of years of continuous observation, calculation, and accumulation to have a calendar) 4. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, and China has unified weights and measures for more than 2,000 years. Many instruments related to measurement have been unearthed in China. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, so where does advanced arithmetic come from? History cannot be recorded until there has been no change for thousands of years. For the above points, can anyone overthrow it? If it cannot be overthrown, then ancient Babylon (someone obtained a cuneiform dictionary and translated clay tablets?), ancient Egypt, and ancient Greece are all false. Ancient Rome was a very small place not a great empire, let alone a civilization. If you look at the technology of the Song Dynasty in China and the Sanxingdui site, you will know the reason. Note that the first steam engine-driven car was also in China, but it is a pity that the Ming Dynasty, the creator of civilization, was stolen by barbarian Manchus and European missionaries, and rewritten the real history. 6. If Babylonian civilization is as great as described in textbooks, why is writing still written on clay tablets? Why not use noble sheepskin? 7. There is no such a grammatical dictionary for cuneiform, which can allow ordinary people to translate these clay tablets into modern characters. If there is no such dictionary, then they can make fakes at will. The ancient nautical chart of ancient Egypt is marked as Babylon, which is the map of China 600 years ago（it was codified by European missionaries to 1601）： www.loc.gov/item/2010585650/ This is a map of Europe：commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geographia_by_Ptolemy,_Aphricae_Tabula_III,_1540_Basel_edition_-_Maps_of_Africa_-_Robert_C._Williams_Paper_Museum_-_DSC00625.JPG
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This was fantastically educational AND entertaining. Some guys will put you to sleep with their droning, but Professor Finkel is fantastically engaging! I'm guessing if you listen to enough of his lectures about the ancient Mesopotamian civilization, that it would be possible to create a work of fiction based on the ancient culture, tradition, and their writings. It would be interesting to see what life and culture was like, brought to life on screen.
1. There are not a lot of bronzes unearthed in Egypt. The latest archeology proves that they were built by construction workers, not slaves. Slaves can eat high-quality beef and can be buried near the pyramids. 2. There is no history of bronze wares in Europe, only a very small amount of bronze is fished out of the water or bought from the antique market, so it is impossible to measure carbon 14 (compared with Sanxingdui in China to see what bronze wares can be measured by carbon 14) 3. There is no such thing in Europe Astronomical calendar (there are many observatory sites in China, there are no such sites in Europe, and it takes hundreds or thousands of years of continuous observation, calculation, and accumulation to have a calendar) 4. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, and China has unified weights and measures for more than 2,000 years. Many instruments related to measurement have been unearthed in China. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, so where does advanced arithmetic come from? History cannot be recorded until there has been no change for thousands of years. For the above points, can anyone overthrow it? If it cannot be overthrown, then ancient Babylon (someone obtained a cuneiform dictionary and translated clay tablets?), ancient Egypt, and ancient Greece are all false. Ancient Rome was a very small place not a great empire, let alone a civilization. If you look at the technology of the Song Dynasty in China and the Sanxingdui site, you will know the reason. Note that the first steam engine-driven car was also in China, but it is a pity that the Ming Dynasty, the creator of civilization, was stolen by barbarian Manchus and European missionaries, and rewritten the real history. 6. If Babylonian civilization is as great as described in textbooks, why is writing still written on clay tablets? Why not use noble sheepskin? 7. There is no such a grammatical dictionary for cuneiform, which can allow ordinary people to translate these clay tablets into modern characters. If there is no such dictionary, then they can make fakes at will. The ancient nautical chart of ancient Egypt is marked as Babylon, which is the map of China 600 years ago（it was codified by European missionaries to 1601）： www.loc.gov/item/2010585650/ This is a map of Europe：commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geographia_by_Ptolemy,_Aphricae_Tabula_III,_1540_Basel_edition_-_Maps_of_Africa_-_Robert_C._Williams_Paper_Museum_-_DSC00625.JPG
Possibly worthy of mention is how the exact depiction of the dog standing up beside the character at @49:29 is a perfect depiction of the dog found in a familiar firestarter from the times of the Kievan Rus spanning from about 900-1390's CE, if not (earlier).
Fascinating as always. Your lecture sparked a memory for me. I was about eighteen when "The Exorcist" premiered. I read William Peter Blatty's book once I managed to find the courage to crawl from under my bed. In the book, the demon, "Blatty derived the character from Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, where the mythic Pazuzu was considered the king of the demons of the wind, and the son of the god Hanbi." I remember clearly thinking why would a being so powerful fear a couple of Catholic Priests?? It didn't make any sense. I'm sixty-seven today and it still doesn't make sense. But it did make everyone a ton of money and scared the poo out of an entire generation 8-) Something I'm sure good old Pazuzu would take pride in. I get it now. Father Merrin skipped too many Akkadian language classes! 8-D
Not sure how I ended up being this many years old when I discovered Dr. Finkel but life is exponentially better with this profound knowledge conveyed so expertly.
Professor Irving the White! :) Nice to have another lecture :) I wonder if it would be possible to hear about lilitu some day, and whether or not lilitu underwent a change after the change of the focus from early to later period. :)
Archeology as a dramatic performance: What joy! Thank you so much! If there were teachers everywhere who can do this, there would be no gaps of education anywhere.
I suspect that a lot of modern people would recognize the image of the mass produced protective figurines as being angelic in outline, and it makes me wonder at any cultural connections between these and concepts like the Hellenistic guardian daimon and the later guardian angel. I think it would be absolutely fascinating to trace these lines of cultural influence and see what people have done with the idea over time.
angels are derived from assyrian cherubs, so i'm sure this isn't a wild stretch. pretty sure sumerians had a flood myth as well, take that as you will.
I certainly note (and highly appreciate) the lack of infantalizing qualifiers and quasi-religious tribal mockery that has permeated modern discourse. Not even a hint of it. "Magic, crystals, rocks, astrology! Imagine!" Very refreshing to see that non-malfunctioning humans still exist to mentally connect historical incantations and ritualization with modern behavior.
I've always been at odds to why they would hang an evil object around their neck, or hang it in their home, looking at the Lamashtu, could it have something to do with what the woman experiences during child birth, or the days leading up to it. @30:40 7 months at the top, plus 3 weeks, below and on the right, made from a pinch of clay by Enki, his number is 40, which adds to 9 months. The first 40 days is known as the embryonic stage, when you start out as a 3 layer pinch, with a spike in the center, the notochord, with the claw of the eagle, it holds on to the womb, being hot, just out of the Blastula period, the top layer rises above the notochord, Pinching off a piece, that rolls up into a worm, following the notochord down to the other two, becoming the nerves, the top layer it came from, becomes the skin. Is the womb of the woman, above her Donkey, her buttocks, you receive your first scare, from being cut from the placenta, the Spears to the belly, the coming baby, the Swine is Damu "The Child", the Dog a symbol of Gula, the mother of Damu, the son of Pabilsag, we call Sagittarius, Half Man Half Donkey. Sagittarius is known as your hips & thighs, the holder of your buttocks, your donkey, something everybody rides into this world on, your mothers donkey. Scorpio is associated with the sexual organ, Ophiuchus is the womb of the Heavenly Goddess, this is the location of the Golden Gate of the Gods, where the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy enters the Milky Way Galaxy, and the eye of the Milky Way, the 7 Sisters, the sign Taurus, the Silver Gate of Man. The Swine star is associated with Delphinus the Dolphin, associated with the womb, and the 9 stars, the 9 months, with the 9 muses, the Dog Star Sirius, known as Canicula, 40 days long, and when they did the Maqlu, was seen as the Flaming Arrow of Pabilsag, Canicula means "Puppy Dog", the Goddess Gula was was the Harp Star, her Mighty Dog, was Hercules. Lamashtu sits in the shape of Hercules, next to Ophiuchus, the Serpent Holder. At the Foot of the Great One, we find the Fish Headed Gods, Dagon, the Mouth of the Southern Fish, Fomalhaut b, the fish that ate the 14th part of Osiris, the Great One is Aquarius, holding urns of water, the Sweating and Trembling, the Purification of the mothers body before the baby comes. Virgo is known as the Belly Button, and at her foot is the star Khambalia, meaning "Crooked-clawed". Place the Sun in Ophiuchus, 9 moths later the Sun is in Leo, but you're in the month of September, a Virgo. Sirius was known as the mother of Venus, and Orion the Father, Venus was known as Sopdu or Septu, his wife was Chensit/Khensit, which means "Placenta", Sopdu like Damu, were Dying and Rising Gods, associated with Healing. I'll end it here, if you like, you can call me by one of my 6 + 1 names, which seems to align with the symbols of Lamashtu, Weylyn Wyn Lewallyn Roger "I" Cupps McCullough, remember "Culo" means your Donkey, but its the other word they use. Hee-Haw Hee-Haw, is that not funny. Oh how I wish I could study under Dr. Finkel, I wish I could give him two thumbs up, it took it away, So I gave him 3 Thumbs Up, I had to put it back up there, LOL.420
In general, I think if a woman faced childbirth without modern medicine, she might hang on to just about anything for protection and good luck. For a woman, childbirth could mean death for mom or both.
Dr Finkel, thank you for wonderful overview. I hope that you will cover Babylonian Prayer/Demon Bowls/Traps, which had an exorcistic incantation inside and were buried upside-down under doorways and the quoins of houses. It appears that they needed renewal, but it was risky to remove them, so sometimes they ended up stacked together.
Great information. I am a major fan history and love to learn, but definitely no scholar. To me it’s fascinating to think of the beliefs and experiences of these people to lead to to such an interesting view of the supernatural.
Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and agains the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
A Romanian incantation I remember from my grandmother, against "evil eye" (in popular belief, "evil eye" is inflicted by a random admirer, when the admirer is looking/stare at, and liking someone too much, this will make the admired person sick, give headaches to the admired, etc). My grandma was saying this incantation three times, fast pieced and in a whispered low voice, almost unintelligible to the enchanted: Ieși deochi dintre ochi, Din gene, din sprâncene, Din boierignimi, din bojogi, din ficați, De unde cocoș nu cântă, Fată mare nu calcă, Sa rămână [insert the name of the enchanted person here] luminat(ă), curat(ă), Ca de Maica Precista lăsat(ă). Ptiu, ptiu, ptiu! ----------------------------------------- In translation: Get away evil eye, From eyelashes, from eyebrows, From lungs, from liver, From where no rooster sings, And no virgin walks, So [insert person name here] to remain sainted and clean, As if would be from the Virgin Mary. Ptiu, ptiu, ptiu! (onomatopoeic sound mimicking spitting) :o)
A'udhu bi kalimat-Allah il-tammah min kulli shaytanin wa hammah wa min kulli 'aynin lammah" Meaning: I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from every demonic entity, poisonous reptile and from every envious evil eye.
33:40 Isn't that table the torture device known as "The Rack?" You've got the holes in the "headboard" to secure the wrists and at the foot of this "bed" you can see the roller or spool with the ropes around it to tie to the "patient's" legs, and the crank on the end to rotate the spool and streeetch out the "patient," or so it seems to me... Peace 🙏
Dear Dr Finkel , I have reason to believe you may be a learned wizard yourself. Not of the evil Babylonian sorcerer type, but more of a dumbledoren sage with a heart of gold and stores of wisdom… You are an excellent communicator / teacher, thankyou for your work and sharing your wisdom !!!
I’m so glad scholars are talking about such an essential part of our ancestors culture, magic. I try to do my part by trying to explain Mesoamerican magic. Thank you.
We should understand the mouth expelling and also all the ears listening but not with bended knees like our ancestors and their smiling helplesness with trembling fingers and eyes shut. .. Remembering the old woman Rigelceva babica, die Rigelc Oma: URAH JE DEVET, URAH NI DEVET... im Dorf des Banus, Banja Vas an der Roemerstrasze zur Draufaehre an der Mündung der Bela hinunter....
I remember reading that last bit about the worm when I was 13 - I think it had just been translated, which shows my age. Marvelously brought to life with Finkel's reading!
Could you please add an academic citation for the fact that there was a shift from blaming (human) witches for illness to blaming demons, devils, and ghosts? I'd like to look at this a bit more. Thank you for the interesting video.
Very interesting. Thumbs up. My major concern would be whether or not a “Good Demon” is just playing the “Good Demon/Bad Demon” Game. Personally, I have experienced challenges, from what I call “False Friends”.
@Kelly Harbeson Hi Kelly! Good question, a question I have often pondered. --- My personal short answer: If you keep yourself “ritually clean”, you won’t be facing any “Demons”. --- CREATOR designed “man”, such that Demons should NOT be seen. --- My personal belief, is that when CREATOR created “Light”, CREATOR was assigning a very limited “spectrum” of frequencies, that “man” can normally “sense”, which does NOT include the frequencies, in which Demons reside. Keeping oneself “ritually clean”, is more of a challenge than most folks think, because “Dark Powers” constantly bombard man with “Spells”, designed to PREVENT us from being “ritually clean”. --- My personal “defense rituals”, I think of as “common sense”, mostly, AVOIDING the bombardment. --- I keep my apartment clean and tidy. No decorations - everything is functional, and I can find what I seek. I do not own a cell phone or TV. My intent is to provide “value” to Universe, mostly by compliance with the “Golden Rule”, and catching up on Knowledge. I pay attention to personal hygiene. My former Old Time Fiddle Instructor used to correctly say, “We let our vision overwhelm our other senses.” --- I tend to avoid events with too much “visual stimulus”. For instance, if I attend a musical program, it is my desire to see and hear Musicians, not a bunch of pyrotechnics, explosions, flashing lights, and drone displays. I will never again watch the “Superbowl”. --- The few “free movies” I watch on UA-cam these days, I watch on my laptop. I watch movies more for “Knowledge” than “visual stimulation”. I plan to never own a large-screen TV. Kelly, I’m a “Conspiracy Dude”, thus, I don’t expect anyone to believe what I write. Nevertheless, here are related questions I have pondered, in the event that anyone is interested. --- If ancient “Gods” were so powerful, why do they ALL need WORSHIP from man, Temples built for them, and “Sacrifices”??? --- If ancient “Gods” were so powerful and benevolent, why does “man” constantly engage in War??? Why didn’t the “Gods” use their powers, to promote Harmony and Cooperation??? --- I am a believer in “CREATOR”, and I am a believer that CREATOR designed Universe, such that “Salvation” is at hand. But I am also a believer that, to achieve “Salvation”, man is required to allow Demons to REMAIN hidden. --- Just some thoughts. Good luck choosing your own path. Rock
Wait, you mean like a person? People do that every day. We abide by the letter of the law... Until we find ourselves late for work... Then we break the law. There are no good or bad anythings. There's just stuff making choices with sociological consequences.
@@themarlboromandalorian Hi Din! Yup! Just like a person. Din, as I wrote in a response above, I don't expect anyone to believe anything I write, but I pass on some PERSONAL beliefs, in case anyone is interested. You wrote, "There are no good or bad anything." --- I have developed a different perspective. I believe that there are ABSOLUTE definitions of "Good" and "Evil". --- Definition of "Good": A set of "Moral Beliefs", resulting in one's "Actions and Behavior", that self-sustain the individual and the species. --- Definition of "Evil": A set of "Moral Beliefs", resulting in one's "Actions and Behavior", that are self-terminating. --- The "Key" to attaining a set of "Moral Beliefs" that are "Good", is the "Golden Rule", to "Treat others as you wish to be treated." --- As you correctly pointed out, choices have consequences. "Moral Beliefs" ARE NOT CALCULATED in a man's "Brain"; instead, "Moral Beliefs" are calculated in a man's "Soul". --- A man's "Brain" can calculate a limitless number of permutations, concerning affects, advantages, disadvantages, desired results, etc. --- But a man's "Soul" can ONLY MAKE ONE DECISION, "Yes or No". Should the man travel that path, or NOT travel that path? --- My analysis of the current "Mayhem" on this Planet, is that the so-called "Elite", have been conned into allowing their "Brains" to override their "Souls". --- ALL MEN KNOW the "Golden Rule". Even "Evil men" know WHEN they need to lie, and WHEN they need to keep Secrets. BTW, when I use the word "man", I am NOT using the Genesis, Ch 2, implication that the word, "man", denotes "male". --- There is a Chapter in the Bible PRIOR to Chapter Two, called Chapter One. --- Genesis, Chapter One, occurs in the Bible PRIOR to the "Generations" listing in Ch 2, v 4. --- In Chapter One, V 27, the word "man" denotes a SPECIES, with Genders "male" and "female". --- This is obviously JUST ME, but you will rarely see me write the word, "woman". What everybody else calls "woman", I call "female man". My authority to use "female man", is Genesis, Ch 1, v 27. --- Just last week, I read a possibility about how the word "woman", originated in Genesis, Ch 2. The word "woman" was derived from "man with a womb", or "womb-man", shortened to "woman". --- Nobody ever addresses the issue, of why the words "Man" and "Woman" in Genesis, Ch 2, v 23, are CAPITALIZED, indicating that the words are NAMES, not genders OR species. But that's just me. Rock
Dr. Finkel if youre reading this thank you very much for your hard work and dedication in your passion. Mesopotamian history is very important for many different religions and cultures. Theres no doubt it is valuable so thank you for everything you've contributed to.
I would like to address the "goat like" figure. The tail is longish and down pointing. Goats carry their tales perpendicular to their spines. Sheep's tails hang down. Zackel sheep had horns like that in the twisted V formation. Few Zackel derived breeds still exist but the Racka sheep from Hungary do and have these impressive horns. Not sure if this will cause any eureka moment. Just thought it might be important if this was a sheep or a goat since they traditionally represent different ideas in the Middle East region.
ive missed your videos an awful lot. i still think you need to challenge more people to a game of ur. and any one i share your ark video with doesn't want to converse with me any longer.😅 i hope you keep going for as long as you can sir, thank you professor irving.
I just discovered this lecture series today and I’ve been binge-watching all afternoon. Professor Finkel is engaging, informative and utterly delightful. I particularly enjoyed his synopsis of The Exorcist (“the whole miserable business” 😂) and think I may have spotted another pop-culture reference: does anyone else think that the statue of ‘Pasusu’ (apologies for the spelling) at 29:55 looks a little like Yondu Udonta from Guardians of the Galaxy? 😂
1. There are not a lot of bronzes unearthed in Egypt. The latest archeology proves that they were built by construction workers, not slaves. Slaves can eat high-quality beef and can be buried near the pyramids. 2. There is no history of bronze wares in Europe, only a very small amount of bronze is fished out of the water or bought from the antique market, so it is impossible to measure carbon 14 (compared with Sanxingdui in China to see what bronze wares can be measured by carbon 14) 3. There is no such thing in Europe Astronomical calendar (there are many observatory sites in China, there are no such sites in Europe, and it takes hundreds or thousands of years of continuous observation, calculation, and accumulation to have a calendar) 4. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, and China has unified weights and measures for more than 2,000 years. Many instruments related to measurement have been unearthed in China. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, so where does advanced arithmetic come from? History cannot be recorded until there has been no change for thousands of years. For the above points, can anyone overthrow it? If it cannot be overthrown, then ancient Babylon (someone obtained a cuneiform dictionary and translated clay tablets?), ancient Egypt, and ancient Greece are all false. Ancient Rome was a very small place not a great empire, let alone a civilization. If you look at the technology of the Song Dynasty in China and the Sanxingdui site, you will know the reason. Note that the first steam engine-driven car was also in China, but it is a pity that the Ming Dynasty, the creator of civilization, was stolen by barbarian Manchus and European missionaries, and rewritten the real history. 6. If Babylonian civilization is as great as described in textbooks, why is writing still written on clay tablets? Why not use noble sheepskin? 7. There is no such a grammatical dictionary for cuneiform, which can allow ordinary people to translate these clay tablets into modern characters. If there is no such dictionary, then they can make fakes at will. The ancient nautical chart of ancient Egypt is marked as Babylon, which is the map of China 600 years ago（it was codified by European missionaries to 1601）： www.loc.gov/item/2010585650/ This is a map of Europe：commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geographia_by_Ptolemy,_Aphricae_Tabula_III,_1540_Basel_edition_-_Maps_of_Africa_-_Robert_C._Williams_Paper_Museum_-_DSC00625.JPG
Making ancient history sexy and intriguing as always. Be thankful for people who breathe life into such topics. It takes effort to compile and humanize lectures on these topics. Make them palatable to you and I. People like this make organic chemistry, electrical engineering, and mathematics, again sexy. Wax poetic about these people. Share them with people who do/don't deserve them. You never know who could be touched.
This is very interesting to me because the figures and beliefs you speak about still persist in animistic cultures in Asia. From the protector figures to the defensive dogs, these symbols are still found today. The objects I study, the antique singing bowls, are related to earlier bowls from ancient Persia which traveled along the silk road. These beliefs traveled in a similar way. However, I challenge your idea about the bell shown: this particular bell looks like an animal bell. I wonder if there was a bell culture like you suggest - do you have any more clues about the use of bells and sound in antiquity? It is obviously very interesting to me and my field of antique instruments.
I’m native Assyrian of Nineveh , North iraq. We still speak our Aramaic or “sureth” language. We are the Mesopotamian people and love our ancient history ! Hail king Ashur on our flag !
My best friend is half Assyrian. There's a lot of them in Chicago. Your guys flag is really cool
@@dreamersdisease2481 yes true ! a large population in Chicago, Arizona, Cali !
Forgive me if I create a faux-pas but is there a connection between a Syrian and an Assyrian? This question has always been lurking in the back of my head and I'd appreciate any thoughts you might provide toward an answer.
Long may your people thrive!
Dr. Finkel is my favourite wizard
Irving the white
Perfection
I have no idea who he is but yes.
So say we all
I feel like at any moment he's about to interrupt himself, look me right in the eye and ask if I'd like a cup of tea.
Prof Finkel is a genius when it comes to explaining Mesopotamian culture. Thank you for this wonderful lecture.
I've always got time for some Finkel!
if you assume he's correct in what he's talking about. This is almost entirely opinion, not fact, like most archeology is. Those guys keep telling us we couldn't build the pyramids today for example...we very well could, we just can not justify the expense of doing it which is very different from not being able to do it...and that's just one example of hundreds when it comes to this field.
They aren't successful unless the masses are superstitious...
So, it's time for the masses to wakeup to the propaganda of false magic...
FUN FACT: Dr. Irving Finkle was born and grew up in Uruk. Over 6000 years ago. This is why they keep him in the British Museum.
@@BrettonFerguson I'd suspected something like that was the case!
When He leans in and whispers like it’s a secret just between us….. I feel so special.
You're special all right...
I never knew it was possible to make the study of ancient mesopotamian artifacts entertaining and funny while being incredibly informative. What a charming and lovely human 😁
Well said!
That's why we're here!
The real magic is turning such specific and erudite knowledge into raw material for an accessible and interesting video capable of capturing the attention of people around the world. Professor Finkel is the master wizard of pedagogy. A true Indiana Jones of ancient and modern words.
So beautifully said. One 🎟️ ticket to dinner & conversation for you sir.
He's not been close to the SAS. I have. My subject's the birth of the Renaissance.
We can extrapolate further, still and say, ultimately, the "magic" with the utmost fidelity to the word, is, in fact, the technology ,which is definitely supernatural and just last millennium would have seemed otherworldly. Not to minimize Finkel or his awe inspiring lucubrations
@@ttacking_you have you read Tish & Pish (How to be of speakingness like Stephen Fry) by Stewart Ferris ? - thy words have stronger aroma than thy breath 😘
@@malaikamillions Is that a laudation or deprecation ?
Irving Finkel is one of those people who can't be replaced and whose contribution to their field of research will outlive them.
I love it when Dumbledore explains arcane magic.
I'm sad that I missed the live lecture but thankyou so much for putting it up on UA-cam. Professor Finkel is always an absolute pleasure to listen too. Thanks Professor!
log on to our website for all the dates for his upcoming pieces. Here's the link: www.archaeologynow.org/zoom-lectures
Dr. Finkel's next UA-cam live event is Sunday June 11 at 3pm CST! Looking forward to seeing you there!
1. There are not a lot of bronzes unearthed in Egypt. The latest archeology proves that they were built by construction workers, not slaves. Slaves can eat high-quality beef and can be buried near the pyramids. 2. There is no history of bronze wares in Europe, only a very small amount of bronze is fished out of the water or bought from the antique market, so it is impossible to measure carbon 14 (compared with Sanxingdui in China to see what bronze wares can be measured by carbon 14) 3. There is no such thing in Europe Astronomical calendar (there are many observatory sites in China, there are no such sites in Europe, and it takes hundreds or thousands of years of continuous observation, calculation, and accumulation to have a calendar) 4. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, and China has unified weights and measures for more than 2,000 years. Many instruments related to measurement have been unearthed in China. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, so where does advanced arithmetic come from? History cannot be recorded until there has been no change for thousands of years. For the above points, can anyone overthrow it? If it cannot be overthrown, then ancient Babylon (someone obtained a cuneiform dictionary and translated clay tablets?), ancient Egypt, and ancient Greece are all false. Ancient Rome was a very small place not a great empire, let alone a civilization. If you look at the technology of the Song Dynasty in China and the Sanxingdui site, you will know the reason. Note that the first steam engine-driven car was also in China, but it is a pity that the Ming Dynasty, the creator of civilization, was stolen by barbarian Manchus and European missionaries, and rewritten the real history. 6. If Babylonian civilization is as great as described in textbooks, why is writing still written on clay tablets? Why not use noble sheepskin? 7. There is no such a grammatical dictionary for cuneiform, which can allow ordinary people to translate these clay tablets into modern characters. If there is no such dictionary, then they can make fakes at will.
The ancient nautical chart of ancient Egypt is marked as Babylon, which is the map of China 600 years ago（it was codified by European missionaries to 1601）：
www.loc.gov/item/2010585650/
This is a map of Europe：commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geographia_by_Ptolemy,_Aphricae_Tabula_III,_1540_Basel_edition_-_Maps_of_Africa_-_Robert_C._Williams_Paper_Museum_-_DSC00625.JPG
@@beamazed1162I'd recommend you make an appointment to check for Schizophrenia.
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Finkel is a powerful magician able to dispel the demons ignorance with a beautiful voice.
he exorcizes the demon of idiocy with great force and determination.
He’s the type of wizard who doesn’t even need to use spells and incantations, just persuassion alone is enough.
@@nothisispatrick4644 Our minds and souls are enlighten at his mere presence
God y’all really want to hook up with him that bad huh
Dr. Finkel has a wonderfully dramatic lighting setup for this topic; he must be protected at all costs as a global treasure.
It's impossible to learn enough about this culture and time period in one lifetime. Thanks for breaking it down for us Dr.
So glad you enjoyed it.
It's a true privilege to be able to listen to him and to take part of his exceptional knowledge.
Always love Finkel's lectures. Like a lovely raspberry truffle for the brain.
With a raspberry liqueur filling, obvs
😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉
I see a lot of people are familiar with his work. Would you know where to find the largest compilation of his lectures?
@@Wakaflockaflanki'd like to know as well
Delicious
First of three new lectures? We are truly blessed
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I missed the live, so now I have to turn on alerts for this channel. I never want to miss another Irving Finkel lecture.
I have alerts on and still didn't get one. :-(
you have to book through eventbright. You get a link in your email :)
@@damaracarpenter8316 but how do we get notifications that there is an event so we can go to Eventbrite to register?
@@sarahrosen4985 OH NO!!! Ok - here's the best way to keep up to date: log on to our website and you will find the dates for all of his upcoming events. Here's the link: www.archaeologynow.org/zoom-lectures
@@sarahrosen4985 here's the website link: www.archaeologynow.org/zoom-lectures
This is THE best way to keep up-to-date.
Another option is checking out the "Community" section of the UA-cam channel. We post links there as well.
Prof Finkel is a world treasure.
Irving Finkel is my favorite. He has such a passion.
I love this man.
Equally as divine as Dr Finkel & his presentation subject matter, is the reverent & intriguing community found here in the comments section of this video. Would that I could listen & engage with you all in person. I adore finding beautiful minds, melting in appreciation.
I damn need Dr. Finkle to do a series on Gilgamesh and all its ties to Mesopotamian history
Now THAT is an amazing idea! We're putting it into the hopper!
@@ArchaeologyNow Has this happened yet? Please.
If everyone had Dr. Finkel as a teacher we would all wiser for it.
Irving Finkel is a global treasure
3 new lectures from Dr. Finkel! Hurrah!
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We are all so lucky to have such amazing Akkadian scholars making accessible such important ancient knowledge.
Who is this man? He’s so wonderful. I could listen to him for hours.
I adore Archchancellor Ridcully's Lectures, they're informative beyond the subject and keep you awake in the most delightful of manners.
I love hearing his story telling using these facts. If only all teachers were like this.
1. There are not a lot of bronzes unearthed in Egypt. The latest archeology proves that they were built by construction workers, not slaves. Slaves can eat high-quality beef and can be buried near the pyramids. 2. There is no history of bronze wares in Europe, only a very small amount of bronze is fished out of the water or bought from the antique market, so it is impossible to measure carbon 14 (compared with Sanxingdui in China to see what bronze wares can be measured by carbon 14) 3. There is no such thing in Europe Astronomical calendar (there are many observatory sites in China, there are no such sites in Europe, and it takes hundreds or thousands of years of continuous observation, calculation, and accumulation to have a calendar) 4. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, and China has unified weights and measures for more than 2,000 years. Many instruments related to measurement have been unearthed in China. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, so where does advanced arithmetic come from? History cannot be recorded until there has been no change for thousands of years. For the above points, can anyone overthrow it? If it cannot be overthrown, then ancient Babylon (someone obtained a cuneiform dictionary and translated clay tablets?), ancient Egypt, and ancient Greece are all false. Ancient Rome was a very small place not a great empire, let alone a civilization. If you look at the technology of the Song Dynasty in China and the Sanxingdui site, you will know the reason. Note that the first steam engine-driven car was also in China, but it is a pity that the Ming Dynasty, the creator of civilization, was stolen by barbarian Manchus and European missionaries, and rewritten the real history. 6. If Babylonian civilization is as great as described in textbooks, why is writing still written on clay tablets? Why not use noble sheepskin? 7. There is no such a grammatical dictionary for cuneiform, which can allow ordinary people to translate these clay tablets into modern characters. If there is no such dictionary, then they can make fakes at will.
The ancient nautical chart of ancient Egypt is marked as Babylon, which is the map of China 600 years ago（it was codified by European missionaries to 1601）：
www.loc.gov/item/2010585650/
This is a map of Europe：commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geographia_by_Ptolemy,_Aphricae_Tabula_III,_1540_Basel_edition_-_Maps_of_Africa_-_Robert_C._Williams_Paper_Museum_-_DSC00625.JPG
Dr Finkel reminds me of Gandalf. I love the way he makes his lectures so entertaining.
Listened to his Presentation “LIVE” earlier today and now Again ! Yes, It just so happens that I’m a Fan ❗️
Thank you, Dr. Finkel
I appreciate the efforts you put fourth to educate us heathens.
Yes, Dr Finkel! Sad I missed the Live. Watching now! He's the best!
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Thank you Professor Finkel for enlighten me immensely on ancient Mesopotamia.
Nothing more educational and also entertaining than listening to my favourite Jedi Master....😊
I love listening and learning from Dr. Irving Finkel. If i see an upload with him, i must watch. Thankyou Dr. Irving Finkel for sharing your knowlage.
When he explains, I actually understand.
the first history lesson that entranced me in grade school was on the Sumerians and Mesopotamia - love this presentation, thank you from canada 🍁
Me, too...and also in Canada!😀👋
This was fantastically educational AND entertaining. Some guys will put you to sleep with their droning, but Professor Finkel is fantastically engaging! I'm guessing if you listen to enough of his lectures about the ancient Mesopotamian civilization, that it would be possible to create a work of fiction based on the ancient culture, tradition, and their writings.
It would be interesting to see what life and culture was like, brought to life on screen.
I absolutely love listening to this man. If my tutors were as enthusiastic has he is I'd never would have wagged school.
Brilliant as always, Prof Finkel! Your lectures are always not only fascinating but also wildly entertaining. Cheers!
1. There are not a lot of bronzes unearthed in Egypt. The latest archeology proves that they were built by construction workers, not slaves. Slaves can eat high-quality beef and can be buried near the pyramids. 2. There is no history of bronze wares in Europe, only a very small amount of bronze is fished out of the water or bought from the antique market, so it is impossible to measure carbon 14 (compared with Sanxingdui in China to see what bronze wares can be measured by carbon 14) 3. There is no such thing in Europe Astronomical calendar (there are many observatory sites in China, there are no such sites in Europe, and it takes hundreds or thousands of years of continuous observation, calculation, and accumulation to have a calendar) 4. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, and China has unified weights and measures for more than 2,000 years. Many instruments related to measurement have been unearthed in China. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, so where does advanced arithmetic come from? History cannot be recorded until there has been no change for thousands of years. For the above points, can anyone overthrow it? If it cannot be overthrown, then ancient Babylon (someone obtained a cuneiform dictionary and translated clay tablets?), ancient Egypt, and ancient Greece are all false. Ancient Rome was a very small place not a great empire, let alone a civilization. If you look at the technology of the Song Dynasty in China and the Sanxingdui site, you will know the reason. Note that the first steam engine-driven car was also in China, but it is a pity that the Ming Dynasty, the creator of civilization, was stolen by barbarian Manchus and European missionaries, and rewritten the real history. 6. If Babylonian civilization is as great as described in textbooks, why is writing still written on clay tablets? Why not use noble sheepskin? 7. There is no such a grammatical dictionary for cuneiform, which can allow ordinary people to translate these clay tablets into modern characters. If there is no such dictionary, then they can make fakes at will.
The ancient nautical chart of ancient Egypt is marked as Babylon, which is the map of China 600 years ago（it was codified by European missionaries to 1601）：
www.loc.gov/item/2010585650/
This is a map of Europe：commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geographia_by_Ptolemy,_Aphricae_Tabula_III,_1540_Basel_edition_-_Maps_of_Africa_-_Robert_C._Williams_Paper_Museum_-_DSC00625.JPG
Fantastic lectures from our beloved Dr. Finkel.
Thank you Dr Finkel, you are a guardian angel.
Possibly worthy of mention is how the exact depiction of the dog standing up beside the character at @49:29 is a perfect depiction of the dog found in a familiar firestarter from the times of the Kievan Rus spanning from about 900-1390's CE, if not (earlier).
Dr Finkel is just the bomb.. period. I love listening to him.
I would give anything to visit this man and have tea and chat about history! My favorite gent!!
Miracles of Symbols!
Depicted in all the religious scripts and all over every civilization from man day one on the Earth.
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A most interesting lecture and as always Dr Finkel is a marvelous speaker.
Discovered this video after a night out at the bar. Glad I did. Thank you! Very powerful visual material for my music work.
Well...spend a little more time on our channel! The weather is great!
Thanks! Dr. Irving 😎👍🏻
Fascinating as always. Your lecture sparked a memory for me. I was about eighteen when "The Exorcist" premiered. I read William Peter Blatty's book once I managed to find the courage to crawl from under my bed. In the book, the demon, "Blatty derived the character from Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, where the mythic Pazuzu was considered the king of the demons of the wind, and the son of the god Hanbi." I remember clearly thinking why would a being so powerful fear a couple of Catholic Priests?? It didn't make any sense. I'm sixty-seven today and it still doesn't make sense. But it did make everyone a ton of money and scared the poo out of an entire generation 8-) Something I'm sure good old Pazuzu would take pride in. I get it now. Father Merrin skipped too many Akkadian language classes! 8-D
What a treat to discover this !
I loved the lecture, Dr. Finkel!
I am greatly comforted to now know that Pazuzu is on our side
It would be nice to see a documentry on shared influences and philosophies of the Mesopotamians and other cultures.
Such an amazing scholar and communicator.
Not sure how I ended up being this many years old when I discovered Dr. Finkel but life is exponentially better with this profound knowledge conveyed so expertly.
The world quite needs more men with minds like his.
This is brilliant . A great lecture thank you
Professor Irving the White! :) Nice to have another lecture :) I wonder if it would be possible to hear about lilitu some day, and whether or not lilitu underwent a change after the change of the focus from early to later period. :)
Archeology as a dramatic performance: What joy! Thank you so much! If there were teachers everywhere who can do this, there would be no gaps of education anywhere.
Great lecture Dr. Finkel.
👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽
Thanks!
I suspect that a lot of modern people would recognize the image of the mass produced protective figurines as being angelic in outline, and it makes me wonder at any cultural connections between these and concepts like the Hellenistic guardian daimon and the later guardian angel. I think it would be absolutely fascinating to trace these lines of cultural influence and see what people have done with the idea over time.
angels are derived from assyrian cherubs, so i'm sure this isn't a wild stretch. pretty sure sumerians had a flood myth as well, take that as you will.
I certainly note (and highly appreciate) the lack of infantalizing qualifiers and quasi-religious tribal mockery that has permeated modern discourse. Not even a hint of it. "Magic, crystals, rocks, astrology! Imagine!" Very refreshing to see that non-malfunctioning humans still exist to mentally connect historical incantations and ritualization with modern behavior.
I've always been at odds to why they would hang an evil object around their neck, or hang it in their home, looking at the Lamashtu, could it have something to do with what the woman experiences during child birth, or the days leading up to it.
@30:40 7 months at the top, plus 3 weeks, below and on the right, made from a pinch of clay by Enki, his number is 40, which adds to 9 months. The first 40 days is known as the embryonic stage, when you start out as a 3 layer pinch, with a spike in the center, the notochord, with the claw of the eagle, it holds on to the womb, being hot, just out of the Blastula period, the top layer rises above the notochord, Pinching off a piece, that rolls up into a worm, following the notochord down to the other two, becoming the nerves, the top layer it came from, becomes the skin. Is the womb of the woman, above her Donkey, her buttocks, you receive your first scare, from being cut from the placenta, the Spears to the belly, the coming baby, the Swine is Damu "The Child", the Dog a symbol of Gula, the mother of Damu, the son of Pabilsag, we call Sagittarius, Half Man Half Donkey.
Sagittarius is known as your hips & thighs, the holder of your buttocks, your donkey, something everybody rides into this world on, your mothers donkey. Scorpio is associated with the sexual organ, Ophiuchus is the womb of the Heavenly Goddess, this is the location of the Golden Gate of the Gods, where the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy enters the Milky Way Galaxy, and the eye of the Milky Way, the 7 Sisters, the sign Taurus, the Silver Gate of Man.
The Swine star is associated with Delphinus the Dolphin, associated with the womb, and the 9 stars, the 9 months, with the 9 muses, the Dog Star Sirius, known as Canicula, 40 days long, and when they did the Maqlu, was seen as the Flaming Arrow of Pabilsag, Canicula means "Puppy Dog", the Goddess Gula was was the Harp Star, her Mighty Dog, was Hercules.
Lamashtu sits in the shape of Hercules, next to Ophiuchus, the Serpent Holder. At the Foot of the Great One, we find the Fish Headed Gods, Dagon, the Mouth of the Southern Fish, Fomalhaut b, the fish that ate the 14th part of Osiris, the Great One is Aquarius, holding urns of water, the Sweating and Trembling, the Purification of the mothers body before the baby comes.
Virgo is known as the Belly Button, and at her foot is the star Khambalia, meaning "Crooked-clawed". Place the Sun in Ophiuchus, 9 moths later the Sun is in Leo, but you're in the month of September, a Virgo.
Sirius was known as the mother of Venus, and Orion the Father, Venus was known as Sopdu or Septu, his wife was Chensit/Khensit, which means "Placenta", Sopdu like Damu, were Dying and Rising Gods, associated with Healing.
I'll end it here, if you like, you can call me by one of my 6 + 1 names, which seems to align with the symbols of Lamashtu, Weylyn Wyn Lewallyn Roger "I" Cupps McCullough, remember "Culo" means your Donkey, but its the other word they use. Hee-Haw Hee-Haw, is that not funny.
Oh how I wish I could study under Dr. Finkel, I wish I could give him two thumbs up, it took it away, So I gave him 3 Thumbs Up, I had to put it back up there, LOL.420
Impressive knowledge brother.
In general, I think if a woman faced childbirth without modern medicine, she might hang on to just about anything for protection and good luck. For a woman, childbirth could mean death for mom or both.
Dr Finkel, thank you for wonderful overview. I hope that you will cover Babylonian Prayer/Demon Bowls/Traps, which had an exorcistic incantation inside and were buried upside-down under doorways and the quoins of houses. It appears that they needed renewal, but it was risky to remove them, so sometimes they ended up stacked together.
Great information. I am a major fan history and love to learn, but definitely no scholar. To me it’s fascinating to think of the beliefs and experiences of these people to lead to to such an interesting view of the supernatural.
Dr. Finkel is a legend!
Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and agains the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Something I knew nothing about! Wonderful!
A Romanian incantation I remember from my grandmother, against "evil eye" (in popular belief, "evil eye" is inflicted by a random admirer, when the admirer is looking/stare at, and liking someone too much, this will make the admired person sick, give headaches to the admired, etc).
My grandma was saying this incantation three times, fast pieced and in a whispered low voice, almost unintelligible to the enchanted:
Ieși deochi dintre ochi,
Din gene, din sprâncene,
Din boierignimi, din bojogi, din ficați,
De unde cocoș nu cântă,
Fată mare nu calcă,
Sa rămână [insert the name of the enchanted person here] luminat(ă), curat(ă),
Ca de Maica Precista lăsat(ă).
Ptiu, ptiu, ptiu!
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In translation:
Get away evil eye,
From eyelashes, from eyebrows,
From lungs, from liver,
From where no rooster sings,
And no virgin walks,
So [insert person name here] to remain sainted and clean,
As if would be from the Virgin Mary.
Ptiu, ptiu, ptiu! (onomatopoeic sound mimicking spitting)
:o)
That learning came from muslims even the spitting part we say after a verse against the devil
A'udhu bi kalimat-Allah il-tammah min kulli shaytanin wa hammah wa min kulli 'aynin lammah"
Meaning: I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from every demonic entity, poisonous reptile and from every envious evil eye.
I loved the narration of the tooth extraction
33:40 Isn't that table the torture device known as "The Rack?" You've got the holes in the "headboard" to secure the wrists and at the foot of this "bed" you can see the roller or spool with the ropes around it to tie to the "patient's" legs, and the crank on the end to rotate the spool and streeetch out the "patient," or so it seems to me...
Peace 🙏
My first with Dr. Finkel .... enjoyed very much ❤️ thank u 👉👑
So glad you have joined the journey! Welcome aboard!
Dear Dr Finkel , I have reason to believe you may be a learned wizard yourself. Not of the evil Babylonian sorcerer type, but more of a dumbledoren sage with a heart of gold and stores of wisdom… You are an excellent communicator / teacher, thankyou for your work and sharing your wisdom !!!
I’m so glad scholars are talking about such an essential part of our ancestors culture, magic. I try to do my part by trying to explain Mesoamerican magic. Thank you.
We should understand the mouth expelling and also all the ears listening but not with bended knees like our ancestors and their smiling helplesness with trembling fingers and eyes shut. .. Remembering the old woman Rigelceva babica, die Rigelc Oma: URAH JE DEVET, URAH NI DEVET... im Dorf des Banus, Banja Vas an der Roemerstrasze zur Draufaehre an der Mündung der Bela hinunter....
Mr Finkel, I could listen to you talk all day every day.
great information shared by dr.finkel , thank you so much.
I second the idea that The Exorcist is "most upsetting" and not worth watching. Another great lecture!
absolutely fascinating!
❤❤❤❤❤I ‘m your new fan ! ❤❤❤❤I’m so happy I founded this channel ❤️❤️
Thank you for using black background like a pro. My respect doubled.
Thank you.
Dr. Finkel brightens my day, while speaking of Eeevil 😊
I remember reading that last bit about the worm when I was 13 - I think it had just been translated, which shows my age. Marvelously brought to life with Finkel's reading!
Very good!
(A correction, if I may: Buckingham Palace Guards do not wear Busbies, but Bearskins.)
Could you please add an academic citation for the fact that there was a shift from blaming (human) witches for illness to blaming demons, devils, and ghosts? I'd like to look at this a bit more. Thank you for the interesting video.
We will see if we can obtain
Great work. Happy to find your channel
Thank you. We're happy you are 9n this journey with us
Very interesting. Thumbs up.
My major concern would be whether or not a “Good Demon” is just playing the “Good Demon/Bad Demon” Game.
Personally, I have experienced challenges, from what I call “False Friends”.
@Kelly Harbeson
Hi Kelly! Good question, a question I have often pondered.
--- My personal short answer: If you keep yourself “ritually clean”, you won’t be facing any “Demons”.
--- CREATOR designed “man”, such that Demons should NOT be seen.
--- My personal belief, is that when CREATOR created “Light”, CREATOR was assigning a very limited “spectrum” of frequencies, that “man” can normally “sense”, which does NOT include the frequencies, in which Demons reside.
Keeping oneself “ritually clean”, is more of a challenge than most folks think, because “Dark Powers” constantly bombard man with “Spells”, designed to PREVENT us from being “ritually clean”.
--- My personal “defense rituals”, I think of as “common sense”, mostly, AVOIDING the bombardment.
--- I keep my apartment clean and tidy. No decorations - everything is functional, and I can find what I seek. I do not own a cell phone or TV. My intent is to provide “value” to Universe, mostly by compliance with the “Golden Rule”, and catching up on Knowledge. I pay attention to personal hygiene.
My former Old Time Fiddle Instructor used to correctly say, “We let our vision overwhelm our other senses.”
--- I tend to avoid events with too much “visual stimulus”. For instance, if I attend a musical program, it is my desire to see and hear Musicians, not a bunch of pyrotechnics, explosions, flashing lights, and drone displays. I will never again watch the “Superbowl”.
--- The few “free movies” I watch on UA-cam these days, I watch on my laptop. I watch movies more for “Knowledge” than “visual stimulation”. I plan to never own a large-screen TV.
Kelly, I’m a “Conspiracy Dude”, thus, I don’t expect anyone to believe what I write. Nevertheless, here are related questions I have pondered, in the event that anyone is interested.
--- If ancient “Gods” were so powerful, why do they ALL need WORSHIP from man, Temples built for them, and “Sacrifices”???
--- If ancient “Gods” were so powerful and benevolent, why does “man” constantly engage in War??? Why didn’t the “Gods” use their powers, to promote Harmony and Cooperation???
--- I am a believer in “CREATOR”, and I am a believer that CREATOR designed Universe, such that “Salvation” is at hand. But I am also a believer that, to achieve “Salvation”, man is required to allow Demons to REMAIN hidden.
--- Just some thoughts. Good luck choosing your own path.
Rock
Wait, you mean like a person?
People do that every day.
We abide by the letter of the law... Until we find ourselves late for work... Then we break the law.
There are no good or bad anythings.
There's just stuff making choices with sociological consequences.
@@themarlboromandalorian
Hi Din! Yup! Just like a person.
Din, as I wrote in a response above, I don't expect anyone to believe anything I write, but I pass on some PERSONAL beliefs, in case anyone is interested.
You wrote, "There are no good or bad anything."
--- I have developed a different perspective. I believe that there are ABSOLUTE definitions of "Good" and "Evil".
--- Definition of "Good": A set of "Moral Beliefs", resulting in one's "Actions and Behavior", that self-sustain the individual and the species.
--- Definition of "Evil": A set of "Moral Beliefs", resulting in one's "Actions and Behavior", that are self-terminating.
--- The "Key" to attaining a set of "Moral Beliefs" that are "Good", is the "Golden Rule", to "Treat others as you wish to be treated."
--- As you correctly pointed out, choices have consequences.
"Moral Beliefs" ARE NOT CALCULATED in a man's "Brain"; instead, "Moral Beliefs" are calculated in a man's "Soul".
--- A man's "Brain" can calculate a limitless number of permutations, concerning affects, advantages, disadvantages, desired results, etc.
--- But a man's "Soul" can ONLY MAKE ONE DECISION, "Yes or No". Should the man travel that path, or NOT travel that path?
--- My analysis of the current "Mayhem" on this Planet, is that the so-called "Elite", have been conned into allowing their "Brains" to override their "Souls".
--- ALL MEN KNOW the "Golden Rule". Even "Evil men" know WHEN they need to lie, and WHEN they need to keep Secrets.
BTW, when I use the word "man", I am NOT using the Genesis, Ch 2, implication that the word, "man", denotes "male".
--- There is a Chapter in the Bible PRIOR to Chapter Two, called Chapter One.
--- Genesis, Chapter One, occurs in the Bible PRIOR to the "Generations" listing in Ch 2, v 4.
--- In Chapter One, V 27, the word "man" denotes a SPECIES, with Genders "male" and "female".
--- This is obviously JUST ME, but you will rarely see me write the word, "woman". What everybody else calls "woman", I call "female man". My authority to use "female man", is Genesis, Ch 1, v 27.
--- Just last week, I read a possibility about how the word "woman", originated in Genesis, Ch 2. The word "woman" was derived from "man with a womb", or "womb-man", shortened to "woman".
--- Nobody ever addresses the issue, of why the words "Man" and "Woman" in Genesis, Ch 2, v 23, are CAPITALIZED, indicating that the words are NAMES, not genders OR species. But that's just me.
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Very interesting! I often visit the Louvres but missed these statues/relics Dr Finkel points here. Thanks for such an educational vid!
The World is such a better place for having Prof Finkle in it.
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Dr. Finkel if youre reading this thank you very much for your hard work and dedication in your passion. Mesopotamian history is very important for many different religions and cultures. Theres no doubt it is valuable so thank you for everything you've contributed to.
I would like to address the "goat like" figure. The tail is longish and down pointing. Goats carry their tales perpendicular to their spines. Sheep's tails hang down. Zackel sheep had horns like that in the twisted V formation. Few Zackel derived breeds still exist but the Racka sheep from Hungary do and have these impressive horns. Not sure if this will cause any eureka moment. Just thought it might be important if this was a sheep or a goat since they traditionally represent different ideas in the Middle East region.
sounds worth noting to me
ive missed your videos an awful lot. i still think you need to challenge more people to a game of ur. and any one i share your ark video with doesn't want to converse with me any longer.😅 i hope you keep going for as long as you can sir, thank you professor irving.
I just discovered this lecture series today and I’ve been binge-watching all afternoon. Professor Finkel is engaging, informative and utterly delightful. I particularly enjoyed his synopsis of The Exorcist (“the whole miserable business” 😂) and think I may have spotted another pop-culture reference: does anyone else think that the statue of ‘Pasusu’ (apologies for the spelling) at 29:55 looks a little like Yondu Udonta from Guardians of the Galaxy? 😂
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1. There are not a lot of bronzes unearthed in Egypt. The latest archeology proves that they were built by construction workers, not slaves. Slaves can eat high-quality beef and can be buried near the pyramids. 2. There is no history of bronze wares in Europe, only a very small amount of bronze is fished out of the water or bought from the antique market, so it is impossible to measure carbon 14 (compared with Sanxingdui in China to see what bronze wares can be measured by carbon 14) 3. There is no such thing in Europe Astronomical calendar (there are many observatory sites in China, there are no such sites in Europe, and it takes hundreds or thousands of years of continuous observation, calculation, and accumulation to have a calendar) 4. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, and China has unified weights and measures for more than 2,000 years. Many instruments related to measurement have been unearthed in China. There is no unified weights and measures in Europe, so where does advanced arithmetic come from? History cannot be recorded until there has been no change for thousands of years. For the above points, can anyone overthrow it? If it cannot be overthrown, then ancient Babylon (someone obtained a cuneiform dictionary and translated clay tablets?), ancient Egypt, and ancient Greece are all false. Ancient Rome was a very small place not a great empire, let alone a civilization. If you look at the technology of the Song Dynasty in China and the Sanxingdui site, you will know the reason. Note that the first steam engine-driven car was also in China, but it is a pity that the Ming Dynasty, the creator of civilization, was stolen by barbarian Manchus and European missionaries, and rewritten the real history. 6. If Babylonian civilization is as great as described in textbooks, why is writing still written on clay tablets? Why not use noble sheepskin? 7. There is no such a grammatical dictionary for cuneiform, which can allow ordinary people to translate these clay tablets into modern characters. If there is no such dictionary, then they can make fakes at will.
The ancient nautical chart of ancient Egypt is marked as Babylon, which is the map of China 600 years ago（it was codified by European missionaries to 1601）：
www.loc.gov/item/2010585650/
This is a map of Europe：commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geographia_by_Ptolemy,_Aphricae_Tabula_III,_1540_Basel_edition_-_Maps_of_Africa_-_Robert_C._Williams_Paper_Museum_-_DSC00625.JPG
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I am so glad we are able to access all this knowledge and more
Thanks Dr Finkel!
Making ancient history sexy and intriguing as always.
Be thankful for people who breathe life into such topics. It takes effort to compile and humanize lectures on these topics. Make them palatable to you and I.
People like this make organic chemistry, electrical engineering, and mathematics, again sexy.
Wax poetic about these people. Share them with people who do/don't deserve them.
You never know who could be touched.
This is very interesting to me because the figures and beliefs you speak about still persist in animistic cultures in Asia. From the protector figures to the defensive dogs, these symbols are still found today. The objects I study, the antique singing bowls, are related to earlier bowls from ancient Persia which traveled along the silk road. These beliefs traveled in a similar way. However, I challenge your idea about the bell shown: this particular bell looks like an animal bell. I wonder if there was a bell culture like you suggest - do you have any more clues about the use of bells and sound in antiquity? It is obviously very interesting to me and my field of antique instruments.