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#487 – Irving Finkel: Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civilizations & Flood Myths

Lex Fridman Podcast by Lex Fridman

Dec 12, 2025Technology

Irving Finkel is a scholar of ancient languages and a longtime curator at the British Museum, renowned for his expertise in Mesopotamian history and cuneiform writing. He specializes in reading and interpreting cuneiform...

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