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The Ark Before Noah: Deciphering Ancient Mesopotamian Cuneiform
Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian Script, British Museum
Irving Finkel discusses his decipherment of a 3,700-year-old Babylonian cuneiform tablet containing detailed instructions for building a circular coracle ark, offering a new perspective on the Flood narrative.
Irving Finkel, Assistant Keeper I with responsibility for cuneiform in the Department of the Middle East, British Museum.