Irving Finkel on the 4,000-Year-Old Noah's Ark Tablet
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures · Lecture · 58 min · 2016 · YouTube title: Irving Finkel | The Ark Before Noah: A Great Adventure
Why it's here
HN recommends it as a funny, fascinating talk on cuneiform tablets and the ancient world by an engaging curator.
What it covers
Irving Finkel of the British Museum tells how a 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablet came to him for examination. It revealed the oldest known account of Noah's Ark and led to a book and a documentary.