What Irving Finkel thinks about innovation

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Assyriologist at the British Museum, curator in charge of its cuneiform tablet collection, where he has worked for over forty-five years.

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1. 12 Dec 2025

   Our readingThe genius of writing was the moment somebody realised a picture could stand for a sound rather than for a thing.

   Their wordsAnd once they had the idea that you could write sounds with pictures, that’s the crucial thing, that a picture of a foot not only meant foot but it meant the sound of the word for foot.

   ↗Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civilizations, Noah’s Ark, and Flood Myths | Lex Fridman Podcast #487youtube.com 1st of 27 in this recording