A cuneiform tablet throws new light on an old story: Irving L. Finkel’s breaking news and book “The Ark Before Noah”
The release of BabMed project advisor I.L. Finkel’s recent book “The Ark Before Noah” about the discovery of a hitherto unknown cuneiform tablet containing the Babylonian Flood Story and a surprising description of the Ark has caused a phenomenal press and media response worldwide. Read all about this fascinating discovery and listen to Irving’s account of how a small tablet revolutionises our image of an enormous life boat and what the Flood Story can tell us about an ancient culture’s experiences with environmental disasters.
Go to The British Museum blog or The Guardian book review.
And click here to listen to an interview with project advisor Irving Finkel that was broadcasted in the BBC radio (43 mins).
Ulrike Steinert
The BabMed Project has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) / ERC Grant agreement no. 323596.
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