I also interviewed the creator on Sunday, which you can check out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoVn...
If that sounds like your thing, the Kickstarter ends on Thursday so make sure you check it out before then! You can back it and received a copy of the game for under 20 USD.
And if you're not sure, then there's a demo available on Steam.
I talk a lot about the lamentable lack of Mesopotamian-inspired games and media, so it would be insane of me to not share this Kickstarter
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myf...
It's a Lovecraftian point-and-click mystery game with Mesopotamian influences (the main character is called Enheduanna!).
Join us on April 22nd for a special 'in conversation' event featuring @paulmmcooper.bsky.social and @moudhy.bsky.social
Both authors will discuss their latest books and take part in a Q&A session with the audience
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Very happy to talk about this, I'll bring receipts :D
I got an email notification from our local health department that we have a confirmed case of measles one county over from us. I'm incredibly relieved that my kids have all been able to be vaccinated, but worried for those who haven't.
Most definitely!
😂 absolute dick. Among other things, he kept Zimri-Lim's (king of Mari, ally of Hammurabi) army for longer than he said he would and then attacked Z.L. once the troops were sent home!
He did not bend his neck
Just finalizing my questions for Wednesday's interview with Dr. Saana Svärd! I get asked about women in Mesopotamia a lot, so I'm really excited to be able to get some of those questions answered :D
Join us at 11am EST, or watch after!
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Oh absolutely, 100% in favour of this.
Does anyone know of anywhere I can buy lapel pins with an "Indiana Jones punching fascists" vibe? Bonus points if the purchase supports anti-fascist work!
Thank you for sharing, and the kind words :D
Thank you, Andrew! Good to find you again :D
Not only was this absolutely fascinating, but Dr. Podany's enthusiasm is contagious. If I wasn't already obsessed with Mesopotamia, then I would be after that interview!
AND thanks to Eli Tadmor for pointing out on Facebook that the scribe at the back is likely writing on a wax writing board, not a clay tablet - I always forget those existed!
Go to www.youtube.com/digitalhammurabi to watch live, or catch the replay if you can't make it today.
Going live on YouTube in 30 minutes to talk to Dr. Amanda Podany about the lives of ordinary people in Mesopotamia!
Always been curious about how people like you lived 4,000 years ago? Now's your chance to ask an expert your questions!
This isn't the flashiest segment of a Neo-Assyrian palace relief, but I absolutely love it. It shows two scribes, one writing on parchment (probably Aramaic), and one writing cuneiform on clay. Little details like this make my heart sing!
Join me tomorrow at 6:30 UK/1:30 EST for a conversation with @badancient.bsky.social about his new book The Far Edges of the Known World
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Oh man, not really :/ I need to get a Hittitologist back on the channel.
I had -so- much fun reading this and talking about it with Maya. She's a total delight :D
Daniel Snell's "A New Workbook of Cuneiform Signs" is also a great resource for this type of study!
That's an amazing book!
Like other people have suggested, definitely start by choosing a specific time period; cuneiform changes a lot over the centuries and having a basic starting point of Old Babylonian, or Neo-Assyrian, is really helpful.
I like that idea :D
Wow I got the other half of @digital-hammurabi.bsky.social on the podcast this week! Some fun topics like Solomon’s temple, the time God couldn’t get hard, and that cheeriest of subjects, slavery!
Did you know that the word for “god” is a plural in Biblical Hebrew? אֱלֹהִים (elohim)
We know it's a plural because of the way the word ends. The "-im" sound is the ending that indicates masculine plural nouns - similar to the "-s" ending of some plural words in English, like "dogs"!
Rays definitely are awful, and if you ask my mum, Tims are likewise a bit dodgy.
I married a Josh, so I'm biased on that one :D
NEW VIDEO! Our latest video is our best one yet! Check it out to learn about the scientific research into an old historical mystery: whether the prietess at Delphi was stoned on geological vapors?
This was a fun one to put together!
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