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The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
University of Chicago Oriental Institute
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This book by University of Chicago Oriental Institute came up once on Lex Fridman in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Irving Finkel. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“It's the most salient and important thing that came out of America in all its history, is the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary”— Irving Finkel
The guest here is Irving Finkel: A scholar of ancient languages and curator at the British Museum for over 45 years. He is a world expert on cuneiform script, Sumerian, Akkadian and Babylonian, as well as Mesopotamian magic, medicine, literature and ancient board games. British Museum cuneiform expert Irving Finkel on the origins of writing, the Babylonian flood story behind Noah's Ark, and ancient board games.
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