#487 – Irving Finkel: Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civilizations & Flood Myths
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Cuneiform translation is an argument built from constrained evidence
Irving Finkel discusses decipherment, writing systems, ancient languages, and the art of translation. A persuasive reading depends on signs, grammar, comparison, and context rather than a translator's intuition alone. Even then, damaged tablets and distant cultural assumptions leave uncertainty that a smooth modern sentence can hide.
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