Irving Finkel | |
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.jpg) Finkel in 2015 | |
| Born | Irving Leonard Finkel 1951 (age 72–73) |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Discovery of tablet with Great Flood narrative suggesting a coracle-shaped ark,[1] Reconstruction of the Royal Game of Ur[2] |
| Spouse | Joanna |
| Children | 5 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham (PhD) |
| Thesis | Ḫulbazizi: ancient Mesopotanian exorcistic incantations (1976) |
| Doctoral advisor | Wilfred G. Lambert |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philology, Assyriology |
| Institutions | Oriental Institute (Chicago) British Museum |
Irving Leonard Finkel (born 1951) is an English philologist and Assyriologist. He is the Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian script, languages and cultures in the Department of the Middle East in the British Museum, where he specialises in cuneiform inscriptions on tablets of clay from ancient Mesopotamia.[3]
- ^ The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood, Irving Finkel 2014, p.101, 104, 106
- ^ "Royal Game of Ur" (PDF). Getty. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Irving Finkel". British Museum. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2021.