Cuneiform (Radio Edit)
You're Dead to Me
2025/06/20
Cuneiform (Radio Edit)
Cuneiform (Radio Edit)

You're Dead to Me
2025/06/20
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Greg Jenner is joined in ancient Mesopotamia by Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid and comedian Phil Wang to learn about the history of cuneiform, the oldest writing system in the world. In the 19th Century, European scholars began to translate inscriptions found on rui...
Highlights
Highlights
In a journey back to the cradle of civilization, Greg Jenner, Dr. Moudhy Al-Rashid, and Phil Wang explore the origins and impact of cuneiform—the world’s earliest known writing system. From its beginnings in ancient Mesopotamia to the modern efforts to decode it, this episode delves into how this wedge-shaped script shaped communication, preserved culture, and recorded the everyday lives of people long gone.
Chapters
Chapters
The Birth of Writing: How Cuneiform Began
00:00Wedges and Words: Understanding the Script’s Shape and Spread
02:41Cracking the Code: The Deciphering of a Lost Language
05:16Echoes in Clay: The Library That Survived a Civilization
09:46From Beer to Letters: Writing for Business and Everyday Life
12:29Voices of the Ancients: Emotion, Faith, and the Stories We Leave Behind
19:48Transcript
Transcript
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