Dr. Moudhy Al-Rashid

So you had to, well, among, there were a couple of different ways, but one way was to write your yes or no question. It had to be a yes or no question. It couldn't just be like, what's going to happen tomorrow? It has to be, will I recover from, you know, this journey or whatever. Yeah, they went crazy.

So you had to, well, among, there were a couple of different ways, but one way was to write your yes or no question. It had to be a yes or no question. It couldn't just be like, what's going to happen tomorrow? It has to be, will I recover from, you know, this journey or whatever. Yeah, they went crazy.

Everything. And they would place this tablet in front of the statue of the relevant deity, who would then presumably read the question and leave their answer, write the answer down in the entrails of the sheep, so particularly the liver. And then they would read the liver like they would read cuneiform signs, because cuneiform signs have multiple meanings, and so do…

Everything. And they would place this tablet in front of the statue of the relevant deity, who would then presumably read the question and leave their answer, write the answer down in the entrails of the sheep, so particularly the liver. And then they would read the liver like they would read cuneiform signs, because cuneiform signs have multiple meanings, and so do…

So it delivers, yeah. And the liver is even sometimes called the tablet of the gods, where the gods leave their messages. Yeah, so writing was kind of, it permeated their entire world. Wow. And astronomical phenomena were also the writing, the heavenly writing, is the movement of the planets.

So it delivers, yeah. And the liver is even sometimes called the tablet of the gods, where the gods leave their messages. Yeah, so writing was kind of, it permeated their entire world. Wow. And astronomical phenomena were also the writing, the heavenly writing, is the movement of the planets.

That's exactly right. The last datable cuneiform tablet, so datable, is from 79 or 80 CE.

That's exactly right. The last datable cuneiform tablet, so datable, is from 79 or 80 CE.

Oh, interesting.

Oh, interesting.

Move on. And what I love is it's also from Uruk. Yeah. So it started in Uruk, and I mean, we don't know. Oh, the last one was also from Uruk.

Move on. And what I love is it's also from Uruk. Yeah. So it started in Uruk, and I mean, we don't know. Oh, the last one was also from Uruk.

It's not bad, yeah. It is a big T, but it's only about this big.

It's not bad, yeah. It is a big T, but it's only about this big.

Yeah, and it's like a 3D cross, basically. So it has like 12 sides, I don't know, I can't do math, but it's something like that.

Yeah, and it's like a 3D cross, basically. So it has like 12 sides, I don't know, I can't do math, but it's something like that.

Exactly. Right. It's an ancient fake. Yeah. So a bunch of priests in the sixth, I think it's the sixth century or the 600s BCE. I'm actually surprisingly bad at dates, but they made this 3D cross shaped document, populated it with old looking signs. That is a font not known from any other period. So they completely made this up.

Exactly. Right. It's an ancient fake. Yeah. So a bunch of priests in the sixth, I think it's the sixth century or the 600s BCE. I'm actually surprisingly bad at dates, but they made this 3D cross shaped document, populated it with old looking signs. That is a font not known from any other period. So they completely made this up.

And it pretends to be from the era of Manishtushu, who was about almost 2000 years before, who was one of Sargon the Great's descendants. And they are basically saying we've been priests have been here since this time. So please keep paying us.

And it pretends to be from the era of Manishtushu, who was about almost 2000 years before, who was one of Sargon the Great's descendants. And they are basically saying we've been priests have been here since this time. So please keep paying us.