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Greg Jenner

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You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

He kicked it out of the line. He showed up and said, I've got this, lads. Thank you very much. Is Behistun sort of the Rosetta equivalent that Phil mentioned? Is that like the key discovery?

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

And this inscription at Behistun talks about a very famous king called Darius of Persia. Darius the Great, have you heard of him? No. No, he's a sort of big name in video games. I thought maybe you'd sort of fought him on Total War at some point. He's a couple of hundred years before Alexander the Great. And he was a big conqueror and he fought 19 battles to crush rebellions.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

And this inscription at Behistun talks about a very famous king called Darius of Persia. Darius the Great, have you heard of him? No. No, he's a sort of big name in video games. I thought maybe you'd sort of fought him on Total War at some point. He's a couple of hundred years before Alexander the Great. And he was a big conqueror and he fought 19 battles to crush rebellions.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

And this inscription says... I, King Darius of Persia. I guess. Of, I guess.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

And this inscription says... I, King Darius of Persia. I guess. Of, I guess.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

Did some crushing. And I'm going to stick it up here in Elamite and Persian and Akkadian.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

Did some crushing. And I'm going to stick it up here in Elamite and Persian and Akkadian.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

Okay. And Henry Rawlinson decoded it with help. Yes.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

Okay. And Henry Rawlinson decoded it with help. Yes.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

It's like on a cliff or something. It's like really high up.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

It's like on a cliff or something. It's like really high up.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

Of course he did. Yes.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

Of course he did. Yes.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

You've already qualified that he wasn't necessarily the sole most important man in this story. So who else should be added to the checklist?

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

You've already qualified that he wasn't necessarily the sole most important man in this story. So who else should be added to the checklist?

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

Right. Phil, how do you think Henry Rawlinson took to Hinks's work? Do you think he welcomed this other man coming along with new ideas?

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

Right. Phil, how do you think Henry Rawlinson took to Hinks's work? Do you think he welcomed this other man coming along with new ideas?

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

Yeah, you think they might rap songs about each other.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

Yeah, you think they might rap songs about each other.

You're Dead to Me
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

I think you're bang on, right? I mean, Moody, he tries to crush his career, right?