Greg Jenner

Beautiful. Thanks so much.

So what do you know now? This is our quickfire quiz for Phil to see how much he's learned. I should have written more notes. I've just written Sumerian. I have to say, there's not many triangles on that page. How are you feeling? Confident?

So what do you know now? This is our quickfire quiz for Phil to see how much he's learned. I should have written more notes. I've just written Sumerian. I have to say, there's not many triangles on that page. How are you feeling? Confident?

We've got ten questions. Historically, you're very good at these quizzes. I believe in you. Okay, question one. Cuneiform gets its name from the Latin word for which shape? Triangle. It is. Triangle or wedge shape. There we go. We're off to a flyer. Question two. Where in the world was cuneiform developed and used? Mesopotamia. It is, absolutely. Between the two rivers. Question three.

We've got ten questions. Historically, you're very good at these quizzes. I believe in you. Okay, question one. Cuneiform gets its name from the Latin word for which shape? Triangle. It is. Triangle or wedge shape. There we go. We're off to a flyer. Question two. Where in the world was cuneiform developed and used? Mesopotamia. It is, absolutely. Between the two rivers. Question three.

The rock-carved inscriptions at Behistun about Darius the Great were transcribed and translated by which English soldier, commonly known as the father of Assyriology? Rawlinson. It was Henry Rawlinson. Well done. Well remembered. Question four, what are the earliest surviving cuneiform tablets about? Our earliest named person in history, possibly. Oh, a brewer, a beer maker.

The rock-carved inscriptions at Behistun about Darius the Great were transcribed and translated by which English soldier, commonly known as the father of Assyriology? Rawlinson. It was Henry Rawlinson. Well done. Well remembered. Question four, what are the earliest surviving cuneiform tablets about? Our earliest named person in history, possibly. Oh, a brewer, a beer maker.

Yeah, that's it, beer, absolutely. 135,000 litres of beer. I'm doing my best. It's a lot of beer. Good night. Question five, why was cuneiform needed during ancient sheep liver divination rituals?

Yeah, that's it, beer, absolutely. 135,000 litres of beer. I'm doing my best. It's a lot of beer. Good night. Question five, why was cuneiform needed during ancient sheep liver divination rituals?

With a yes, no question, which has to be written down. Yes. Well done. And the liver was also the tablet of the gods, wasn't it? That was a lovely line. Question six. What doodles have been found on a schoolboy's cuneiform tablet?

With a yes, no question, which has to be written down. Yes. Well done. And the liver was also the tablet of the gods, wasn't it? That was a lovely line. Question six. What doodles have been found on a schoolboy's cuneiform tablet?

The child was hungry. Question seven. Can you name one of the languages written in Kineiform? Akkadian. Very good. We could have Sumerian, Old Persian, Alamite, Hittite, Hurrian. You went with Akkadian, which I think is a good one. Question eight. What is the cruciform monument of Manistushu? Oh.

The child was hungry. Question seven. Can you name one of the languages written in Kineiform? Akkadian. Very good. We could have Sumerian, Old Persian, Alamite, Hittite, Hurrian. You went with Akkadian, which I think is a good one. Question eight. What is the cruciform monument of Manistushu? Oh.

Yeah, to say we've been here much longer than we claim to be. You're absolutely right. Question nine. The Royal Library of Nineveh was created by King Ashurbanipal Shampo to house 30,000 clay tablets. What happened to it? It was burned. It was. Burned down. And everything was taken to the British Museum. And question ten. When was the last known cuneiform inscription created? 79 or 80 CE. Amazing.

Yeah, to say we've been here much longer than we claim to be. You're absolutely right. Question nine. The Royal Library of Nineveh was created by King Ashurbanipal Shampo to house 30,000 clay tablets. What happened to it? It was burned. It was. Burned down. And everything was taken to the British Museum. And question ten. When was the last known cuneiform inscription created? 79 or 80 CE. Amazing.

10 out of 10, Phil Wang.

10 out of 10, Phil Wang.

That's fantastic. Well done. Oh, well done, Moody, for teaching him. Yes, thank you. That's some technical stuff we've covered there, but just so interesting.

That's fantastic. Well done. Oh, well done, Moody, for teaching him. Yes, thank you. That's some technical stuff we've covered there, but just so interesting.

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