Dr. Irving Finkel

Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian Script, The British Museum

Co-sponsored by the Iraqi American Community, Houston

Learn how the near-universal belief in ghosts goes back to the beginning of time.  Discover how the oldest known writing, in cuneiform script on tablets of clay, gives us a full picture of the ancient Mesopotamian ghost experience: who might be expected to be a ghost,  how to keep the dead happy in the netherworld, how to banish annoying ghosts that keep appearing and how to summon the dead to come back and disclose the future.  No one need be frightened.  At least  not much.  And there will be plenty of time for questions!

To participate in this free Zoom session, click on this link that will take you directly in to the meeting:  https://youtu.be/vHUNNVG3pbk

Information/Questions:  713.364.6344 or archaeologyhouston@gmail.com