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Category: Education

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Description: Assyriologist Irving Finkel of the British Museum in London and Timothy Potts, Maria Hummer-Tuttle and Robert Tuttle Director of the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, engage in a lively conversation about the first known writing system, the cuneiform script of Mesopotamia. This was program was presented via Zoom on Wednesday August 11, 2021. getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_3338.html This program complements the exhibition "Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins." getty.edu/art/exhibitions/mesopotamia Subscribe to the Getty Museum YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/gettymuseum?sub_confirmation=1 #GettyMuseum #Mesopotamia #Cuneiform