Dr. Alan Lenzi, a professor of history at University of the Pacific, joins Lexie to discuss getting into the ancient world via Biblical Studies and music, whether Gilgamesh translations have been done to death in Assyriology, and how the portrayal of ancient Mesopotamia in popular media has changed. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded August 10, 2023.

Learn more about Dr. Lenzi: https://liberalarts.pacific.edu/campus-directory/alan-lenzi 

Check out Dr. Lenzi’s publications on Academia: https://pacific.academia.edu/AlanLenzi 

Check out the Corpus of Akkadian Shuila Prayers: http://www.shuilas.org/about.html

Listen to “The Mesopotamians” by They Might Be Giants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAMRTGv82Zo

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Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.

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