The British Museum's own production page for "Mesopotamian ghostbusting with Irving Finkel," presented by the Museum's own Assyriologist Irving Finkel, published on britishmuseum.org and mirrored on Aeon Videos, which credits the British Museum as producer and dates the mirror to 23 October 2023. The Museum's own synopsis states the video explores "the complex web of unseen deities, sprites and ghosts that ancient Mesopotamians believed could affect their lives," including the belief that each person received a protective personal deity at birth, one that could not always be relied upon.
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Citation
PublisherBritish Museum
URLhttps://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/death-and-memory/mesopotamian-ghostbusting-irving-finkel
Source Typeinstitutional record
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
A national museum's own production, presented by its own curatorial specialist in ancient Mesopotamian belief, published on the Museum's own website and independently mirrored with matching credit on Aeon Videos. Connections
Associated With
This source names Mesopotamians directly: "sprites and ghosts that ancient Mesopotamians believed could affect their lives," including the belief that each person received a protective personal deity at birth, one that could not always be..."
Source British Museum Record for Mesopotamian Ghostbusting with Irving Finkel
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)
This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Screen Works, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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