Cracking Cuneiform

If you've ever thought wistfully that one day you might have a go at learning to read ancient cuneiform, but never quite got around to it, here is your chance.  Dr. Irving Finkel, a wonderfully bearded, very amusing curator in the Middle East Department at the British Museum, will give you a running start at it right here:

Bonus:  Now that you can read cuneiform, Dr. Finkel shows you how to write it:

-----