FRDH stands for First Rough Draft of History and the very first drafts of history were written in cuneiform in the Akkadian language at the time of the Assyrian Empire, around 1,000 BCE. In this podcast, Michael Goldfarb talks to Assyriologist Dr. Moudhy al-Rashid, about the world described in the cuneiform covered fragments she works with. Her specialization is in medical texts. You think depression is a modern malady? It isn’t. Listen to Dr. al-Rashid describe how the ancient people of Assyria and Babylon dealt with it.
The Very, Very First Rough Draft of HIstory: What Assyria Can Teach Us
