Selena Wisnom

I'm pleased to announce the launch of my new website! If you'd like to see what events I have lined up for the next few months or easily access my past projects and media appearances, please visit: selenawisnom.com

Tickets: The talk (event 224): The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History Wednesday 27 May 2026, 5.30pm hayfestival.com/p-25379-selena… Learn to Write in Cuneiform, the World’s First Writing System (event 265) Thursday 28 May 2026, 4pm hayfestival.com/p-25337-selena…

I'm thrilled to let you know that I will participate in the Hay Festival this year - twice. On 27th May, I will discuss the literary culture of Mesopotamia and perform liver divination with my audience. The next day, I will teach you how to write in cuneiform!

You can also read the review online: dailymail.co.uk/home/books/art…

A review of 'The Library of Ancient Wisdom' is featured in today's @DailyMail Book of the Week - and what a fun title! Thank you, Kathryn Hughes, for reviewing my book!

It's paperback publication day! The paperback version of the Library of Ancient Wisdom is now available here and in all good bookstores: selenawisnom.com/library-of-anc…

Do you want to learn cuneiform but don't know where to start? Check out my website for a list of resources and some study materials that will help you get started! In just a few weeks, you too can read the Hammurabi Code in the original! selenawisnom.com/learning-cunei…

But what were the laws for, and were they ever actually used? What do we know about Hammurabi as a person? And what happened to people accused of witchcraft in ancient Babylon? Tune in to find out! bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Tmr at 9 am, @BBCInOurTime episode on Hammurabi will be broadcast on Radio 4. Hammurabi was the king who turned Babylon from a backwater into a superpower. He's famous for his laws, inscribed on a beautiful stele now in the Louvre.

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We will look at firsts in world history, some of the most important people in Mesopotamia’s past, and the influence the region has had on the rest of the world.

My online course on Mesopotamia and the Making of History with @92NY has been moved to May. So there’s still plenty of time to sign up! roundtable.org/live-courses/h…

Thrilled to announce that the paperback version of The Library of Ancient Wisdom will be available from Feb 26th! penguin.co.uk/books/443027/t…

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Why does @Apple now make it so difficult just to see your recent photos?! IIs it just me?

Had a fantastic time talking about Hammurabi @BBCInOurTime with Dr Frances Reynolds and Dr Martin Worthington! The episode comes out on 12th Feb at 9 am - do join us if you can! bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…

Thrilled to be teaching a course on Mesopotamian culture at Roundtable! I will lead three sessions in February, do join in if you can! Tickets available here: roundtable.org/live-courses/h…

This February, I am teaching a three-session online course 'Mesopotamia and the Making of History' with @Roundtable_92NY! Tickets are available here: roundtable.org/live-courses/h…

Wishing you all a ziggurat shaped Christmas !

Leicester expert’s tale of ancient library makes The Telegraph’s greatest books of 2025 list 👉 le.ac.uk/news/2025/dece… #CitizensOfChange | @LSWisnom

The history of punctuation starts in Mesopotamia - see my new article on the meaning of the mysterious holes in cuneiform tablets: academia.edu/145059875/Firi…

Uruk in a new looking🤍.