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The Table of Nations

A ten‑minute visual journey that matches Genesis 10’s genealogy with the archaeological record of the peoples it names.

Chapters

0:07 From Flood to Nations
0:49 Mesopotamian Roots
1:33 African and Near Eastern Branches
2:42 Japheth’s Northern Peoples

On-screen text

0:07 From Flood to Nations
0:14 From Flood to Nations
0:31 Noah's sons and their nations (Genesis 10) Tradition / scripture · Genesis 10 (Hebrew Bible)
0:40 Canaan, ancestor of Levant peoples Tradition / scripture · Genesis 10:19‑20 (Hebrew Bible)
0:49 Mesopotamian Roots
0:57 Royal Tombs of Ur, Shinar region Historical record · Royal Tombs of Ur, excavated 1922–1934 (British Museum collection)
1:15 Sumerian King List names early rulers Historical record · Sumerian King List (c. 2100 BCE clay tablets)
1:24 Babylonian Chronicles name Egypt Historical record · Babylonian Chronicles (c. 600 BCE tablets)
1:33 African and Near Eastern Branches
1:40 African and Near Eastern Branches
1:57 Kerma kingdom, possible Cush Historical record · Kerma excavation reports, German Archaeological Institute (1912–present)
2:15 Assyrian campaigns against Cush Historical record · Assyrian annals of Shalmaneser III (858 BCE)
2:33 Ham linked to Nile Valley peoples The Institute's interpretation · James K. Hoffmeier, *Ancient Israel in Sinai* (1997)
2:42 Japheth’s Northern Peoples
2:49 Japheth’s Northern Peoples
3:06 Hittite treaties with western Anatolia Historical record · Hittite archives at Hattusa (c. 1400–1200 BCE)
3:24 Kura‑Araxes culture, Gomer/Magog Historical record · Kura‑Araxes culture sites (e.g., Shengavit, Armenia; excavated 1936 onward)
3:51 Nabonidus stele mentions Urartu Historical record · Stele of Nabonidus (c. 540 BCE, British Museum)
4:09 Renfrew ties Kura‑Araxes to Indo‑European The Institute's interpretation · Colin Renfrew, *Archaeology and Language* (1987)

Sources

Historical record: Royal Tombs of Ur, excavated 1922–1934 (British Museum collection) · Sumerian King List (c. 2100 BCE clay tablets) · Babylonian Chronicles (c. 600 BCE tablets) · Kerma excavation reports, German Archaeological Institute (1912–present) · Assyrian annals of Shalmaneser III (858 BCE) · Hittite archives at Hattusa (c. 1400–1200 BCE) · Kura‑Araxes culture sites (e.g., Shengavit, Armenia; excavated 1936 onward) · Ugaritic tablets, Ras Shamra (c. 14th c. BCE) · Stele of Nabonidus (c. 540 BCE, British Museum)

Tradition / scripture: Genesis 10 (Hebrew Bible) · Genesis 10:19‑20 (Hebrew Bible) · Herodotus, *Histories* 1.4 (5th c. BCE)

The Institute's interpretation: James K. Hoffmeier, *Ancient Israel in Sinai* (1997) · Colin Renfrew, *Archaeology and Language* (1987)

Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 128 s of CPU.

Scenes Hathor has no parts for yet (7) — the next things to make

A hand‑drawn map of the eastern Mediterranean shows Canaan’s territory with tribal symbols.
Archaeologists in 1920s attire brush gold artifacts from a mud‑brick tomb, with the Ziggurat of Ur visible in the background.
Archaeologists in 1920s attire brush gold artifacts from a mud‑brick tomb, with the Ziggurat of Ur visible in the background.
A clay tablet is unrolled; cuneiform symbols depict a Nile scene with a papyrus boat.
Scribes at a coastal palace copy cuneiform tablets while a ship bearing Greek symbols docks nearby.
A Greek agora where an elder recites Herodotus to an attentive crowd.
A Greek agora where an elder recites Herodotus to an attentive crowd.